>>33747041It though I understood what you were bitching about at first but now I don't.
>Because it's the protector of the forest, it wasn't some sort of godlike beingAnd how is this any better or worse than being the representative of the forest? It is still treated like a god since people have an altar for it and an have legends around its existence. You latter complain about other legendaries being vague but can argue the same thing about Celebi considering it can travel back in time for no reason whatsoever, what does time have to do with being the guardian of the forest? The musketeers just fight for justice, they don't represent anything, but you call them vague shit, isn't this what you wanted either?
>Gen 3 was the first game to directly assign an element or aspect of nature to its legendary PokemonThe legendary birds were the model for every legendary trio that came after and were said to have created something.
And since we are on the subject of vague shit, Raikou, Entei, Suicune are said to represent the the lighting that struck the tower, the fire, and the rain that put it out.
>Dialga and Palkia are the same, they have moves that directly alter time and spaceAlright, so what's the problem? Zapdos lives in thunderstoms too, it this okay just because you don't call it the representation of thunder?
>As the Pokemon became more powerful there was less room to remain vague and mysticalWhich is why I mentioned that gen 5 pulled it back. Try to not contradict yourself and explain what you actually want.
Also I'd argue that palkia and dialga are pretty rare and mystical considering they are some of the most powerful pokemon ever and rarely show up so not much is know about them.
The way I see it is that the humans themselves from the pokemon world are the responsible for assigning their roles more than the pokemon themselves o even Arceus. Maybe Celebi isn't just the guardian of some shitty forest in Johto but the locals choose to venerate it as one.
