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Do you think the Elite Four and Champion hold any political power or influence? And if yes, to what degree? Do they really run the whole show, or are we simply presented a distorted view of the pokéworld due to focusing only on pokémon-related matters?
To me,it seems strange to choose the leaders of a region based on their pokémon battling prowess (not to mention having them on standby to face a challenger at any time), but Ghetsis and Team Plasma felt they could take over Unova by having N become champion. This, in addition to Lt. Surge using Electric-types in the war, leads me to believe the E4, Champ and Gym Leaders actually hold some sort of military commanding position, to train and oversee regular trainers if a new war ever were to break out. But what do you think?