Max

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Max マサトMasato
Max
Age	7^[1]
Gender	Male
Eye color	Dark Brown, Black
Hair color	Dark Teal
Hometown	Petalburg City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	May (sister) Norman (father) Caroline (mother)
Animated series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	There's no Place Like Hoenn
English voice actor	Amy Birnbaum(AG003-AG145) Jamie Peacock(AG146-AG192,MoMP)
Japanese voice actor	Fushigi Yamada
Manga series	Ash & Pikachu
Debut	The Keeper Of The Tree, Treecko!!

Max (Japanese:マサトMasato) is an aspiringPokémon Trainer and a formertraveling companion ofAsh. He is the younger brother ofMay and the son ofNorman andCaroline. He made his debut appearance inThere's no Place Like Hoenn.

In animation

History

Pokémon the Series

Pre-series

Max grew up atPetalburg City in theHoenn region with his parents,Caroline and PetalburgGym Leader Norman, and older sister,May. Max also looks up to his father and hopes to become a Pokémon Trainer just like him someday.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Max first appeared inThere's no Place Like Hoenn. He was inside the Petalburg Gym when May returned home withAsh. When he saw Ash, he claimed that he was the Gym Leader and questioned Ash about theSilver Conference, saying that he had watched the tournament live when Ash was a participant and was not impressed with his performance. As the two began to bicker over how Ash could have won hisbattle againstHarrison, May arrived with her parents and revealed that Norman was the actual Gym Leader instead of Max, leaving Ash irritated. Max watched the match between Norman and Ash until it was interrupted byTeam Rocket. He went after Team Rocket and fell for their pit traps when he foundTorchic. Later, with Norman and Caroline's permission, he decided to join Ash and May on theirjourney when they were setting off toPetalburg Woods, receiving aPokéNav from his parents as a parting gift.

InIn the Knicker of Time!, Max went off to findNicholai when he insulted Norman after defeating May. He brought along a pile ofBerries, which attracted theZigzagoon's attention. They got angry when Max ran out of Berries; and Ash, May,Brock, and Nicholai arrived to save Max. When Nicholai led the Zigzagoon away from the group, Max apologized for his actions earlier.

Max took a liking toKatrina'sPoochyena inA Bite to Remember. Seeing that Katrina owned threeMightyena, Max attempted to get Poochyena toevolve. Hetrained it with May's Torchic, but was unsuccessful due to Torchic attacking both Max and Poochyena. Max then ran off with Poochyena after Ash told him that some Pokémon are happy the way they are. When Poochyena was caught by Team Rocket, Max encouraged it to bite through the net to free itself and the other Pokémon as well. Afterwards, Poochyena was able to evolve into Mightyena.

InGonna Rule the School!, Max spent a day atRoxanne'sTrainers' School, where he battledTommy'sMagby using aPoliwag. He used the strategy in increasing Poliwag's defense as much as possible withDefense Curl, but this backfired when Magby's repeated attacks began to wear Poliwag down.

InCandid Camerupt, Max borrowedAsh's Corphish during the battle withVivi, who had a crush on him. Since Corphish was Ash's Pokémon, Corphish recklessly attackedMarill even though Max wanted Corphish to go easy on Marill. This victory caused Vivi to no longer be interested in him.

Max meta lookalike with thesame name as him inMaxxed Out!. Both of them were fighting when the brown-haired one criticized the blue-haired Max about how only skilled Trainers can handleSkitty as he thought that the Skitty was his. Max met up with the brown-haired Max by the lake when aSurskit was dancing around there. May suggested to both Maxes that they should be friends but it resulted in them fighting. When Team Rocket arrived with their goal in catching Surskit for theirboss, the blue-haired Max and the brown-haired one went off and found Surskit as it ran away. They found it in a new water spring located in the forest. When Team Rocket returned to capture the Surskit, both Maxes worked together to take on the trio and Surskit finished them off. After Team Rocket's defeat, both Maxes became friends and the brown-haired Max promised the blue-haired one that he will become a Trainer someday.

