>>34415604Archie does mention that humans are basically destroying pokémon habitats, doesn't he? He wanted to reset the world with a controlled flood so pokémon could get a better life. He may as well had Jirachi's future wellbeing as his original motivation.
>Why was he so attached to it?He got the one in a million chance to meet a mythical pokémon who is only awake every thousand years according to legend and be their friend for the time it was awake, enough to take a selfie with it and Shelly. I mean, who wouldn't get attached to it?
>>34415700Well ORAS Archie already knew the kid and their skill before fighting them the first time. Not the same happened with RR Archie.
As for Giovanni he was in an "all or nothing" final battle so I guess that's why he takes defeat better than, for example, the Gio we battle in the PWT, who takes defeat quite badly.