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Ask away. I won't be sleeping any time soon anyway.

so what youre saying is
we just invaded one day
like all these pokemonsters were just chilling
and then human beings, we just bumblefucked are way into the picture
crammed a yellow mouse into a ball
and called it pikachu

You would be surprised how often the introduction of humans into a universe involves them bumblefucking their way into the picture.

Considering the manner in which you and I and all the other non-natives arrived, I believe humans may very well have been brought here purposefully.

Also it is worth noting that the invention of the Pokéball occurred long after humanity entered the scene. A more apt assumption would be that these theoretical early arrivals crammed yellow mice into their literal pockets, with the consent of said yellow mice, because the relationship between humans and Pokémon is symbiotic and mutually beneficial.

i was gonna ask if there were a lot of universes we've bumblefucked our way into but
it sounds like theres a lot
and im not sure i can comprehend the implications of that right now.

man this is wild
its almost like a giant space conspiracy
what makes it mutually beneficial tho?
it sounds like they benefit us way more than the other way around

Well, consider: we house and feed them. We provide them with top-notch medical care deemed so important that is is completely free and special provisions are made to place Pokémon Centers such that one is never far away.

We make it far easier to propagate their species, carrying them great distances to new environments and facilitating breeding between pairs that produce ludicrously strong offspring. We teach them techniques it would be impossible for them to learn in the wild, further strengthening them and their descendants. Not only that but we facilitate the process of gathering experience, allowing them to master moves at a faster pace, evolve more quickly, and reach a level of strength it would be much more difficult for them to achieve without human intervention. While the lives of trainers are enriched by their Pokémon companions, it is less that humans use Pokémon for battling and more that humans and Pokémon are both benefited by battling for different reasons and thus have entered into an equitable partnership that has made it a central activity to society at large. If you truly examine it, all humans truly gain is friends and a hobby.

thats so deep

[In a perfect world she would be able to respond to that intelligently, but this isn't a perfect world. It's life. And life dictates that she's too stoned to say anything else.

But she means it, so that's what matters.]

so what youre saying is when i was raising my magikarp to be a gyarados i shouldve been more patient with it instead of calling it a pain in the ass all the time
i didnt facilitate anything
i did the opposite of facilitate anything
thats why it doesnt listen to me

[Chloe that's a complete leap are you on the same planet anymore]

That might be part of it, yes. Some Pokémon are also just notoriously badly-behaved. I have several that I've been working with for months now that are still difficult, and I've heard that's something common in Gyarados.

However if you think it might be nursing a grudge for past treatment my advice would be to open a dialogue with it. Pokémon are not animals. They are intelligent beings, and treating them like people goes a long way toward earning their respect.

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