>>52515470Most kids dont bother with it at their age, all they care is cool mons and they associate themselves with the trainer who owns the. They never question or reflect on the owning part, due to well their age and sphere of interest.
Then, they grow up and this question inevitable pop-up into their head as they reflect and analyze the situation with Pokemon. It does not take much IQ to see the start contrast of Pokemon's place in the world that is not much different than animals or something between animal and a human vs how they are portrayed in the ashnime, for example, with their very complex characters and sometimes personalities that can rival some human characters.
And it makes grown up fans feel iffy because it just morally wrong.