>>56726751>real animalThat’s the thing; Pokemon are essentially just fantasy animals. No matter what happens, no matter what the pokephiles think, Pokemon will not be intelligent or sapient enough to do anything other than pick berries. Outside of a now-dead spin-off series (Mystery Dungeon), Pokemon don’t have the capacity to form their own community, economy, and culture.
>Nala from the Lion KingNo, you’re projecting here, you weirdo. I used Lola because she came from a very popular childhood movie, was designed to resemble a conventionally attractive human (skin-colored fur, hair ontop of said fur), and had the same social standing as a human being. Compare that to a Zoroark, which lives in the woods despite having the magic ability to mimic humans, and when that magic ability isn’t active, it behaves no different from a fox standing on two legs.
This also applies to Meowscarada and Incineroar. They’re literal fursonas with human jobs, but they still have the same social standing as real-life animals, and will eat a bowl of literal dog food on the floor. The anime you frequently source as “proof” for their sapience thinks so as well.
>I too prefer anthropomorphic PokémonLiar. Moreover, no goalposts have been moved, thank you very much.
