>>53254115This is typical Japanese humor.
>>53254139>>53254082>KissThis could be achieved without a problem in any 90s anime, the problem is that Shudo, similar to the director of Digimon, was annoyed by following several cliches throughout his career, in the case of Shudo romance in a children's adventure story and in the case of Yamauchi childhood friend as romantic interest
Another detail is that Pokemon, being so extensive, had to adapt to different censorship parameters, since the change of times, as well as cultural differences in other countries, which is why the type of humor of the first season was lost.