>>380395362021 is the 25th anniversary of the franchise. It makes more sense to do Let's Go Johto in 2021 to celebrate the anniversary with a return to Johto and Kanto. Also, originally, Johto was released and takes place 3 years after Kanto, so from a timeline point of view it makes for the Let's Go games to mimic that release. I don't know why nobody uses logic to predict this.
Also, in Let's Go Kanto, Sabrina mentions another trainer like the player appearing in three years not two.