User blog comment:AustinDR/PE Removal: Iron-Masked Marauder/@comment-32583560-20190929172900

Cut him

Yes, he tried to kill Ash, but Hunter J tried as well, and she was willing to burn down a forest just to kill him, and Cyrus tried to kill everything on an island just to kill him

Yes, he tortured Celebi, but Grings Kodai tortured Zorua to near-death

Yes, he made the Dark Balls, but Alva made the Mega Wave, which is also brainwashing, but much more painful

Yes, he has no remorse, but Hunter J, Cyrus, Kodai and Alva also have no remorse

His end goal is "take over the world" but we have a villain who wanted to destroy it

Even some non-PE villains are just like he is in some ways. Team Plasma also brainwashed Pokemon, Malamar also tried to kill Ash and so on.

While he does predate all these villains, that isn't an excuse, that's just grandfathering him into the category. The heinous standard has evolved since