>>55186746Paldea canonically barely has any challengers in their circuit an interest is at an all time low. We constantly see Geeta's efforts to revitalize their league, to the point of micromanaging the the gym leaders so much they start to hate her for it. She's even trying to fucking steal people from BB to bring back to Paldea. A place that has strong people doesn't have to go overseas to headhunt.
Everything about Paldea indicates that their circuit is piss-weak. (you) and Nemona are practically the only exceptions, further proven by how Nemona couldn't find a single person up to her level until (you) arrived. Nemona is a literal big fish on a small pond.