I'm not surprised at all.
Since it doesn't show up immediately, knowing about Lovander would have required doing actual research and not just regurgitating the same drivel as every other gaming "journalism" site.
Considering how many pokemon people would like to have as their waifu's... Paleworld was sure to have one or more Gardevoir?
I had to google pokemon waifu for a name. I never got into the games like my brother who where the target audience in 98.