>>31589706People talk about character development in Pokemon as grounds for whether or not the character is good, when no character in the games have ever had decent development. The pinnacle of story in Pokemon was Gen 5 or villains/rivals realizing the error of their ways.
>Character appears during the story 3 or 4 times and gives you a few words of wisdom and an HM or a task to do without actually helping or shedding light .This is not character development. It is only screentime.
The way I see it, characters like Cynthia are just as bad as characters like Diantha in terms of story. More screentime does not instantly make a character good or better by comparison. Without proper story or development, it's the job of the character's design, background, personality, goals, and quirks to make them interesting. Which Cynthia lacks.
