>>47794163>you're still obligating your pokemon to obey you.Good we agree, this is YOU the PERSON doing this, not the object. That's all that matters. In this way a Pokeball is no different from a gun or any other weapon really. Though in the case of a ball, its not one to one with a leash or a gun. If a Human's like "That's it time out!" then tries to bring them back into the ball, the Pokemon can freely bounce the ball back or break it, etc. Its one of the reasons why I think most evil teams don't use Pokeballs to capture wild mons and instead use cages and prisons, and chains. Pokeballs are really ineffective for that.
>why does articuno suddenly care or understand what a badge represents?Using a Traded Pokemon like that, that Pokemon likely knows what a Badge is. Its last Trainer had those badges and has seen a strong team before, and it knows that you don't have them. You who lack those badges do not command respect/trust/obedience, so they won't listen to you. You need to prove your worthy of them, by going out and getting that badge then they'll listen to you because they know you have the skill requirements they're looking for.
