>>49267533They never looked like Misty's siblings to me, could be anybody. They do their job of selling why Misty has so much to prove. She at once feels like she's the only one running the Pokemon gym, has to find a way to prove her worth in something that doesn't ask her to be the pretty one, and if all of those put-downs are a regular thing maybe she doesn't fell wanted enough that she'd just take off. Fertile ground to fill in your own blanks, as many have.
Reminds me I have never seen Misty's Johto episodes.