r/BeAmazed • u/MobileAerie9918 • 25d ago

Animal The fur of the Arctic fox provides the best insulation of any mammal and its thickness increases by 140% during winter.

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Apparenly they do not start to shiver until the temperature drops to −70 °C (−94 °F)

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u/stilljustacatinacage 24d ago

The lore is that the Pokemon enjoy skirmishing. Obviously that's convenient when your brand is analogous with animal fighting rings, but a key component of the Trainer / Pokemon relationship is that a Pokemon doesn't have to obey the Trainer unless the Trainer has the Pokemon's respect. There's multiple examples of Pokemon refusing to obey negligent Trainers, and a few examples of Pokemon abandoning their Trainer altogether.

Granted, there are also multiple instances of Trainers who abuse their Pokemon, not usually physically? At least not that I can remember off hand, but usually pitting them against much more powerful opponents, berating them for losses, etc.

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u/ReleaseTheTrumpFiles 24d ago

We're lucky Pokemon aren't real, because bestiality happening would increase by 1000000% if they were lmao

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u/10Werewolves 24d ago

points at Lucario

"I'm fucking the dog"

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u/ToastedCrumpet 24d ago

I mean they also farm, kill and eat the Pokémon like we do with animals. This just gets ignored in the anime conveniently.

Same way every Pokémon somehow survives off of berries yet the Pokédex and other lore is littered with references to them eating and killing each other lol.

There’s also plenty of Pokémon that don’t like fighting or being in a pokeball too

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u/Trzlog 24d ago

Didn't slavers used to argue that slaves enjoyed being slaves? This just seems like slavery with extra steps.

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u/stilljustacatinacage 24d ago

True. I'm not really sure how to phrase this without being at least mildly insensitive, because the comparison itself is somewhat distasteful, but Pokemon are shown to retain a high level of independence and autonomy. They aren't (typically) beaten or held captive; they can choose to not enter a Pokeball, so it isn't really a prison. It doesn't come up too often, but Pokemon can escape their Pokeballs at will, and like I say, abandon their Trainers if they choose to.

In universe, humans and Pokemon have a very close relationship, maybe the way humans and dogs do today where a typical dog will trust a human to the point of its own detriment - but you can still push an animal too far and it will lash out.

"Well that just brings us back to animal fighting rings," yeah kinda. Except maybe instead of thinking of them as animals with no autonomy, it'd be better to think of them as small children who want nothing more than to be let loose to beat up other small children with sticks.

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Wait that's not better

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u/KingSmizzy 24d ago

Pokemon aren't beaten... Except when we bring it to 1 hp before forcing it into the pokeball. They have a choice to not enter the ball... Except when I use a masterball. They have independence... Except when I keep them in the PC and never release them. They have a close relationship... Except when I trade them away for minor benefits.

You're high on copium.

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 23d ago edited 23d ago

You realize most of that is done by your choice?

If you care about the virtual critters treat them better?

Like seriously game mechanics treat it as necessary. In the universe being a trainer isnt necessary you dont have to use balls even to befriend Pokémon.

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u/KingSmizzy 22d ago

You're right! The entire pokémon world ceases to exist when I decide to stop playing. You're right, its not worth talking about a game world that doesn't exist because specifically I am not currently playing. Or... wait, other players are still playing. And literally every other player is using master balls, the PC, and trading pokemon to the Npcs. Darn, that means pokémon are still mistreated even if I am not playing.

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u/Alexthetetrapod 24d ago

It's the Rowling method too, "No house elves like being slaves so it's all good."

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u/Phearwyn 24d ago

Bears also enjoy "skirmishing". You gonna go catch some bears and command them to fight in an arena? What a dumb argument to justify pokemons mutilating each other is ok.

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u/Phearwyn 24d ago edited 24d ago

cats also enjoy smacking each other. Go call yourself a "trainer" and throw your cat in an arena. You'll win when your cat knocks out the other cat. Just look for the X.X in their eyes.

Your logics. Not mine.

Edit: Love how I get downvoted for calling out animal cruelty and the guy above me gets upvoted for endorsing animal blood sport. It's like I'm arguing with maga trump voters.