User blog comment:BulletRefutation/UFSW Pokemon Volume 1 Q&A Blog/@comment-5935579-20150403193545/@comment-2037129-20150403202659

1) Zain is friendless so he hasn't got the best idea of interacting with others orz

2) Per Kambrien's request. But now, James is tempted to kill NLO. Who knows...

3) Because of something we'll find out much much later.

4) Because Mike is Ash. Sure, Mike trained a little since he got V, but he never faced a person or Pokemon before his battle in Issue 5. He also has that strange belief that battle is an unchangeable skill determined at birth (lol st00pid).

5) Kambrien doesn't want power. He just wants Mike.

6) Phoebe is special and Amelia hasn't found the person she loves enough to lose her virginity too.

7) You can ship it, but Bilkis is married.

8) Who knows...