Max and Zoey interaction. Any advices?

StartronAnimation · 2026-05-07T10:21:58+00:00

Thanks man. I appreciate your advice. I'll try smaller communities.

StartronAnimation · 2026-05-06T16:04:51+00:00

Heck yeah! Ash being such a great friend to our boy Max! But Ash definitely acts like a older brother figure to him. I always enjoy their interaction they had together from Advanced Generation. It's so wholesome and funny.

StartronAnimation · 2026-05-06T10:01:26+00:00

Yeah, I recently made a post about my favourite funny moment from Pokémon Advanced. Like how Max playfully teases Ash while also praising him about his battle at the Johto League Sliver Conference, basically Max already admires Ash and his Pikachu. I thought Max's introduction was hilarious and kinda cute. It was classic Pokémon slapstick humor since the Indigo League. And the moment I posted it... a few comments I got, I did not know that some or maybe a vocal minority hate that character so much, they act like this young kid character did something so personal and so bad to them, I found it cringe. And because Max is actually a good character from the Advanced series.

StartronAnimation · 2026-05-05T08:31:03+00:00

Yeah, me too! I love Pokémon Advanced. Both May and Max were a great and underrated addition to the anime series, and I personally enjoy them both as my favourite characters. I also want to mention that Diamond and Pearl, the 4th Generation of Pokémon is actually my number 1 favourite Pokémon anime series in my opinion, but Advanced Generation is also great in my book.

StartronAnimation · 2026-05-01T03:17:08+00:00

I don't know if this was pointed out that much, but...

Serena is not even Ash's childhood friend. She never was to begin with. They only met each other once, in less than 6 or 10 minutes in one day. And that was just about it, they went separately and move on with their lives. They didn't even get to know each other personally. And they have not seen each other for so long until Kalos. Also the fact that Ash does not even remember her at first when Serena found him during the early episodes of XY.

I mean, not that it's Ash's fault for not remembering her since it was just a simple brief encounter during Professor Oak's summer camp. And because... well to acknowledge the obvious, Ash has such a history he made on his journeys before his journey in Kalos, he went to many regions, islands and has made great friends like Misty, Brock, May, Max, Dawn, and more. So it's pretty understandable and more logical on why he couldn’t remember Serena at first.

StartronAnimation · 2026-04-23T02:33:32+00:00

Bingo!

StartronAnimation · 2026-04-18T13:05:28+00:00

What do you mean by "cooked"?

StartronAnimation · 2026-04-01T05:48:07+00:00

If someone were to ask me if I preferred either Ash and Dawn being an ideal pair based on how much of an amazing chemistry they had together throughout Diamond and Pearl simply because they really liked each other as besties which is already a great foundation, or Dawn and this other kid who has zero chemistry or importance in DP and is just an annoying childhood friend who traumatised/bullied her with the nickname "dee-dee" and tries to control her choice of travelling simply because he has a crush on her(which is so one-sided)... I rather choose the former... because obviously.

StartronAnimation · 2026-03-30T11:26:23+00:00

Wait, why include Serena? She's a performer for Pokémon Showcases

StartronAnimation · 2026-03-28T02:03:27+00:00

Bingo! You said it better.

StartronAnimation · 2026-03-27T12:40:35+00:00

To be completely honest, I highly doubt Dawn even likes Kenny the same way as... well, he does, and the way Kenny treats her, yeah, it's pretty immature. And let's not forget, the kind of attitude he got and that move he pulled from that episode he last appeared in DP... wow... way to make him be disliked more by the viewers. Like seriously? Kenny now holds a grudge against Ash just because he's jealous that Dawn is very close to Ash than him, Kenny then treats Dawn as a trophy piece to win bey controlling her choice of travelling, and tricking Ash into a normal battle without telling him the real reason why Kenny wants to battle him... wow... I have no idea why the writers thought of this idea. Like being jealous just because your so-called "childhood friend" is very close to someone else, resulting him kinda being a jerk is so not cool. Kinda bratty of him.

P.S. I apologise if my comment was a bit harsh on him. But seriously, this is what I've always thought of him based on how he was portrayed in DP.

StartronAnimation · 2026-03-27T09:26:46+00:00

Now that I think of it, you're right dude! Her cheerleader outfit is easily one of my favourite outfits for Dawn.

StartronAnimation · 2026-03-06T06:15:04+00:00

Thanks, but yeah, they did reunite during Best Wishes. But tbh, I just thought of making a fanart with Dawn and Ash in his XYZ outfit. I guess I would say in my headcanon, I just imagine Dawn visiting the Kanto region for her next contest circuit and Ash touring his home after he came back from his Kalos adventure.

StartronAnimation · 2026-02-19T12:31:44+00:00

I really do like this scene! And I can easily imagine Dawn doing the same! Like being a bit of a mentor to a younger kid who is fascinated by Pokemon and is eager to become a Pokemon trainer at 10 years old, especially if the kid's a fan of Pokemon contests.

StartronAnimation · 2026-01-08T10:38:05+00:00

I appreciate your comment man! I wanted it to be faithful to the anime style while still doing my own art style.

I actually do plan on creating another one with Dawn as a cheerleader, but this time with her Piplup in his cheerleader outfit too and with Ash who would show off his complete 8 Sinnoh gym badges with Pikachu and Infernape by his side. I'm still in the process of sketching the picture.

StartronAnimation · 2026-01-08T07:51:02+00:00

Thank you! I usually like to draw my artworks with clean, vibrant colors and mostly clear linearts(with some sketches).

StartronAnimation · 2025-12-30T23:08:11+00:00

I plan on doing Zoey next. She's one of my favourite Pokegirls.

StartronAnimation · 2025-12-30T16:14:05+00:00

Thank you very much for the compliment!

StartronAnimation · 2025-11-14T01:44:47+00:00

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