>>40395718Then you didn't understand Gen 1's design philosophy. Pokemon were creatures that were expressive. They were designed with human traits and personalities, Togepi, Mewtwo, Charizard, Ash's Pikachu (Kanto), Iris' dragonite etc.
They are your friends, your comrades who you befriend and go into the world with.
If you dont understand soul. And are even grasping at slandering me with "zoomer" then again, you didnt understand Gen 1, didnt see the Kanto anime or weren't there for pokemania. Pikachu version explains this plain and simple.
Here's a video showing what pokemania could feel like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dl7YF5Mr8QThe colors thing really is semantics you're bringing out. Trying to be as nice as possible here. But they have a similar set of colors.