https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Storage_System>>54578241This is incorrect, and only furthers my point. They show off in the very first episode of the pokemon anime that pokemon in the cartoon can leave their ball when they choose. It creates the bristly attitude for pikachu in the early episodes. That you would point to something arbitrary decades later as a point showcases your limited and cherry picked information.
Every creative head in every company that's ever interacted with Pokemon as a franchise gets to create their own headcanon or lore that flies in the face of pre established ideas.
It's best to treat each game as a one off continuity at this point.
You're either dumb, or arguing in bad faith, but this is my last post in this thread.
These are the kinds of points and arguments people who masturbate to gardevoir wives on Furaffinity make. Everyone do yourself a favor and let the dialogue fall to the wayside.