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[grapecape]

What makes Pokemon different from humans?

When a human has a desire, they collect Pokemon and go to fulfill it. That is how this world works.

When a Pokemon has a desire, what do they do?

Why must the free lives of Pokemon be the cost of a human's wish to act?

Who decided that Pokemon were possessions to be bought and sold and bartered with?

All beings think and feel and wish.

Please consider this.

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Comments

[islandshore]

Is it really that different from owning a pet? Where I'm from, people purchase animals and care for them all the time. The big difference in this world is the emphasis on battles and breeding.

Yeah, maybe it's harsh to let humans dictate how they'll live their lives, but I can't say I've ever encountered a Pokémon that's complained. Some don't like battles as much as the others, but they go for it anyway, and I usually let them call the shots in battle since they're the ones in the middle of the action. Drilling them on strategies and trusting them enough to handle the rest is a fair compromise, I'd say.

As for buying and selling them, the eggs trainers breed will never be like the ones raised in the wild. It's not as simple as letting them lose and having them fend for themselves; even if you did, some other trainer could catch them anyway. Isn't it better to let them go to trainers you can trust, who will (hopefully) raise them right?

Granted, I select Pokémon based on my battling preferences and having a broad selection of types to work with, so maybe I'm not the best guy to ask.

[grapecape]

You sound like a good person.