Oh yes, kids surely love a story that tells them, "No it's not okay to just "not know" what direction you're going in life. Instead, you should pick the first occupation that comes to mind!" This was THE worst aesop of a Pokemon story, cannot change my mind. I'm so angry for him. https://twitter.com/KizzityKaito/status/1252304938190770177

Most children will not know what they want to be in life until they explore & get to know the world better. The buildup was nice but ruined. Leon does not have more involvement in the plot than Lance /Cynthia, if anything, he kept the players from being involved which is boring

Also, Leon literally put off Rose to a breaking point because he didn't want to deal with Rose's anxiety, he just wanted to go and be a Pokemon trainer. That's not handling a problem as a Champ, he is partially at fault for not resolving it seemingly several times over.