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Did Pokemon fuck up with the way they sanitized the world?
>Pokemon are glorified pets
>wild Pokemon barely cause any trouble
>Pokemon battles are glorified sports
>society is wealthy, peaceful and technologically advanced
Meanwhile in Gen 1
>it wasn't clear what Pokemon were exactly (couldn't even interact with Ghost types at first)
>wild Pokemon were supposed to cause trouble everywhere
>battles were supposed to be cockfights
>crime was supposed to be rampant
This is why nothing interesting can happen and every plot comes down to a lone maniac almost destroying the world.