>>48501456Same, I can explain that desire with one word: escapism.
Life often can often be overwhelming, expectations put on top of expectations, the need to wear a mask as to not be ostracized which leads to self loathing, the need to do complicated tasks without breaks, trying to confide in people will often lead to "you could have it worse, stop whining" which leads to frustration and makes you feel like a waste of space and alone in a cold apathetic world so you try your best to not be a burden even though it makes you miserable to wear the mask and say "I'm fine"
but then you see a pokemon with it's trainer/owner, a simple existence where they care for the pokemon or in this case you unconditionally, the only thing you have to do is try your best at the thing you want to do be it battle or contest or just being there as a pet since not everyone is interested in such things though it's more like being a precious treasure then a pet and if you mess up it's no issue and no pressure, getting hurt isn't much of an issue either your trainer will be there for you
if I had to be a pokemon I'd like to be a whimsicott, l could still wear clothing if need be, I'd live with a cute girl who maybe wanted to do contests or just relax and collect my cotton for plushies as a job, having everyone gush about how cute I was, getting cuddled at night, I could float about on the wind, eat poke-puffs/berries/beans/cubes/poffins/etc there would be no pressure, not sure if I'd start off as an egg and evolve or just be thrown into transforming into one, it'd be kinda like living like a spoiled prince/princess if I had to make a comparison.
