>>39007840> grossly reductiveThat's just how humans think, you can't change it. They see a character design, they attribute personalities to them (even without knowing what they stand for). In fact, that's what character design is for.
Ex: Just by looking at Accelgor, you can tell that he's a fast ninja; You don't need to know deep lore to see that. I would even go out on a limb and say that people wouldn't really care, because they'd already know just by looking at him.
>Most Pokemon characters are just good designs with vague one-note characters, but N and Lillie are popular because they're actually fleshed out and defined in a way most Pokemon characters are notI highly doubt that. People (Normies) like them because of this reason exactly
>>39007881 . Granted, if they took the time to learn about their characters, they'd probably like them more, but the real reason people like them is because they've been crammed in our faces (in-game over exposure).