>>58320715>anon missed the crucial info in Gen 7 that confirmed kids become adult scomparable to real-world reckoningsTrial Captains retire at 20 (implying 21 as age of Majority), thus no adult stands as Trial Captain (as it's all about teaching kids to grow into responsible adults). So a 16 year old very much still is a child, despite the difference in presentation and setting between our real world and the fictional game universe.
Game Freak are furry, not kiddy-fiddlers. hence why they err towards promoting poképhilia and not pushing kiddy-fiddling in any shape or form (sadly, like kid's TV production, it attracts paedos like booze brings wasps).