>>34522010So the evil team of that gen was basically peta and they preached about how catching pokemon is basically slavery.
So they steal and then release pokemon.
There is also some shady shit going in that organization, but there were a lot of people that genuinly believed in that cause and started a pokemon safety facility for mons abused bybtheir trainers in the sequel.
But to boil it down for you a lot of pokemon love their trainers just like how many pets love their owner and like always their are shitty people who abuse their pets, but that doesn't mean no one should be allowed to have a pet.