>>50078229Single-mother childhoods where they were raised with thin skin and no love, having to supplant that love with video games. They just so happened to attach to Pokemon in this case, and as such, Pokemon became their very identity, meaning an attack on Pokemon is a direct attack on the person.
This isn't Unova-exclusive either, this applies to ALL facets of the Pokemon franchise.
Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, Hisui, and all the spinoffs, all the anime iterations, all the manga, everything.
