>>46687745>You should release her immediatelyTo make a long story short. Haley is fully independent and free to make her own choices, including disobeying Brent or anyone for that matter. Haley is technically "Brent's Pokemon" but as far as she & Brent's concerned she's her own person. She just chooses to stay with him.
>or at least at some point give her the ballThe only time Brent has her Friend Ball is when she allows him to have it, as to both of them that ball is her property. She usually gives it to him when they're out on dangerous adventures or when they are about to fight stuff as these devices are incredibly useful for swapping out when Brent faints (She can return herself or swap herself for someone else even when Brent's fainted) and good for protecting her when she faints.