One of the renowned Pokémon writers has stated that a character in the anime could be a lesbian. It is a more than authorized word to define the sexual orientation of the anime characterizations, which she wrote over a long period of time.
This character in particular appears in Pokémon from the first arcs, the one from the Orange Islands to be more specific. This confirms that the sexodioversity is present in children’s seriesindirectly in this case, for decades and little by little it has been opening up to normalize this situation today.
According to a review by IGN Latam, the main writer of the Kanto, Orange Islands and Johto arcs, Takeshi Shudo, says that Professor Ivy was a lesbian. That would be the explanation to understand why Brock got really bad when he heard his name.
To this day I still think why Brock always got weird when Professor Ivy was mentioned to him, rumors say it was a man. #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/rJi4VhMHiu
– 🐙 より (Yori Akito). 🧙🏻♂️ (@AkitoYori) March 18, 2023
For those who don’t remember, Brock leaves Ash and Misty on their adventure to stay with Professor Ivy, to start a sentimental and work relationship. However, soon after the plans fall through and he returns with his Pokémon trainer friends.
When they asked him about what happened or said his name, Brock plunged into a deep depressive crisis without explaining what had happened; We were too young for it to be explained to us so openly at that time.
Fortunately, tools have already been found so that this topic is not taboo.