>>30101577I guess it's like an internship, and they need to make room for the scabs who are hired from within the foundation(this prospect motivates those lower on the totem pole, like the people in blue shirts that heal your team/open the barricades) to promote upward mobility. In practice, the job is probably handed off via nepotism.
At 20 they're probably expected to join an actual Pokemon research workforce or take a shot at being the kahuna, if the current one is looking to step down.
