Max...

[aipom1234]

Max...Not about the Wallace Cup

Well, I've been thinking, and assuming that Ash, Brock, & Dawn will travel back to Johto, then after the 5th region they will probably travel to Hoenn.

And then, (3 years later) Max will be 10 and be able to start his journey. This is what I think his team will be.

Grovyle- Max wanted to go to Izabe Island to get Ralts, but his parents insisted that he doesn't go into the wild without a Pokemon, so he picked Treeko, which later evolved into Grovyle.

Gardevoir- When max went to Izabe Island to recieve Ralts, he learns that Ralts has evolved into Kirlia, and her mate is a male Kirlia, they both joined him. While practicing her Hypnosis attack, she evolved into Gardevoir.

Gallade- This is the other Kirlia that joined Max on Izabe Island. One day while practicing his Magical Leaf attack, he evolved into Gallade.

Munchlax/Snorlax- This was originally May's Pokemon, but she decided she was going to give him to Max because they share such a close bond. If he evolves in the Tag Battle episode, It will be Snorlax.(Obviously)

Marshtomp- While training his Pokemon one day, Max discovered a Mudkip by a swamp who was terrorising a group of young children. Max calmed Mudkip down and changed his attitude and joined him. He evolved during his journey.

Shuppet- One day on his journey, Max returned to the abondoned mansion where he first met Shuppet, and Shuppet decides to join him.

So...this is what I think his team will be. What do you guys think will be on his team??

 

[C.J. Ray]

Well, I've been thinking, and assuming that Ash, Brock, & Dawn will travel back to Johto, then after the 5th region they will probably travel to Hoenn.

You're assuming that the writers will follow the same pattern they did with Hoenn, having Ash travel his homeland to participate in the Battle Frontier. However, chances are that the writers will learn how many people were whining about it "not being Kanto" and avoid doing something like that, instead creating another new regions like the Orange Islands.

Although I'd like Ash to battle Max in the future, Max has yet to turn ten - he probably will by the time Ash completes the current Sinnoh journey - and even if he did, he wouldn't have a decent lineup and would need a good reason to be in the area, since the writers won't send Ash back to Hoenn unless May invited Ash back to her house(in a platonic way, you pervs).

I'm not being pessimistic, just realistic, considering what might happen.

Grovyle- Max wanted to go to Izabe Island to get Ralts, but his parents insisted that he doesn't go into the wild without a Pokemon, so he picked Treeko, which later evolved into Grovyle.

This is the popular majority - everyone thinks that Max will also have a Treecko, since he'll probably own one of the Hoenn starters. However, the writers might surprise us and he might have, say, a Cyndaquil. I'm not saying I don't think Max would work with a Grovyle, but I'm not convinced he'll just choose Pokemon that are Ash's.

Gardevoir- When max went to Izabe Island to recieve Ralts, he learns that Ralts has evolved into Kirlia, and her mate is a male Kirlia, they both joined him. While practicing her Hypnosis attack, she evolved into Gardevoir.

Gallade- This is the other Kirlia that joined Max on Izabe Island. One day while practicing his Magical Leaf attack, he evolved into Gallade.

Okay, if the writers have Max return for a cameo, he's only going to have basic or first-form Pokemon; he's not that experienced yet, no matter how much of a Pokemon prodigy he is!

Also, no trainer has had multiple species unless it was a one-shot who doesn't battle(like that Romeo guy with his team of Volbeat, and he only uses them to perform), so there's no way in Heck that Max will own both forms of Ralt's final evolutions in a year! I'm sure he'll reunite with his Ralts buddy, it might even evolve, but it won't be a Gardevoir/Gallade unless the writers want to show off Gallade in the anime.

Munchlax/Snorlax- This was originally May's Pokemon, but she decided she was going to give him to Max because they share such a close bond. If he evolves in the Tag Battle episode, It will be Snorlax.(Obviously)

Fat. chance.

We saw how good May worked with Munchie, and there's no way May would decide "Oh, my brother loves Munchie, so he can have him even though he's great in my team!"

Marshtomp- While training his Pokemon one day, Max discovered a Mudkip by a swamp who was terrorising a group of young children. Max calmed Mudkip down and changed his attitude and joined him. He evolved during his journey.

I can see Max with a Mudkip here, but this scenario would better suit another Pokemon, not a starter.

Shuppet- One day on his journey, Max returned to the abondoned mansion where he first met Shuppet, and Shuppet decides to join him.

I may see this happening, but only if Anna(or whoever her name is) agrees to it; Shuppet had a longer relationship with her than it did with Max. Also, chances are if they do this, Max won't let it evolve for fear of making enemies with her sister, due to the fact Harley has a Banette.

If the writers remember that May had a brother and decide to bring him into a cameo arc like they did with May(Max might change his clothes too, of course), then here is what I think his team should be, a small team of three Pokemon since he hasn't trained for very long, and he has only two gym badges:

• A starter Pokemon, it could be anything from Chikorita to Mudkip, depending on the writer's whim.
• That Ralts from Izabe Island; remember, it can use Teleport and will probably do so, teleporting to Max as he leaves home.
• A Pokemon that Max caught in Petalburg Woods, a Shroomish or Slakoth, or maybe something even more bizzare like Makuhita.

 

[Pokeking1234]

Well, I've been thinking, and assuming that Ash, Grovyle- Max wanted to go to Izabe Island to get Ralts, but his parents insisted that he doesn't go into the wild without a Pokemon, so he picked Treeko, which later evolved into Grovyle.
Gardevoir- When max went to Izabe Island to recieve Ralts, he learns that Ralts has evolved into Kirlia, and her mate is a male Kirlia, they both joined him. While practicing her Hypnosis attack, she evolved into Gardevoir.
Gallade- This is the other Kirlia that joined Max on Izabe Island. One day while practicing his Magical Leaf attack, he evolved into Gallade.
Munchlax/Snorlax- This was originally May's Pokemon, but she decided she was going to give him to Max because they share such a close bond. If he evolves in the Tag Battle episode, It will be Snorlax.(Obviously)
Marshtomp- While training his Pokemon one day, Max discovered a Mudkip by a swamp who was terrorising a group of young children. Max calmed Mudkip down and changed his attitude and joined him. He evolved during his journey.
Shuppet- One day on his journey, Max returned to the abondoned mansion where he first met Shuppet, and Shuppet decides to join him.

...Kinda like it. I say that he should have Mudkip, Ralts, Shuppet, Pichu, Bagon & Snorunt.

 

[aipom1234]

There's a very slight chance that any main character will get a Pichu, and C.J. Ray, that Ralts didn't know teleport :/

 

[C.J. Ray]

That doesn't mean it won't know it in the future, or maybe it can ask its Gardevoir mom to send it to him.

 

[thunderblade12]

max:
ralts("second starter")
mudkip(starter)
shroomish
makuhita
numel
kecleon

second cameo

kirlia
mudkip
shroomish
makuhita
numel
kecleon

third cameo

gallade
marshtomp
breloom
makuhita
camerupt
kecleon

forth cameo(experienced max)
gallade
swampert
breloom
hariyama
camerupt
kecleon

 

[DarkLegend]

Funny how we have had 2 NPC charcters (one in Jhoto and one in Sinnoh) that look like an older and more matured Max but I have a doubt they will actually re-introduce a character that didn't do any battling in the first place. I'd rather see Tracey comeback with a new American teenager stereotype personality with his Clint Eastwood... I mean Scizor....

 

[Valorous]

maybe max will get the look of the starting hoenn trainer (male) just as in the games.