>>46502629>>Misty is scared of bugs because that's a reasonable fear a young girl can develop, making her more relatable to potential viewersExcept that bugs in the Pokemon universe are 10x more friendly, appealing and approachable than most real life bugs. Plus, they're not as overabundant and annoying as bugs like cockroaches and mosquitos. Misty's fear of bugs can only make sense from our perspective, but not from a in-universe perspective where ghost and psychic types are far more scary and dangerous.
