>>48377096>Context is very importantfuck off, "context" on /vp/ means "please believe my delusions"
>Just because something is a monster doesn't mean they all share a universal context. Digimon for example has monsters that are digital creatures, in SMT the monsters take the role of Gods and spirits. I literally never said this isn't the case. Learn to read.
>We know because we have visual cues and even Oak telling us directly that Pokémon can be kept as pets when speaking to us specifically.Oak literally said they escape the normal evolutionary tree.
> Indeed people view Pokemon as animals that when the question about pokefucking gets asked many default to calling it zoophilia irregardless of the pokemon in question. PETA has even used pokemon as part of their campaigns and I'm sure they've never used a Digimon.Yes anon, people unfamiliar with pokemon's premise like you are not familiar with pokemon's premise.
And yes anon, pokemon is more popular than Digimon
>is gen they added Pokémon toys based off real pet toys for you to play with your pokemon.By that logic robots are animals as there are interactable robots.
>Why depict pokemon living like wild animals?Because many are inspired by those.
>The answer is simple, they're trying to evoke a certain image. Yes anon, pokemon designs are inspired by things.