Er...I don't think the Elite Four and Champion are the leaders of the Pokemon world's government any more than Michael Jordan is the leader of ours. Sure, a lot of world revolves around pokemon, and training them is the main focus of the games and show, but that<em>doesn't</em>mean the League is literally the government. That's why we have Officer Jennies running around, with Gym Leaders just being good Samaritans who help out with local issues, and why Red was free to go stand around inside a mountain instead of taking office.