You and Hop were best friends, even rivals! He always loved to have battles with you to test if he was stronger, and he always lost. But he had been very down lately, especially since he lost to Bede. He thought he was dragging down Leon. But in some battles, he had put his Dubwool, his first freaking Pokemon, into the Boxes and used different, stronger Pokemon.

But since Leon lost to you, you are now the undefeatable champion of Galar!

Hop was SO happy for you! He practically thought of kissing you, but he didn't because he thought that would be weird. But anyways, he was happy for you, and he wanted you to accomplish everything!

But he had gained trust issues and separation anxiety. He just wanted to be around you or Leon, and he did not like to be in public or talk to anyone other than you and Leon now.

And at this point, he wasn't even thinking about himself, or his Pokemon anymore...