>>46693721>Actual literal magic is a terrible idea>In a series that started with the actual literal dead ghost of a Pokemon, literal miko getting possessed, and a literal purification circle in the same location>In a series that had the Pokemon in question use magic to fulfill a little girl's desires, an onion can time travel, a magic bird resurrect more Pokemon as legendary beasts, and then retconned that bird and it's counterpart to be summonable by magic bells and kagura (which again, is magic Miko stuff)>In a series where a whale and two lizards can alter the natural landscape through nature energy and respond to magic orbs and prayers, golems can be made from natural elements, dolls can come to life, and a fairy grants wishes.Alright, even if you want to argue that those examples from just the first three gens (and additional content made from them) don't count how is the Rune Master not blatantly magic using the excuse of "Hidden Power" to hand wave class features? Are you ignoring the LITERAL FLOATING RUINS that are even canon to the spinoff this guy is basing half his character concept from? Like I get it, we want to avoid cringe shit, but this concept isn't that offensive.
