>>27946966>Headcanon ThreadShit, sure- I've got a fucking ton.
-Pokemon Trainer Culture
>Mono-type teams are the NORM in the Pokemon world: it is significantly easier to feed, take care of and understand the needs of your Pokemon when they're all the same type or egg group. >Most People don't even catch Pokemon that are outside of their home or work environment, I.E: Gardeners have grass Pokemon, Fishermen have fish, urban people have urban Pokemon, Psychic people have psychic pokemon and Gym nuts find themselves bonding with fighting-types. >The obvious exception are the expert level "pro" trainers who invest their entire lives into Pokemon training, but these people are rare exceptions. >The odd "obsessive" ones though are the Hex/Bug/Poke-Manics who are the "Otakus" of their respective types and obsessive over Ghost, Bugs and the Monster-Egg-group respectfully. -Getting your first Pokemon
>The vast majority of people don't get a stereotypical "starter" pokemon, most people: buy them from vendors, are given/inherit a Pokemon from a family member, befriend a wild Pokemon or simply catch one weaker than themselves to train and grow(think most youth/child trainers). >Even then there are people who literally just sell or give away eggs/young pokemon that they don't have room for at home or can't otherwise take care of.-Pokemon "literacy".
>Most people aren't very aware of the Pokemon outside of their own region in the same way real people aren't familiar with foreign animals n' so forth.>Someone from Kanto would be familiar with Pokemon from Kanto and a few from Johto, but if you asked them if they knew what a Spinda or Mudkip was they'd only give you the vaguest information. 