>>54236504>They could have shown him growing as a Grass type specialist and becoming a decent enough gym leader during the journey.this
Misty had to deal with Psyduck if she wanted to become a water type master and was constantly gushing over water pokemon and throwing her opinion in whenever they came up to help.
Brock wanted to be a pokemon breeder and basically kept all their teams in tip top shape with food, grooming, and assuming misc stuff off screen.
Ash is ash, always going after his goal.
All 3 progressed on their goals throughout their journey. How did these characters progress their goals? Or did they just stand by and deliver one line zingers and cutaways the entire season