... and then the male protagonist turns his back to Ash, to which Ash proceeds to absorb the unaware boy into his being, thus becoming the protagonist of the Aloha Region.
Oh dear Lord, this is based on the whole concept of getting our own Ash-Greninja for Sun and Moon while theories of next week's episode are suggesting that Ash will release Greninja. Oh boy, this is so sad and disheartening... :'(