>>56505354>>56505379I was gonna mention the Slowpoke tail shit but didn't because according to the dex they don't feel pain in their tails, they fall off naturally, they grow back, and it's a common delicacy in different regions.
Even then though, Team Rocket was still kidnapping the beloved Slowpoke of Azalea Town, potentially exposing the Slowpokes to infection by lopping off their tails in a probably unsanitary way, and removing their main hunting/fishing tool. Still bad, but another reminder that Team Rocket was a shell of its former self.
I guess another thing you could add to the canon Pokemon abuse topic is the implication that Team Rocket was trafficking rare/endangered species of Pokemon in their Game Corner to spin a profit.
