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Okay there's something you fuckers need to understand about the Pokemon world. It is a lot more brutal than we are shown. Dragons and sea monsters are around every corner. The damn mice can kill a man by electrocution. Ask yourself. Why does everyone you ever meet work with and have Pokemon? What's the first advice we hear?
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take a pokemon."
They're not cute pets. They're dangerous monsters. Children train to use them against the wild. You capture every Pokemon you can find because that means there's one less to kill humans. The most powerful trainers are venerated as saviors. And gym leaders? They're not local celebrities. They're warlords. They hold the absolute authority in the towns they reside in. No central government ever tells them what to do.
The initial artwork before the first games also showcased trainers equipped with weapons, as the idea was to have the trainers fight alongside their monsters. This was eventually scrapped in order to make the franchise more kid-friendly unfortunately.
