>>29268672>>29269367>>29270141>>29270536I think they're supposed to be hair strands.
Looking again with that in mind I can see now that she does indeed have a furrowed brow instead of a "what the fuck" confused expression, which is nice.
I don't dislike her looking nicer or anything, but being shown the other trainer focusing IS A nice part of Ace trainers for me. They're my favorite class só I'm biased.
That said, uh. Her face and hair are nice and all, but the outfit just looks dumb. Dumber than ketchup Johto ATs