>>22820273Let's list the ones that were plot relevant:
Gen 1:
Misty's date thing to get her to the gym
Giovanni was the big bad.
Gen 2:
Whitney was a whiney bitch and didn't give you a badge
Morty had a thing for ghosts in the tower
Jasmine had a sick Ampharos
Claire refused to give you a badge
Misty's Boyfriend thing again
Janine filled in for Koga (Questionable at best)
Blue gave you a story about Red.
Gen 3:
Wattson does power plant stuff later
Norman is your dad
Wallace helps you deal with the legendary
Gen 4:
Nothing?
I only played this game once because it's worst gen. Help me out.Gen 5:
Striaton Trio give you a monkey?
Did they do this? I don't remember...Lenora gives you the orb thing
Burgh helps you take down Plasma
I swear Elesa did something.Clay makes you prove yourself by catching Team Plasma.
Skyla and Brycen do nothing?Drayden/Iris are badasses and teach you about the legendary pokemon.
Cheren was a throwback (Barely counts, really)
Gen 6:
Korrina gives you Lucario and shows up a bunch.
That's all I remember for Gen 6.Some may sight my forgetting later gens details as evidence of their irrelevance, but it's really because I stopped playing Pokemon for the characters and more for the general story and gameplay.