InTake This House and Shuppet, Max andthe gang went to a mansion. He separated from the group after he got into a sibling rivalry with May when they both accused each other of ending up in the mansion. When Max was still upset about May, aShuppet covered him with red aura and Max noticed it. They played with each other and Shuppet showed Max a secret room containing a playground. Still mad about May, Max had Shuppet play a prank on Ash, May, and Brock by lifting up items in the kitchen when the three were headed there. When Team Rocket was about to get May's Torchic, Max blocked their way until May arrived. Max stood back as May took things from there with her Torchic and was about to get crushed by a falling shelf until Shuppet saved them by lifting the shelf.

Max found an injuredRalts inDo I Hear a Ralts?. He took it back to the campsite whereSnorunt successfully cheered it up usingAsh's hat and Max's glasses. Max took Ralts to aPokémon Center after Brock pointed out that Ralts was running afever. While Ash, May, and Brock were battling Team Rocket when they were attempting to steal Ralts for their boss, Max made a run for the Pokémon Center with Snorunt tagging along. Along the way, Max dealt with Team Rocket again but they were stopped by Ralts's friends, aKirlia and aGardevoir. Max explained to them about Ralts's condition but Kirlia was about to attack him until Ralts protected him withSafeguard despite being in worse condition. Seeing that Ralts was willing to trust Max, Kirlia and Gardevoirteleported away. Max finally arrived in a Pokémon Center and reunited with Ash, May, and Brock. Max was happy to see that Ralts was healed up, but became sad when he had to say goodbye to it. However, before Ralts left with Kirlia and Gardevoir, the two embraced and Max promised to return for it one day when he was old enough to become a Trainer.

InPokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Parts 1 and2, Max went with the group andSolana to a cave where they found out about a meteorite relating toDeoxys. Max was willing to communicate with it and Deoxys took him andMeowth toanother dimension. Deoxys possessed Meowth as it explained to Max that it was scared during the space flight. Deoxys then explained to Max about the meteor landing and outer space, and that it was alone without a friend to hangout with. When Ash and his friends arrived in the cave again,Ash's Swellow andSceptile,May's Combusken, andBrock's Marshtomp signaled their arrival and Max was happy to see them again. When Deoxys battled the group outside the cave, it caused some friction inside the alternate dimension that made Max and Meowth bounce around. However, they were able to get out with the help of May andJessie. After the battle, Deoxys possessed Meowth again where it thanked Max for everything and fled off, wanting to explore the planet even more.

At the end ofPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, May announced that she wished to travel to theJohto region alone. This initially upset Max but Ash cheered him up with the promise of a battle between the two when Max becomes aPokémon Trainer. He arrived home inPetalburg City where he took lessons from his father and helped to look after theGym Pokémon.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Max appeared in a flashback inA Full Course Tag Battle!. May revealed that Max became a helper at thePetalburg Gym using everything he learned from Brock.

InStaging a Heroes' Welcome! andStrategy with a Smile!, Max and his parents watched May participate in theWallace Cup.

He also appeared in another flashback inTo Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, when Ash, Dawn, and Brock said goodbye toDawn's Ambipom.

Max reappeared in the special episodeDPS02, in a picture onBrock's memory wall.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Max reappeared in a fantasy inThe Dream Continues!.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InPartners in Time!, Max appeared alongside May,Serena, andLisia, watching Ash'sMasters Eight Tournament match againstLeon.

I Choose You!

Max made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofI Choose You! alongside May.

Character

In his debut episode, Max was a bit of a know-it-all who was proud of his book smarts. For example, inIn the Knicker of Time!, Max did not approve of howAsh had usedPikachu inbattle and spent a portion of the episode lecturing him on what he thought was a better way to command the Pokémon. He can also be quite petty and vindictive, going out of his to try and ruinNicholai's attempts on catching aZigzagoon simply because he felt insulted when Nicholai claimed that defeatingNorman would be easy based onMay's lack of battling experience since she is his daughter. But despite this attitude, Max was not a close-minded person and was always eager to learn about Pokémon first-hand. He would become particularly excited when he could experience aPokémon'smove orAbility, such asJigglypuff'sSing orSharpedo'sRough Skin.

Over the course ofPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Max went underBrock's tutelage for real-world knowledge of Pokémon and how tocare for them. He developed a friendly relationship with Brock, though he did adoptMisty's habit for yanking him by the ear whenever Brock saw a pretty woman, particularly after meeting Misty himself. Despite getting off to a rocky start with Ash, Max truly admires him as something akin to the big brother he never had and has proven it on numerous occasions. Over time, Max saw how Ash's unorthodox battle strategies could be beneficial, and by the end of his travels throughKanto, Max was no longer criticizing Ash's battling style.

