#volo and dawn is a honourable mention… so good

[gen4grl]

Top 5 non-ship pokemon dynamics, go!!!! 🏃‍♀️

OOOOO this is actually a great one??? long post i’m sorry aghhh

1. the kantrio duh❤️💙💚 this one is a bit harder since GAME canon only really started expanding on them in masters but i absolutely adore everything they’ve shown of them so far … i would genuinely love to know how gamefreak would canonically expand on their relationship concerning those three years red was gone since the only material we have is blues phone calls to the player in hgss? oh god the potential …

2. silver and lance!

i’ve talked about these two way too many times so won’t go too in depth but love how lance became both a mentor and father figure to silver. seeing silvers growth in game and then in masters forever puts a smile on my face. i’m super glad masters highlighted this dynamic since it seems most people completely gloss over lances impact on both the player and silver :)

3. ZERO CREW!!!

scarlet violet easily has my favourite character writing in the whole franchise - i have never felt so connected to a group of characters like i have with these cuties. i love how gamefreak highlights the differences and personal struggles of arven, nemona and penny through each route. i adore the conversations the three have in area zero and despite their initial differences and annoyances between eachother they’re able to put that aside to help the player and the professor. i think family is a core theme of scarlet violet whether that be the complicated relationships each have with their own families or found family which they eventually found in eachother 🥺

4. cheren and alder

pretty underrated dynamic imo and reminds me a lot of silver and lance!!! cheren is such a pessimistic lil nerd at the start of bw and i love how alder, through his own lived experiences and seeing his younger self in cheren, teaches him how to actually strive towards a goal but not be so freaking anal and restrictive about it lol (to see the grey… not look at the world in only black and white LOL). it’s really sweet to see cheren matured in bw2 and teach rosa/nate the things alder taught him 😭✨ they also have some hilariously snarky moments in bw that always make me cackle LOL

5. sonia and leon

oh swsh and your messy but potential filled story!!! i really love the hints to their dynamic within game with how they both struggled with different exceptions + pressures which seemingly caused them to drift apart. i also adore how the players relationship with hop is meant to mirror sonia and leons! i particularly love how the manga deals with their relationship!!!