"Someone over at Game Freak knows the gays are watching. The series has become increasingly inclusive and queer-coded over the years, with this trend most visible in character design. There are a lot of hotties, of course, but there's also a throughline of queer aesthetics for both trainers and their monsters that has shown up in recent games, especially since the was introduced in Generation VI."
"Jacinthe, 's resident fairy-type expert, is a rich socialite who runs the SBC, and Lebanne is her personal maid. At least, that's how it appears on the surface. In some of the early interactions with Jacinthe, Lebanne tries to warn the player of what will happen if they cross her. When she does this, her typically calm, collected demeanor changes to one of near-feral panic."
Game Freak has trended toward greater inclusivity and queer-coded aesthetics in recent Pokémon entries, especially visible in character design and monster styling. The Society of Battle Connoisseurs features Jacinthe, a rich socialite and fairy-type expert, and Lebanne, presented as her personal maid. Early interactions show Lebanne attempting to warn the player, with sudden near-feral panic revealing a different side. A tournament confrontation exposes Lebanne's concealed temper and combat prowess. Lebanne previously sought direct fighting and only later adopted a subservient persona while retaining fierce competitive instincts.
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