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I think the idea is hilarious.
>some local electric fruit yokai monster from Bumfuck Nowhere, Japan
>happens to resemble a Pokeball
>the bigger cities in Japan start building Pokeball factories
>harvesters accidentally grab a few of these things while harvesting apricorns for early Pokeballs
>they stick around the factories because there's a lot of electricity
>people see them for the first time and assume they popped into existence around the same time Pokeballs did