I love that
Pokemon: The Origin pretty much highlighted how awkward some of the battles are in the games - battling amongst trash cans in the Vermillion City Gym and then trying to battle with Charizard and Nidoqueen in Giovanni's office.
I loved the special tho. After the initial awkwardness of him being a new trainer, I love that out of nowhere he had all of these Pokemon to use. The ending was awesome.