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And then you have Ash.
>Single child>Loving mom who is always at home>Absentee father off becoming a stronger trainer (Basically Flint who never returned)Which adds an interesting dynamic to the afformentioned other two when they traveled together and also how they interact with each other later on.
>You can see with both Misty and Ash they started to mature and behave better, which I think was in part due to Brock's presence. As while true Brock often hit on girls, he also tried to help act as their bedrock for a lot of social matters and behavior, often being an arbiter.>Ash's influence on Misty is likely from their several squabbles and how she eventually learned how to loosen up more and embrace the sort of happy-go-lucky approach that Ash embodied.>As for a lot of people who may have only seen Misty from Sun & Moon, her character is drastically different from who she was in the original series. She isn't guarded with her feelings anymore, she doesn't lash out at all except with team rocket, she seems more mellowed out and acutally happy than she has ever been. Likely because she is the main authority on the gym and is easily the strongest trainer at the Cerulean gym (plus the renovations on that place, goddam). Plus her sisters are usually away from her which probably helps her actually not have to deal with their catty bullshit.>Brock hasn't changed that much as a person, only in his career paths. And that is because he was already where he needed to be.Like of all the traveling companions that Ash has had, I think Misty is the one who grew the most.
