>>58768181Pokemon is about pokemon. Much of the stories now are about human characters' personal issues.
Rocket is relevant because it is primarily about their abuse and stealing of pokemon while attempting to get the masterball for nefarious purposes, with its boss typing back to the gym challenge. Your rival itself is directly about progressing in the gym challenge. They're very simple but are centered on your personal goals of the game as to not take away from them.
You will reply to me with something disingenuous because that's the only kind of discussion you can have on /vp/
