public class BaseLocator {
    public BaseLocator(AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver){
        PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(15)), this); //This is the faulty code
    }
}

public class ArticleListPageLocators extends BaseLocator {

    @AndroidFindBy(xpath = "//android.view.ViewGroup")
    List<WebElement> articles;

    public ArticleListPageLocators(AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver){
        super(driver);
    }
}

public class ArticleDetailPage extends BasePage {
    ArticleDetailPageLocators locators;
    public ArticleDetailPage(AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver){
        super(driver);
        locators = new ArticleDetailPageLocators(driver);
    }
}

public class BasePage {

    protected final AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver;

    public BasePage(AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver){
        this.driver = driver;
    }
}

public class ArticleListTest extends BaseTest {

    @Test
    public void testSomething(){
        ArticleListPage page = new ArticleListPage(driver); // Error is thrown here that chains until pageFactory.initelements

        for (ArticleElement article: page.getVisibleArticles()){
            System.out.println(article);
        }

    }
}