>>45027694>>45027657>>45027617I'm not saying that all relationships with Pokemon and Humans would be bad by the way. Both parties could treat their spouse/partner with complete respect and trust just as any normal relationship would be, its just legally and in terms of the Pokemon Universe at its core... Pokemon aren't really 'True' equals. They are more like separate mysterious creatures that their world views as different and is at its best treated more like your child and at its worse your dog or less. Pokemon aren't normally treated exactly as equals even if they should be in some/many cases. Its why I believe you don't see a lot of talking Pokemon, because if you introduce that as the norm, it causes problems with Pokemon being less 'Monsters' and more 'Human' and that's not what they are going for.