So Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have been out long enough for a proper analysis so we start off advent by doing just that.

After going through the Gym Leader run, you start to piece together that the Gym Leaders are all adults with real jobs.
Katy is a baker.
Brassius is a gardener/artist.
Iono is a vtuber.
Kofu owns a fish restaurant.
Larry is an office worker.
Ryme is an aging rapper.
Tulip is a fashion influencer.
Grusha is a former snowboarder.
But each leader hides a deeper emotion.
Katy has to keep up a mask as she knows she's way more powerful but because her gym is nearest the Academy she inevitably has to hold back.
Brassius looks the part of the tortured artist, looking drained and constantly frustrated.
Iono spends her entire gym fight caring more about subscribers than how well she does her job.
Kofu is so focussed on trying to make one job succeed, he forgets he has another.
Ryme is clinging onto the notion that rap is still popular despite not being a big hit for decades.
Tulip is so busy it's surprising she even had time to fight.
And Grusha is contemplating life after a forced retirement from snowboarding due to an injury.
But it's Larry who makes for a very real gym leader, he's an overworked office worker, who looks burned out, lost the will to live, despite being voiceless you could hear Larry being monotone, he also looks reluctant to fight despite doubling as an Elite Four member.
Why does this matter? Think how old Pokemon is and figure out the ages of the audience who started with Gen 1.
You'd probably get 30 something or even 40 year olds, while all Gym Leader portray a different kind of adult, Larry hits the nail of being the most real, something that even my 30 something self is going through with my own job.
Not so much a warning, but a reality.