>>28562193>they already were offing poor peopleIt's a crappy way to pick who stays and who goes, but at least having the option to buy your way in means good things for the team.
1) The team doesn't have to rob and steal as it already has money. No distractions from your goals.
2) It gives people who aren't amazing trainers a chance to make it. Remember how he offers you a slot, no money involved, because you're good? Now, remember that most of the pokemon world is made up of non-combat trainers with maybe one "pet" pokemon.
3) By making the trainers who have NOT proven themselves pay money it reduces the chances of disloyal team members. Sunk Cost Fallacy at it's best.
Also, sadly, Lysandre has a point if the Pokemon world mirrors the real one. It currently would take multiple earths to comfortably sustain the human race. We're about 5 billion people over stable population. Most of earths' population is starving and suffering from our overpopulation, human and animal alike. Now, add creatures that are basically lesser gods into the mix and you see why he thinks actions need to be taken.
> Some more info on why Lysandre was on to something...http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/08/earth-overshoot-day-arrives-earlier-than-ever/> Earth Overshoot dayhttp://returntonow.net/2016/08/28/earth-overpopulated-no-cannot-live-state-texas/> Despite old adages, population is about resource use and not density. 