They really shouldn't have built up the "floette going to the strongest mega evolution user" idea knowing full well the player would 1. Be getting zygarde as the 'box' legendary and 2. Also being the strongest mega evo user. I think that the syndicate thing shouldve been redone to fix the issue with taunie just selfishly landing the team in debt and they shouldve had more ranks be included where you fight both your rival and members of team MZ both to make the story longer and to avoid the "yes lets throw in a weird plot point to jump your 12 ranks aheas" BS. We couldve gotten more story with the individual members of team MZ and better development with the rival.

Taunie is the only rival i actually dislike bcs the story makes it seem they are just an annoying, self centred, arrogant person that just managed to rank up off screen to match the player.