>>31585178As someone else mentioned, there are religious beliefs in Pokemon. They're just not as in your face about it as real life religions are, and Pokemon religion seems more like Far East religions mostly. So if you're not familiar with Shinto etc., then it's easy to think religion is nonexistent in the franchise due to the fact that you're not familiar with any subtle religious references to franchise has shown. Also most legendaries are revered as deities, but much of this lost in dubbing or censorship. This was the case before Arceus was even thought of.
