>>46573723You do the same when trading a mon to evolve it or storing him in the bank.
Even you as a human have not a single atom in common without the you some years ago, but yet memories are still attached to your soul, just as they are to the monster you are changing.
>>46573741>>46573743t. soulless trainers
You'll never know the pride of your mon dodging attacks and hitting crits in crucial times, or surviving at 1 HP against all odds, ignoring paralysis and confusion 5 turns in a row to keep attacking.