i love how other people from this era like goose, zach, oney, etc. go "no no no me just doing the humor of the time me no racist! me no friends with shadman anymore!" where max is the only one who expressed extreme disgust at himself & changed for the better
I know they explain it as her being retired and not having a pokemon but like. This is pokemon nigga
the chimera watching serena get jumped by 5 pidgeys before she even enters the building