You really didn ' t pay attention to the story in the slightest and it shows . lol . Team Skull wasn ' t supposed to have a motive or be super safisticated . It was the most realistic gang of all the Teams in Pokemon . Guzma came from a physically abusive house hold and eventually fought back and ran off . Forming Team Skull and taking in other social rejects or troubled youths . None of the Team Skull Grunts are even evil . They just care for one another . And its clear as day when you get stopped by the 6 Grunts when Guzma follows Lusamine into the Ultra Beasts world . They all comfront the Main Character wanting to know if they can get Guzma back . Even their Admin chick wants you to get him back . They stick up for each other . They don ' t wanna destroy the galaxy . Don ' t wanna rule the world . They are just people who want to feel like they belong . And they do shitty things like Vandalize shit and steal Pokemon . Petty Crimes . Gang thingsPostGame even some of them are learing to be Sumo ' s from Hau so they can help people and rescue folk since Team Skull disbanded . There ' s so much more about how well developed each character is the trope complaint for Sun and Moon you made is completely unjustified .