Renato 100%. He doesn’t really like hanging out with people and spends way more time chilling with his team than with others. His team helped him out when he was struggling with living at home and have supported him through thick and thin, thus he considers them some of his closest friends. His starter, Maya the Meganium, is especially close with him.

Rylla often finds social interactions stressful and difficult, and her pokémon friends are frequently easier to talk to and spend time with. If life gets overwhelming, she’ll often spend some time camping in a nearby forest – Viridian Forest if it’s close by – and just interact with both her team and the wildlife. Rylla has an especially close connection with nature thanks to her heritage and she really appreciates all that her pokémon friends have done to support her.