>>49626787Yes, being contained by a ball-shaped prison theyre indefinitely bound to, unless if the trainer who owns the ball frees them, and fighting other creatures for the entertainment and wealth of your owner is so much better than having your own free will.
They’re just shown as being “happy” with this containment because they’re the core of a franchise aimed at children. A fun one full of character and charm, sure, and it’s easy to suspend your beliefs since this is contained in an entirely digital setting, but pokemon is literally just glorified cockfighting.
>>49626820You have no idea what equality means, it means that they’re not bound by chains invented by their capturers so they have the ability to decide what they want to do with their lives, and they no longer get called pocket fucking monsters. Besides, the concept of “homeownership” won’t be discussed in pokemon, it’s not integral to the core concept of kidnapping creatures from their natural habitat and forcing them to fight other creatures for your own benefit.