He shares a deep bond with his older sister, May, and their bond only grew stronger while they traveled together through Hoenn with Ash and Brock. He is very proud of May's accomplishments as aPokémon Coordinator and is always cheering for her when she takes part in aPokémon Contest. However, the siblings were occasionally aggressive towards each other, like when Max toldHarley embarrassing stories about May.

Another example occurred in themovieJirachi: Wish Maker, when May askedJirachi to "get rid of the problem," referring to the large pile of candy in the room. Jirachi, who was reading Max's thoughts,teleported May away, which suggests that Max had been thinking that May was the real problem. Despite their arguments, the two siblings care for each other very much.

The question of Max'sfirst partner Pokémon was raised a number of times while he was traveling in Hoenn. Among the Hoenn first partner Pokémon, he said that he would have chosen aTreecko. However, inHaving a Wailord of a Time, he commented that he could really receive anything and imagined himself receiving aSlakoth from his father. Not knowing who his first partner Pokémon would be led to some of the conflict with hisdoppelgänger, whose name was alsoMax, inMaxxed Out!. At the end of that episode, he stated that Max is lucky that he already knows the Pokémon he will start histraining with.

Max finally did meet his future partner inDo I Hear a Ralts? when he befriended a weakenedRalts. Wanting to demonstrate that he could be responsible for a Pokémon, he took care of it and brought it to aPokémon Center with a little help fromSnorunt. When Max and Ralts parted ways at the end of the episode, they promised to meet up again when Max was eligible to be a Trainer.

Pokémon

Due to not being aPokémon Trainer yet, Max is unable toraise his ownPokémon. Nevertheless, he has befriended a variety of Pokémon during his travels. He has also occasionally borrowedMay's Munchlax, such as inOff the Unbeaten Path! when he needed a Pokémon to take part in thePokémon Orienteering being held inPotpourri Island.

Despite this, Max has been in a couple ofPokémon battles, such as the ones withTommy andVivi Winstrate. When he battles, he focuses ondefensive moves such asProtect orDefense Curl instead of offensive,damage-dealing moves.

This listing is of thePokémon Max befriended or temporarily used inPokémon the Series:

Befriended

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Shroomish

Voice actors
Debut	Taming of the Shroomish
Japanese	Makoto Tsumura

Shroomish is a Pokémon that Max met very early on in his journey. Max met the seemingly unhappy Shroomish while returning from a burger run with Ash. Max wanted to feed it and make friends with it, so Ash gave Max some Pokémon food to feed it. Shroomish was suspicious and used Stun Spore, causing Ash and Max to quickly back away in surprise.

Ash and Max noted that Shroomish was in the city instead of the forest, where its kind normally would live. Figuring that it might have been separated from its Trainer, they decided that they should take it to aPokémon Center. Max took out a handkerchief and tied it around the top of Shroomish's head as a gift. The gift made Shroomish very happy. Max picked up Shroomish and they headed off.

After another failedPika-Team Rocket plan, Shroomish, still in Max's arms, got very distressed and ran off. Ash and Max followed it. Shroomish went into the mansion through a broken window. In the end, Shroomish stayed in the mansion withAlex who promised to replant the forest.

Shroomish's known moves areStun Spore andLeech Seed.

Poochyena →Mightyena

Voice actors
Debut	A Bite to Remember
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

During their travels, Max met up withKatrina who had a pack ofMightyena and a lonePoochyena which didn'tevolve with the others. Noting that it shouldn't be left out, Max decided to start training it so it could evolve. After battling with it againstMay's Pokémon and a fight withTeam Rocket, it eventually evolved.

Mightyena's known moves areTackle andBite.

Jirachi

Voice actors
Debut	Jirachi: Wish Maker
Japanese	Tomiko Suzuki
English	Kerry Williams

Main article:Jirachi (M06)

In the movie,Jirachi awakened for seven days from a mysterious rock while theMillennium Comet was nearby. Jirachi had been taken byButler, who was hoping to use Jirachi's powers for his own gain. Butler's girlfriendDiane realized what he was doing, and informedAsh andhis friends. They decided to bring Jirachi to its home ofForina.Unfortunately, Butler followed them and got a hold of Jirachi. Using thePsychic Pokémon, he unwittingly createdMeta Groudon which wrought havoc all over the forests of Forina. Fortunately, Jirachi was saved by Ash and then used itsDoom Desire to obliterate the falseGroudon.

