>>30110217Yeah, this thought crossed my mind as well.
>ancient, powerful Pokemon that actively watch over their islands and physically protect them if necessary>just catch them and stick them in a boxThen again in ORAS you can summon Lati@s whenever you want despite it being in the box as well, so it's probably not a big deal. Alternatively if something goes wrong it's your responsibility as Alolan Champion to do something about it, so having the Guardians on your side makes sense.