>>54761471>>54761472The quintessential ideals of America, dreams and freedom, are prominent themes in the various interactions with other trainers. Cheren dreams of becoming the strongest Pokemon trainer in all of Unova, and Bianca refuses to be held back by her father from following her own dreams of becoming a Pokemon master. N's willingness to question the status quo, and spread new ideas about Pokemon liberation, demonstrate the American tradition of free speech as the birthplace for new ways of thinking. Much like how N's dialectic on Pokemon freedom is widely disseminated across Unova, America's discourse on civil liberties sets a trend for nations across the globe.
While future Pokemon regions were able to draw visual inspiration from other nations, none of them captured the spirit of a nation and its people in the way Unova had done. Like many before who had dared to innovate, Game Freak's avante-garde approach faced notable resistance. Regrettably, the mixed reception of Black and White discouraged Pokemon from taking creative risks, and the franchise returned to their strategy of nostalgia and one-off gimmicks. Pokemon will likely never attempt a reinvention of the franchise like they did with Unova. However, the existence of Pokemon Black and White serve as a tangible record of the one time Pokemon dared to look beyond Japan and instead channeled the spirit of America to redefine what a Pokemon game could be.
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I've been seeing a lot of people discuss how Black and White were when Pokemon peaked, so I wrote this political satire to express my views on the matter.
