Gladion doesn't seem like a person who cares about the well being of his pokemon to me. At least not that much. I think that, because he shares a resemblance with Lillie and Lusamine, people just assumed that he was the same way. You could say that he cares for Type:Null and stole it from the Aether Foundation so that it couldn't get hurt but, if I'm correct, it was never confirmed that Type:Null was created by the Aether Foundation in the first place. I think that he is similar to Silver in that he seeks power. He's with Team Skull, so I don't think he really cares about pokemon that much.Maybe he's on Team Skull because he plans on defeating Guzma and becoming the new Boss to carry out his own plans. And he has Type:Null because trying to defeat Type:Null is like trying to defeat a legendary pokemon (Which the average person can't do).
So, I think it's mostly a power thing, but it's possible that his motives are the exact opposite.
Also (Not trying to be rude), why do people consider him a rival? (If he is a rival. it'd probably be like Wally, because I doubt we battle him early on)
I'm pretty sure that they would've elaborated a little more on it if he was the rival this gen.
So, I think it's mostly a power thing, but it's possible that his motives are the exact opposite.
Also (Not trying to be rude), why do people consider him a rival? (If he is a rival. it'd probably be like Wally, because I doubt we battle him early on)
I'm pretty sure that they would've elaborated a little more on it if he was the rival this gen.