History Characters / PokemonAdvancedGeneration

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, during their first meeting he keeps bringing up how Ash lost in the second round in the Silver Conference, which, Ash quickly reminds him, was actually in the second round of the conference's Victory Tournament, and which is already an admirable feat in of itself.

* PuppyLove: In-universe example: one Advance Generation episode has him develop a mutual crush with Vivi Winstrate, the youngest member of a family of trainers. However, when the family challenged Ash and co. to a friendly 4-on-4 match, Max just ''had'' to borrow ''[[{{Jerkass}} Corphish]]'' in his match against Vivi. [[ShipSinking The results weren't pretty...]]

* FriendToAllLivingThings: You have to hand it to Max. He doesn't have any Pokémon of his own, but he nevertheless has a knack of making friends with a lot of wild ones over the course of the ''Advance'' series.

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, during their first meeting he keeps bringing up how Ash lost in the second round in the Silver Conference, which, Ash quickly reminds him, is already an admirable feat in of itself.

* ExtraOreDinary: Knows Iron Defense.

* TheUnfavorite: Downplayed. Her parents are generally a lot more interested in Max, though that's probably just because he's little and needs more attention. They do a good job of cheering her on in Contests, though -- her mother traveled all the way from Petalburg to Slateport City to support her when the Hoenn Grand Festival came!

** Of course, you could interpret the situation as May and Max having been told about Charizard's habits by Ash beforehand.

* {{Badass}}: After evolving into Swellow, it has been a major competitor on Ash's team for the rest of the Hoenn saga, as well as parts of the Battle Frontier. During the Hoenn League, he ties with Glalie for the most wins.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Charizard, solely because he's Ash's Hoenn BrilliantButLazy [[OurDragonsAreDifferent draconic]] {{Badass}}. Inverted however because Sceptile was never outright disobedient (at worse was his TenMinuteRetirement), nor did he have a drastic personality change after evolving - he's still Ash's AG powerhouse, functions as TheLancer to Pikachu, and frequently gets involved in the major battles.

* {{Badasss}}: After evolving into Swellow, it has been a major competitor on Ash's team for the rest of the Hoenn saga, as well as parts of the Battle Frontier. During the Hoenn League, he ties with Glalie for the most wins.

After evolving into Swellow, it has been a major competitor on Ash's team for the rest of the Hoenn saga, as well as parts of the Battle Frontier. During the Hoenn League, he ties with Glalie for the most wins.

* LightningBruiser: It knows Quick Attack and Aerial Ace, the latter of which hits fast and hard. After evolving into Swellow, it has been a major competitor on Ash's team for the rest of the Hoenn saga, as well as parts of the Battle Frontier. Try comparing the roles of the other birds of prey on the team that preceded it. During the Hoenn League, he ties with Glalie for the most wins.

* EvillerThanThou: Ends up reducing Team Rocket to his abused lackies at one point. Even their final interaction has him blasting them off before they can manage the slightest bit of payback. Given how petty an antagonist Harley himself is, some can see why Advanced is viewed as the peak of the trio's VillainDecay.

* {{Badass}}: After evolving into Swellow, it has been a major competitor on Ash's team for the rest of the Hoenn saga, as well as parts of the Battle Frontier. Try comparing the roles of the other birds of prey on the team that preceded it. During the Hoenn League, he ties with Glalie for the most wins.

* LightningBruiser: It knows Quick Attack and Aerial Ace, the latter of which hits fast and hard.

* ActionGirl: After she TookALevelInBadass.

%%* ActionGirl

* {{Badass}}: In his first appearance, Vigoroth beat Pikachu using its LightningBruiser attributes. That Pikachu ''ties'' with it in a rematch is considered an ''accomplishment'' (particularly since it beat Torkoal in a single move). His Slaking was literally no slouch either in their battle giving Groyle a hell of a match.

* {{Badass}}: In their first match, she defeats Ash with only one of her three Mons knocked out.

* ATasteOfDefeat: Ash's winning streak in the Frontier screeched to a halt with her.

* '''{{Badass}}''': He's the ''only'' major, certified opponent so far who Ash had to battle ''thrice'' (though the first time, Ash was possessed by an evil spirit), he has three Legendaries, he was the only opponent Reggie could scarcely scratch (and the loss caused him to decide to quit training professionally), ''and'' he's only the second person known to have given Paul a CurbStompBattle (the other is Cynthia). And when Ash ''did'' beat him, he was only using ''one'' of the Regi trio - the freshly-caught Regice. So yes, he qualifies for this.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Jessie. Not only did May appear solely during [[VillainDecay her team's most ineffectual tenure]], but Jessie was an UnknownRival to her in Pokemon contests, failing every time to outdo her. Even during the Sinnoh contests, [[TookALevelInBadass where Jessie proved far more competent]], she failed to challenge May in any capacity during her brief return.

* VillainTeamup: he once conspired with Team Rocket so May wouldn't get her last Kanto Ribbon.

-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' YumiTouma

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's TheCutie most of the time, and is even more easily duped or kidnapped by Team Rocket than Ash. Some of their [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge most vicious comeuppances]] throughout the entire series have been inflicted by her however, and usually more a result of [[BerserkButton pressing her buttons too much]] than actual self defence.

** Shows at times with Max. Deconstructed in one episode where a promise May made to her mother about keeping an eye out for Max nearly cost her a chance for getting into her first Grand Festival.

* VagueAge: Her age is hard to pinpoint since while she has a developed figure, she is also smaller than Ash and generally acts like a more innocent younger sister around him. In reality she is ten, the exact same age as him.

* AdaptedOut: Going by the games, Birch should be the father of the RSE male lead, who so far has only appeared in cameos.

* BigSisterInstinct: Deconstructed in one episode where a promise May made to her mother about keeping an eye out for Max nearly cost her a chance for getting into her first Grand Festival.

%%* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: {{Averted}}. While she takes Misty's place as the female companion, her personality is rather different.