>>18731174Agatha took over Giovanni's gym? Didn't knew about that, when this happened?
As for the Lorelei, I think her name in Japan was the same, additionaly in Pokemon Puzzle League (a game based on anime) she was known as Lorelei, weird.
Pic related suggest that they planned to introduce the whole Elite 4 in Kanto and Gary was meant to be part of it. It shows early design of Lance and Agatha, which were never used. I remember seeing it in real, I think it coems from some traditional game based on anime.