>>25041984Shin Megami Tensei-like mechanics.
Depending on the whims of the Pokemon they can either befriend you or want to kill you.
Obviously, people would have needed to have the balls
(no pun intended) to face them personally. Train hard to be able to beat the fuck of a Tyranitar, for example.
With the Pokeball people became unsufferable pussies, forgetting all about the old-style hard work to breed and befriend a mon, making it just as old people stories.
Yes, I left my autism flow.