After the ordeal, Jirachi went back to sleep, and Ash and the others continued their journey.

During this time, Jirachi grew attached to Max, and formed a special bond with him. It is believed that Max was the one who enabled Jirachi to emerge from the Millennium Comet. He was sad to see Jirachi leave, but he knew that they would always remain friends.

Shuppet

Voice actors
Debut	Take This House and Shuppet
Japanese	Satomi Korogi

Max befriendedShuppet in a mansion while he was on his travels. Shuppet was inhabiting the mansion as it has been there for quite a while. After meeting up with Max, they decided to have fun and scaresome people. Shuppet is incredibly mischievous but does care about its friends and does defend them in battle. In the end it stayed in the mansion withEmily.

Shuppet's only known move isPsychic.

Ralts

Voice actors
Debut	Do I Hear a Ralts?
Japanese	Ikue Otani
English	Ikue Otani Rachael Lillis (when speaking telepathically)

Max first heardRalts calling out to him telepathically. He then found it near a lake and it was very sick. Max insisted on taking Ralts to the nearestPokémon Center, withAsh's Snorunt. He convinced Ralts's family,Kirlia andGardevoir, that he would help Ralts. He eventually reached the Pokémon Center, where Ralts made a full recovery from pneumonia. WhenTeam Rocket tried to steal Ralts, it blasted them away with a powerful Psychic. Afterwards, Kirlia and Gardevoir arrived to take back Ralts, but it did not want to leave Max and wanted to go with him. Max promised that he would return for it when he is old enough to become aPokémon Trainer.

Ralts's known moves arePsychic,Safeguard, andTeleport.

Deoxys

Debut	Pokémon Ranger! - Deoxys Crisis!

Main article:Deoxys (anime)

Deoxys crashed onto the planet and started causing disturbances in the area. When found, it kidnapped Max andMeowth and took them to analternate dimension. In this time, Max befriended Deoxys and learned that it just wanted to be able to leave and get on with its life. With the help ofAsh andhis friends, along withSolana, this was accomplished.

Borrowed

These are Pokémon Max has borrowed either for a battle or an event.

Poliwag

Voice actors
Debut	Gonna Rule The School!
Japanese	Makoto Tsumura
English	Rachael Lillis

Max borrowedPoliwag when he attendedPokémon Trainers' School. Max found it under a bench and returned it toRoxanne, who said it wasKenny's, but he was afraid of touching it. Later, whenTommy accidentally stepped on Poliwag's tail, it sparked a fight between Tommy and Max. In battle practice, Max then used Poliwag against Tommy'sMagby.

Tommy began with aFlamethrower, which Max countered with Defense Curl. When Tommy tried again, Max used Belly Drum. With increased attack and defense power, Max chose not to go forward and attack, and on Tommy's next attempt with Flamethrower, it was replied with another Defense Curl - however, repeated hits were taking its toll on Poliwag. SuddenlyTeam Rocket attacked, but Max was able to cooperate with Kenny andAnita to send them blasting off.

Poliwag's known moves areDefense Curl,Belly Drum,Water Gun, andProtect.

Corphish♂

Voice actors
Debut	Gone Corphishin'!
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Maddie Blaustein

Main article:Ash's Corphish

Ash let Max borrow hisCorphish inCandid Camerupt! to battleVivi Winstrate'sMarill. During the battle, Max told Corphish to simply tire Marill out withHarden, but Corphish ignored his orders and went for the offense on the Aqua Mouse Pokémon, defeating it in the process. This caused Max's and Vivi's relationship to break apart, upsetting Max. However, Corphish was there to cheer up Max in the end.

Kanto and Hoenn first partner Pokémon

Debut	A Six Pack Attack!

Max borrowedKanto andHoenn first partner Pokémon fromProfessor Oak andProfessor Birch respectively, in order to save them fromTeam Rocket.

Under his commandBulbasaur usedTackle,Treecko usedPound,Charmander andTorchic usedEmber, andSquirtle andMudkip usedWater Gun and Tackle.

