>>53295436>no animals from the real world existThis is false. The original games have Pokédex entries that refer to real animals. Episodes from the first season also have animals.
>Shudo rarely calls Pokémon monsters except in like two specific instances instead describing Pokémon as animalsEither he is describing them as monsters or as animals. "Rarely" also implies that he still sometimes refers to them as monsters.
>>53296119>TPC has been telling merchandisers since the 90s not to refer to Pokémon as monstersFalse. Your statement is saying that TPC has been telling people to not refer Pokémon as "monsters" from the very moment that they created the game "Pocket Monsters" Nintendo and Game Freak created The Pokémon Company in April of 1998. Gold and Silver were released in Japan still using the title of "Pocket Monsters" in 1999. But the final nail in the coffin to prove your claim of TPC not wanting people to call Pokémon "monsters" since the 90s as false is shown with the release of Crystal. December 14, 2000, still has "Pocket Monsters" on the box and cartridge art.
It's one thing to make a claim that TPC is trying to shift away from referring to Pokémon as "monsters" is one thing, but don't try to erase history by making false statements. Ultimately "Pokémon" was created as a shorthand term for "Pocket Monsters" and that will never change.
My evidence also shows that even an official Pokémon writer can get some details incorrect.
