[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

That was an anime idea, I guess.

The issue is that the theory tries to only use what the game showed (The games never explicitly showed Team Rocket stealing Pokemon) and then add in Giovanni's connection to Mewtwo (Which was anime only), then proceed to disregard that the anime showed Team Rocket stealing Pokemon.

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

Sometimes I think the anime gives us bad preconceptions on Pokemon that can be annoying. What are some of yours?

Mine are:
1. Pokemon saying their names as their only form of speech. I think only the anime does this.
2. Telepathic speech in certain Pokemon. They make for more personable characters, but it makes them too human sometimes. Compare mainstream anime's Mewtwo who is like a mutant human versus Origin's Mewtwo which only shrieked and roared. You don't have to use speech to make Pokemon likable, as seen in Victini or Pikachu.
3. Releasing Pokemon is ALWAYS wrong. Why does the anime demonize a game feature? That's as stupid as the first movie's (English dub) message of "Pokemon shouldn't fight".

For your first point, while the games don't have them always uttering their names, the games often feature Pokemon who you can interact with on the overworld roaring and stuff. It made them feel more like real animals, but I don't think they can actually speak anything beyond their names and generic animal grunts and growls.

I never liked the anime having Pokemon who can speak. While for some it makes sense (Arceus) and doesn't bug me, others are just baffling (Lugia spontaneously being able to talk, but Mew can't speak a single word?).

Your 3rd point is because you have to remember the disconnect between the game and show. Remember that, initially, Pokemon were literally supposed to be the capsule toys you could buy in stores. For the games, initially, releasing them would be the same as throwing away a broken toy.
By the time the Anime came around, the Pokemon concept had changed from living toys you bought in stores to the pet equivalents of the world, so releasing them was more akin to abandoning your dog or cat. It's easy to see why it's demonized.

Anyway, compared to others, I actually like what the anime does sometimes, most notably, skewing the size of Pokemon so that I'm not the exact same height as a Charizard >.>