>>53746234Changes started right when TPC was created, so as early as Gen III. But it still were "cool and edgy" 00s and Pokemon was advertisement mainly to boys so it had something going on.
Things started changing in 2010s when cultural infantisation started and everything needed to be "comfy, warm and friendly" and avoid any form of action as it's something that only boys with aggressive tendencies and toxic manbabies enjoy, right?