>>45022468It should be.
>>45022655And because regulating that is not easy and also other people could just capture them instead and now they are legally owned by another person. Its more reasonable to assume something like Rhyme City as the bases: Pokemon don't live in the wild and instead live in the city, Pokemon Battling is outlawed, Pokemon Trainers are banned, and Poke Balls are prohibited. This land would be the place where Pokemon and People could get into relationships because they all live equally and in harmony in the city, it would also be a great excuse to have more talking Pokemon like Meowth show up.