I think that stemmed mostly from when some people thought the formation of the Pokemon League would be the actual settling of the region, when in this case the cities and governments have been established since before this particular Elite Four showed up and set up a new League. Though back on the original topic, I guess I don't mind so much as long as the League is actually sufficiently far enough away from everything that it's not just a tourist attraction. I guess it depends, though; in Unova, you can tell those guys are pretty much just off in their own little world past Victory Road, but in Kanto, they seem a little more accessible and outgoing.