>W-we're definitely not friends! What did he mean by this?

>>30801227
He's afraid of being rejected. Just like me.

>>30801227
He means just because you helped him save his sister doesn't mean he knows anything at all about you to call him his friend

>>30801227
It means you're not friends. Simple as that. And he's right, since all you've done with him is help him stop Lusamine and save Lillie, which definitely puts you on his "I like this person" list. But you haven't bonded with him at all like normal friends do.

Though, I think he does want to become friends with you, since the final time he says "we're not friends, but I'm glad I met you", he stops and smiles to himself for a second.

>>30801227
it means he wants to /sm/

>>30801227
Gladion is pure. PURE!

>>30801227
>spends the whole game trying to be edgy
>wears tattered clothing
>joins a local gang of rappers to boost his street cred
>does a bunch of ridiculous poses
>ends up still being a concerned older brother
>uses a bunch of Friendship evolution Pokemon
>still winds up being too nice to ever be edgy
>accidentally befriends you in the process

He's trying to preserve his image.