>>44212196>Misty, Erika, Sabrina>Whitney, Jasmine, Claire>Roxanne, Flannery, Winona... and Liza>Gardenia, Maylene, Candice, and maybe Fantina?>Elesa, Skyla, and Iris... half the time. Roxie might complete the trio? And then Lenora>Viola and Korrina. I... don't know if Valerie was intended to be a waifu. I don't think Olympia is either way.>Mallow, Lana, and... Acerola? Olivia? Art-chan? (I mean, we all know it's Lillie, but...)>Nessa, Bea, and MelonySo, the power trio is sorta consistent throughout Pokemon. Liza spoils the pattern first, but is a debatable exception. Fantina might or might not be an exception, I dunno.
Gen 5 is the first unquestionable break from the trend, with Iris being version exclusive until BW2 filled the void properly.
Gen 6 comes down to your definition of Valerie, gen 7 kinda has 3, and gen 8 has 3... but Bea and Melony are version exclusive, and you can't have the trio on one game.
So, this might be a pattern?
Goddammit, they've been pulling an Evangelion the whole fucking time.