>>38675397Glad you liked it! And yeah, you've got a pretty good idea of it.
Pokemon, like humans, are going to have their own intrinsic traits, stuff that's prevalent in pretty much all of them, but at the same time, they're still their own individuals, they're not cookie-cutter cutouts. I think natures do a halfway decent job of showing this in the games, at least the idea is there that different Pokemon can behave differently, even if they're the same kind of Pokemon.
I liked your description based on stats, though, that's clever!
>>38676219Oh, there's a good question.
I'm a little different than most of the anons here, since I don't want to be a Pokemon, but I can at least my perspective on... Poké-love, as you put it so nicely!
It's not even really that I desire Poké-love, but rather that I desire a partner/SO in general. If I was a trainer, I feel like that would end up being a Pokemon instead of a human, since I'd spend pretty much all of my time with them and bond so much with them.
A big part of my personality is my desire to care for others, so a SO is sort of an embodiment, or at least extension, of that.
They're someone I care for, protect, and cherish above all others, even myself. They're the one person that gets my complete, unfettered, and unconditional caring and love.
So, I have a strong desire to have someone in my life that I can devote myself to in that way. My truest sense of purpose in life, taking care of them. To be someone's, have them be mine back, and to have that closeness with another soul
My Pokemon would be such close companions to me that it's relatively easy to simply swap a human out for one of my Pokemon, the only real change would be appearance and the fact that the Pokemon probably has a stronger sense of protection/subservience than a typical human would, which is all fine by me.
So really, my desire for Poké-love is more just an extension of my desire for a lifelong partner in general.
Thanks for the question!
