>>45354110>they’re much closer to humans than they are to like a cat or a dog>Because there is such a closer relationship between humans and Pokémon, most people in the Pokémon world probably wouldn’t want to use Pokémon in such a manner as making them work to do something.Uhh..... people literally make each other work as part of modern life. It's only because they're animals that it becomes weird and comes off more like slavery. And even then, the new game literally has "Pokejobs" lmao. And yes, the Voltorbs and Electrodes in Gen 2, and literal Machoke moving van workers