Max then ran off with Poochyena after Ash told him that some Pokémon are happy the way they are. He trained it with May's Torchic, but was unsuccessful due to Torchic attacking both Max and Poochyena. Seeing that Katrina owned three Mightyena, Max attempted to get Poochyena to evolve. Max took a liking to Katrina's Poochyena in A Bite to Remember.

When Nicholai led the Zigzagoon away from the group, Max apologized for his actions earlier. They got angry when Max ran out of Berries and Ash, May, Brock, and Nicholai arrived to save Max. He brought along a pile of Berries, which attracted the Zigzagoon's attention. In In the Knicker of Time!, Max went off to find Nicholai when he insulted Norman after defeating May. Later, with Norman and Caroline's permission, he decided to join Ash and May when they were setting off to Petalburg Woods. He went after Team Rocket and fell for their pit traps when he found Torchic. Max watched the match between Norman and Ash until it was interrupted by Team Rocket. As the two began to bicker over how Ash could have won his battle against Harrison, May arrived with her parents and revealed that Norman was the actual Gym Leader instead of Max, leaving Ash irritated. When he saw Ash, he claimed that he was the Gym Leader and questioned Ash about the Silver Conference, saying that he had watched the tournament live when Ash was a participant and was not impressed with his performance. He was inside the Petalburg Gym when May returned home with Ash. Max first appeared in There's no Place Like Hoenn. In the anime History Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire Before traveling with Ash 1.1.3 Pokémon the Series: Black & White.1.1.2 Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.1.1.1 Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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