>>32804381It wasn't pushed at all in the originals. They had to rework Brendan's lines in ORAS to make him less of a cocky asshole.
>Emerald>Oh, hey, its May. I'm running an errand for my dad. No, I'm not buying any dolls. Anyways, it's been a while. Want to have a battle to see who's been raising Pokémon better? Aww, but you know I'm not going to lose to no May.>ORAS>Hm? Hey, if it isn't May! Did you come to do some shopping, too? You know what I'm talking about… The Lilycove Department Store! My dad asked me to pick him up a few things here. It's not like I'm here to buy Dolls or something, r-right! A-anyway, it feels like it's been ages since we last ran into each other. How about I battle you so you can see which one of us is doing a better job raising our Pokémon? Though I think you and I both know who the winner is gonna be, May! 