>>28382461Simple explanation Old Chum. It's Gladion. He's the "enforcer", enforcing the grunts to do cruel shit and villifying Skulls already thuggish reputation further. It's clear he's from Aether, maybe he's a double agent? If Aether "saves" the Pokemon brutalized by Skull, wouldn't it make sense for an inside man to "enforce" cruel treatment of Pokemon under Skull so that Aether looks like good guys while getting more Pokemon for experiments?
