>>56621619I get what you mean, but the alternative for unique/legendary pokemon is to sit in some fuckoff cave until a player decides to save in front of it and throw ultra balls until it submits. Pokemon has always narratively suffered from how it pushes a message of friendship and bonds while the simple act of catching pokemon is kidnapping at best and violent conscription at worst, never mind the implied brainwashing. Befriending a wild pokemon before it joins voluntarily is a step that should have been taken years ago, and Ogerpon at least has a story arc instead of being flatly handed to you within two minutes of meeting it.
