If you’ve ever perused the wikipedia entry on pokéballs (it was research for this comic, I swear I’m not actually that sad) then you’ll notice that a pokéball converts pokémon into pure energy when it is storing them inside. Frankly, the ramifications of that should mean so much more to the inhabitants of that world than the fact that bizarre wild animals are running around that can be forced to fight for sport. Can you imagine if we could convert living beings into pure energy and back again? We’d have a man on Mars in 2, maybe 3 years tops. This is to say nothing of the philisophical questions raised by such a feat. Essentially what I’m saying is that I would like to live in the pokémon universe, or as Liz Lemon would put it “I want to go to there.”
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Pure energy huh? I always assume it just sort of shunted them into a corner of hell sot hey come back fighting mad
But you’re right this along with many other pieces of video game tech always seem to go straight to the most ridiculous usage. “We’ve invented fighting robots, enough to ensure world peace, but instead, let’s fight them in arenas.”
Exactly, Kevin! “We’ve found these flowers that give you the ability to expel pure fire out of your hands, but instead of using them to make glass or work in a steel mill you should go kill walking mushrooms.”
“We’ve distilled the essence of resurrection into a small vial, should we use this on your lost love in a cut scene? to usher in a new age of enlightment by preserving our valued thinkers? No, but here’s 15 so you can fight that guy without having to buy good armor.”
Pokémon is a great show, do you know where i could watch Pokémon online streaming?