I know it was like a week ago, but I think people have actually forgotten that Shelmet was a character in PSMD. And yes, he is kind of a jerk at first, but the dude was probably just trying to impress Pancham. If you talk to Shelmet when he has to stay behind from the one field trip, his dialogue is noticeably friendlier when Pancham isn’t around.

i've seen a few comments about this. it has been a while since i last played psmd, so i didn't really remember any of these interactions happening (and i still don't, and would probably have to play it again if i wanted to remember them), but it's good to know that he begins his redemption arc way before pancham does. also if you forget that shelmet is a character in psmd then :/ you're just missing out to be honest

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