giovanni has a weird sense of honor that causes him to disband team rocket after you beat him in his capacity as a gym leader. not even in a team rocket capacity. and that sense of honor probably prevents him from throwing hands with children.
rse archie might not win the fight but oras archie has no excuse
ghetsis is too old and he has other underhanded ways to beat your ass anyway
lysandre probably cares too much about his drip to throw hands
(TW: Abuse) guzma canonically got hit with golf clubs as a child and his whole team is made up of burnouts who probably have bad relationships with their parents. physically fighting a child would hit way too close to home
team yell and team star are mickey mouse evil teams whose goals do not involve beating up children
chairman rose thinks heās the good guy and is in a position where he needs to care about his public image, which would not look good if people found out he threw hands with a child
