>>54625130It was originally NORMAL animals were for eating, Pokemon were for friends. NORMAL animals existed alongside pokemon and that took care of the issue.
Now for some stupid reason, real, normal animals don't exist and you eat pokemon, something which was considered super edgy early on.
Like fake pokemon magazines would be published with Snorlax steaks and Oddish salads and such as joke images to be edgy.
Slowpoke tails were an illegal contraband that criminals would eat in the games.
But now you have fucking Slowpoke tail curry like it's no big deal.
Gamefreak lost the plot