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The trans movement in Japan is not even close to the shitstorm of a movement that's happening in Canada, parts of Europe, and America. If Pokemon is making a conscious decision to do this to "appeal to people of all genders" and not just out of streamlining to speed things up, then people need to realize the Japanese devs are doing it with Japanese transgender beliefs in mind, not with Americans.
For the Japanese, this is a simple change and nobody bats at an eye at it. For Westerners, it's a fucking political statement that outs yourself as Trump supporter or some bullshit.