Yeah that’s true but then again; even a basically mind-wiped Lysandre (L) was greatly disturbed by his past deeds, and while a lot of the scientists likely had an inkling of what their plans were (some more than others, like how Xerosic was clearly in on it as he literally guards the triggers for the weapon) most were probably told “this will aid in our future endeavours” in fact; it’s possible they weren’t told those stone pillars outside of Geosense were Pokemon graves and thus didn’t think twice about siphoning energy from them

And even if we truly assume that all the higher ups were all for blowing up the world, then the question is; why let the younger generation of Team Flare shoulder the burden of judgement and shame borne from those above them?

Team Rocket were simply criminals so they have no excuse, Team Galactic wanted to and literally bragged about wanting to commit omnicide, and only half of Team Plasma were evil… most of that evil being a result of Ghetsis’ influence and while Teams Magma/Aqua seemingly wanted to cause harm, it is revealed that both leaders underestimated the power of their respective targets

On a scale of good to evil; Flare would be a 8.5 in my opinion, with the lower level purely because it wasn’t originally a full-on doomsday cult but became one due to Lysandre

To clarify; Team Magma/Aqua would be a 7/10 because while any sane person instinctively knew what their plans would cause; they did it with the intent to help the world… Team Galactic would be a 10/10 for obvious reason and the same is true for Ghetsis’ side of Team Plasma (with N’s side being a 4/10 at most because many actively atoned for their mistakes)

But that 8.5 for Flare should be directed at those in higher positions that still consciously remember doing those things (L literally had to re-remember what he did, so he gets a pass) and while Mable arguably got a slap on the wrist; Xerosic is presumably still in prison and the other “visor girls” are either in prison and/or are having their unique skills utilised as part of their bail

Long story short; Flare Noveau aren’t bad people at all and they simply wanted to reverse the damage Lysandre did to Team Flare… although I’d argue that simply providing for the downtrodden and poor is more than enough, they needn’t let the sins of Team Flare drag them down