>>45877188I think you have it right. We view Pokémon as a collective, but the intelligence of an Alakazam or a Gadevoir is very different from a Ratatta or a Spinorak. I think certain species Pokemon would be accepted as our equals while others would be seen as advanced animals.
Sort of like if an alien race were to meet up with ours. We can fuck the intelligent ones, but we wouldn't fuck the beasts the same way we'd be appalled if they tried to fuck our dogs and cows.