8) Mercy was Champion of Galar for a few years to help out Spikemuth (therefore Piers & Marnie). The town used the money & attention to renovate, get more people come by or even live there.

Then Gloria took the title (at Mercy's relief), and Mercy became Spikemuth's Bug Gym Leader alongside Marnie

That’s because most of her critics are poc or part of the lgbtq+ community, so it’s gonna be seen as incredibly strange for Viv to compare them all to fascists just cus of one dude