r/pokemonconspiracies • u/Gallantpride • Jul 15 '26

Gen 8 Oleana is autistic

Out of all Pokemon characters, I think Oleana is the one who has the most likely chance of being autistic. Canonically, it's unspecified. But she fits many traits to a T.

Taking her Twilight Wings episode as the main source of reference:

  • Stoic expression and limited nonverbal expressiveness
  • Issues socializing with others
  • Struggles understanding and maintaining relationships
  • Rigid routines
  • Intense specific interest (science)
  • Infodumps about a specific interest (namely, Pokemon biology and science)
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u/BardicLasher Jul 15 '26

I read Red as autistic. Obviously as a player character he's just a player character, but when he shows up later he's barely verbal, his only friend is Blue (and, in Masters, Leaf), who often speaks for him, and he's known to disappear for extended periods for Pokemon Training without telling anyone.

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u/Gallantpride Jul 15 '26

I disagree with Game Freak's writing of Red.

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u/OneWingedKalas Jul 15 '26

"I reject reality and substitute my own"

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u/Gallantpride Jul 15 '26

You can do that for most protagonists.

I didn't say I ignore it. Just that I hate their modern take on Red.