>>49873446Ash.Lillie dynamic was very much more a older/youger student dynamic, purely by the establishment of Lillie being afraid of pokémon (most their eps together solo were Ash trying to help her overcome her fears or become more confident utilising pokémon).
Lana was introduced in the first few minutes on the water with Ash before then showing her to be a competant, if slightly self-doubting personality, eager to prove herself. that she reacted as Ash would in the Johto Gym experience after getting knocked out proves it, I've long said Ash's perfect partner is someone as autistically geared towards meeting pokémon and battling people as he is and of everyone to date, Lana's the only one who acts halfway like Ash, meaning she's more his type than any yet.
