>>53993734They don't have a range. They're "just getting by" according to Masuda, they're "like cats and dogs" according to Tajiri, and their thoughts are "less complex than human thoughts" according to Colress.
>But Pokemon have built incredibly complex technology! Pokemon have shown complex humanlike thoughts! The pokedex says they have superhuman intelligence! Some of them are even GODS!Yes, that's all true, but they're also simple beasts who are mentally inferior to humans, who own them as pets.
>But that's retarded!Yes. Pokemon is an egregiously poorly constructed franchise created by retards. This is the reality of the Pokemon world.