>>47060107>guarantees them a free mealOr opens them up to the possibility of abuse/exploitation. If they were truly as intelligent as humans, they'd try to figure out ways to make the food come to them with minimal effort WITHOUT giving up their freedom. Start small tribes, develop agricultural societies of their own.
>Tentacruel from the animeFreaks of nature, but if we're veering this far from canon I'd love to see them stand up to some of the more elaborate Evil Team constructions. If they were truly as smart as humans, you'd see a LOT more territorial disputes happening all over the Pokemon world. Wars with Pokemon, even.
>apathetic at the end of the worldBecause at the end of the day, they are still animals.