User blog comment:ScottKazama/Future Anime Wishlists for Sword & Shield/@comment-38670370-20190301123344/@comment-1693281-20190629153742

Lillie, Kiawe & Mallow are definitely too busy with their family business at Alola in the end. The only companions who are available free would be Sophocles (if indeed happen to move to Galar), Lana, Serena, Misty, May, Dawn & Iris, thus compare to Advance Generation, such as having 2 male companions, being the first to have more female companions than male companions