>>41550893No, I think they knew what they were doing. In Gen 3 Gardevoir is clearly designed as a "guardian angel" to pair with Wally, but in Mystery Dungeon they play the waifu thing completely straight.
Later waifus like Lopunny and Tsareena are overtly sexual, but Gardevoir was always supposed to be the true anime waifu that played on your feelings.
