>>44091131No they didn’t.
>LanaGot 11 episodes, only significant thing that happened for her character was meeting Kyogre. Otherwise, she was the same character from the start of the series by the end.
>SophoclesGot 8 episodes, only significant thing that happened for his character was that he finally learned how to battle, which took up until the Pokémon League. Otherwise, he was the exact same character.
>KiaweGot 6 episodes, and the only significant thing that happened for his character was claiming his grandpa’s Charizard as his own. Which is odd in itself since he’s been using it and acting as its owner since his grandpa passed, anyway. Funnily enough, he started chasing his goal in the very last episode.
>Mallow Got 9 episodes, learned to battle, control her emotions, grander recipes, and running a restaurant on her own. The most developed character in the whole cast.
>LillieGot 17 episodes, learned to touch Pokémon again, accept her mother, and battle. Only other character that did any actual character building. Even if she’s still a bad character.
TL;DR No, the SM cast as a whole developed less than even Iris and Cilan
