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I agree this is becoming a problem. It seems like with the increasing focus on one single “ace” Pokémon, usually the character’s starter, they are neglecting their other Pokémon. It’s definitely why we saw Cilan, Serena and the Alola cast have teams with no less than three Pokémon, and even Goh only had the Galar starters as his consistent on-hand Pokémon.Anime has shown that evolution isn't mainly connected with training. We've had Pokemon evolve during their first major anime battles with barely any battling before (Mallow's Bounsweet).
I think Wattrel definitely evolves sometime later as most anime birbs do. Hatenna could go either way, but given her story of being worn down by strong emotion, I think she has room for development, which can result in evolving.
HZ really seems like they won't give the characters many Pokemon (even Friede has only two). The heavy focus on partner Pokemon is heavily affecting bigger teams.