>>58109953>Max starts training poochyena through mock battles with her sister's torchic (May isn't there)>some low affinity between Max and poochyena, the pokemon visibly cringing>Torchic is done with Max bs and leaves>Max asks for Ash pokemon>Torchic must've complained about Max to May because right before Ash gives his Pokemon to Max she enters and scolds Max for forcing her pokemon to auto-lose against poochyena>Ash explains it's wrong>Max says he'll make poochyena evolve even if he has to use tricks>episodic TR shenanigans happen>poochyena and other pokemon from the forest are captured in a net, only way out is for pooch to use bite for the first time in its life>after some Max encouragement does so>TR defeated>Pooch evolves, Max and May witnessing evolution for the first time everWait so they never saw any of their Dad's Pokemon evolve? Surely Dad would've made sure their kids saw evolution at least once to entertain them hmm.
