I know it's the oldest joke in the series but do you ever get sad when you think about the actual premise of Pokemon
I would never want to put my pets in a situation where they could get hurt and in Pokemon that IS the game. I know they kinda handwave it and that's probably the best way to do it because there's no way you can sell that as a non disturbing premise
Pokemon is about torturing small animals. Full stop. The only way to enjoy the series is to ignore that.