Munchlax

Voice actors
Debut	Berry, Berry Interesting
Japanese	Chie Satō
English	Billy Beach

Main article:May's Munchlax

May gave her brotherMunchlax inOff the Unbeaten Path to use in aPokémon Orienteering Contest. Max was also seen with Munchlax in other occasions other than the contest.

Buizel

Debut	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

Max borrowedBuizel fromthe Marina Group to help him reach an ancient ruin site.

None of Buizel's moves are known.

Pokémon competitions

Max has competed in the followingPokémon competitions:

Trick House Contest - N/A (A Poké-BLOCK Party!)
Pokémon Orienteering - N/A (Off the Unbeaten Path)

Main outfit

Max's main outfit is a green t-shirt, green and black sneakers, black glasses and brown shorts. He carries a yellow backpack with his belongings. Max is the only main character fromPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire whose outfit was not changed whenever he reappeared in flashbacks.

Other outfits

Formal attire

InLucario and the Mystery of Mew, the characters dress up in formal medieval-themed outfits. Max's outfit appears to be one of a young prince with aberet and acape.

Regular clothes

Max was briefly seen wearing a white tank top inGone Corphishin' andTrue Blue Swablu.

Sleepwear

Max was seen sleeping in a plain white t-shirt in the beginning ofWhich Wurmple's Which?.
Max wore a pair of light yellow pajamas inShocks and Bonds.

Uniforms

Max wore a black and yellow button uniform with white gloves and headband inCheer Pressure.
Max wore blue-and-black-colored ninja clothing and a white headband inFrom Cradle to Save!.

Outdoor gear

Snow wear

Max wore a red jacket and olive pants inLet It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snorunt!.

Swimwear

Max's most common swimwear was a pair of green trunks, with no special patterns. This was seen inThe Lotad Lowdown,Sharpedo Attack!,Jirachi Wishmaker,Less is Morrison!, andThe Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!.
He also wore dark green swim briefs inPokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, as well as inLucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Images

Max at hot springs in green trunks
Max swimming in green swim briefs
Max and May in their medieval-themed outfits

Voice actors

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		山田ふしぎFushigi Yamada
English		Amy Birnbaum (AG003-AG145,M06-M08) Jamie Peacock (AG146-AG192,M09,The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
Arabic		عبدو حكيمAbdo Hakim Unknown voice actor (M07)
Mandarin Chinese		詹雅菁Zhān Yǎjīng
Czech		Eva Spoustová (movies only)
Danish		Mikkel Følsgaard
Dutch		Lot Lohr Unknown voice actor (M06-M07)
Filipino		Rona Aguilar
Finnish		Elise Langenoja (AG003-AG145,The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon) Liisa Mustonen (AG146-present) Unknown voice actress (M06-M07)
European French		Guylaine Gibert (AG001-AG145) Maia Baran (AG146-AG192)
German		Ute Bronder Solveig Duda
Hebrew		אייל כהןEyal Cohen עידו דנקנרIdo Dankner
Hindi		अमित दियोंडीAmit Diyondi (Hungama dub)
Hungarian		Ádám Czető Csongor Szalay
Indonesian		Ridawati (Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire,M06-M07) Jane Leisilla Zahara (M08-M09)
Italian		Federica Valenti
Korean		김서영Kim Seoyeong (forPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and original movies up to movie9) 문남숙Mun Namsuk (later inPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire) 안영미An Yeongmi (for the redubbed movies)
Norwegian		Even Løken Bergan
Polish		Joanna Domańska
Portuguese	Brazil	Thiago Keplmair (AG003-AG192,M06-M09,M06-M07 second dub) Matheus Ferreira (AG068 redub) João Vieira (M06-M07 third dub)
Portuguese	Portugal	Sandra de Castro (AG003-AG092) Raquel Ferreira (AG093-AG177) Unknown voice actress (M07) Unknown voice actress (AG178-AG192)
Russian		Ольга ГоловановаOlga Golovanova
Spanish	Latin America	Diego Armando Ángeles Mara Campanelli (M06-M07) Dalí González (AG055*)
Spanish	Spain	Beatriz Berciano
Swedish		Nick Atkinson
Thai		ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้นSansanee Watthananumhomchan
Turkish		Pınar Erengil

Artwork


Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire	Artwork from "After the story"^[2]

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Max became a traveling partner of Ash beginning inThe Keeper Of The Tree, Treecko!!. He served a similar role in the manga as in the animated series episodes it adapted.