For those who have actually played the game...
Are these two completely useless or doing whatever they're doing on purpose? Obviously the subtext is impossibly queer, regardless of if their relationship is actually romantic or sexual. But I can't imagine the Pokemon Company allowing it to be said aloud, and nowadays it sure seems like they expect the fanbase frothing over characters (and creatures) to drown out their own marketing.
^they're mostly just "haughty employer × annoyed employee" in the base game, with the (admittedly made-up) flavor of their dynamic being entirely mutual. in the DLC, Lebanne seems to actively defend her relationship with Jacinthe, but don't quote me on that. i didn't buy the fuckass DLC
Basically Lebanne went around challenging people(we've only heard girls saying the challenge) that if they can defeat her she'll become their partner no one could until she met Jacinthe who beat her through out the game she makes it clear she has no problem being a maid she just hates that she has to behave a certain way because the things she do could hurt Jacinthe's image so she can only let lose when the other SBC members are not around she makes it clear at the end of the base games she never planes on leaving Jacinthe and in the DLC they go more in depth about their relationship and how Lebanne is never happy because she feels because she can never beat Jacinthe she's not worthy to actually be with her and she's mad at herself for it later in the DLC one of the other women Lebanne challenged comes to battle her to become her partner and because of the Mc beats them in a double battle which makes Jacinthe mad because she knows that Lebanne sticks to her rule but she doesn't that time and make it clear they are partners and she has no plane on leaving her again Also their pokemon speaks to this because Lebanne has a full dragon type team but Jacinthe doesn't have a full fairy team because she has the corresponding fossil pokemon that of Lebanne's which is a rock/Ice type so that their lead pokemon match so Jacinthe breakes her trainer type to have the partner pokeon of Lebannes
^^ The gist I'm getting is that they were pretty useless about it in the base game, but the DLC actually gave them a conflict arc and they talked it out. Overall has a censored dub feel but still probably more direct than some sapphic manhua, and leaves room for fanworks across the spectrum.
^ Not sure if this is the controversy they were refereing to, but Lindsey Lohan attempted to sue Rockstar because she thought the blonde one was based on her.