>>47455300Nature is brutal and mindless. Captivity might not be the ideal for Pokemon, but surely not having the comforts of human civilization is worse? I do agree that the general theme of friendship and then having Pokemon do battle is hard to swallow though.
Also why I think pic related is bizarre. He obviously treats his Pokemon with the greatest care, so why release them after every battle? You don't have to be separate to be equal. There are even Pokemon that could probably build civilizations of their own (though mostly Psychic types)
