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Dec 31, 2011 2:07 PM
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Poor Max, always have to feel the pain. The parents are really cool, letting such a young child travel along... I always have to laugh when hearing James voice. His voice is so gay in english.
Jan 20, 2014 7:25 PM
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Oh, so that kid is her brother.
Aug 20, 2015 1:46 PM
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May's parents: "Max is too annoying. Let's leave him with naive Ash so we get rid of him!"
"You don't become Hokage in order to be acknowledged by the village.
The one who is acknowledged by everyone, is the one who becomes Hokage."
Uchiha Itachi, Naruto Shippuden
May 13, 2017 5:45 AM
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Norman: If you were able to enter the Shirogane Tournament, surely you have a lot of pokemon already?
Ash:Yes, but I left them all back in Masara Town.
Caroline: Can't you just transfer them over from the Pokemon Center?
Ash: I want to begin this next journey with new feelings so I wanted to battle with Pokemon I got in the Hoenn region.
Norman: That's an admirable attitude.


First of all, start with a new feelings? You don't need to stop using previously caught pokemon to use new ones. You can have new feelings by using all pokemon you have, not just those caught in Hoenn.
Secondly, Norman what are you saying? What part of it is admirable? This has nothing great to admire it for. It's just making things harder for oneself for no practical reason!

The out-universe reason is simple - viewers won't see a pokemon they don't know from RSE games in Ash's party and won't be uncomfortable when he have some they haven't seen him catching.
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Sep 12, 2019 12:57 PM
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I think Max needs to learn some humility...you're an 8 year old brat who isn't old enough to be a trainer, slow your roll.

Also great dump job there by Norman. Now he's free!
Jul 3, 12:28 AM
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holy moly May's lil brother shit talked Ash into the dirt! surprised he had the self-respect left to battle her dad after that verbal annihilation. kid got what he had comin though!
hope Ash gets some Pokes quick, this whole new-character gimped lifestyle doesn't suit him
Jul 28, 4:49 AM
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I really can't believe Ash wanted to battle in a gym with just Pikachu... He really doesn't like catching Pokemon...

That annoying kid Max will be traveling with them... How great...
Sorry for my english xD!

RIP Kentaro Miura :(
RIP Akira Toriyama :(

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