>>27729903Look. Either way, the kid's getting a Pokémon. You give it to them, that's great. You don't, they'll find a way. They love the fucking things.
Now, your kid has a creature of variable destructive power under their control. You can send them out into the world to learn and grow through shared experiences with their new companion...
...or you can have them go through puberty under your roof, while still controlling said creature of variable destructive power.
Yeah, that's what I thought.