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[usedrage]

[Ken is on screen, rolling the Storm badge between his fingers.]

I have four gym badges, now. That means I'm halfway to getting them all, right?

[Precocious twelve year old time.] Why does everyone get so excited about them? You're not even fighting, yourselves. My Pokemon like it, so I'll keep doing it. And I'll keep making sure they're

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[bufudyned]

Oh, already? That was a very swift turnaround. Congratulations again.

... though, ah, I understand why you might be concerned for the Pokemon's well-being, but they do seem very resilient when it comes to battling.

[video]

[usedrage]

Turnaround?

They're resilient, not invulnerable. It's still wrong.

[video]

[bufudyned]

It feels like yesterday you just earned your third badge.

... quite true, but they also seem to enjoy battle. And the ones that don't are the ones that we should not force to fight.

[video]

[usedrage]

It wasn't that long ago. [A shrug.]

... Would you use Koromaru to fight in a gym? Even if he liked fighting, would you risk him for that?

[video]

[bufudyned]

Koromaru is not a Pokemon. [t-though he did fight shadows]

[video]

[usedrage]

Would you let him fight to entertain people? For bets?

[video]

[bufudyned]

No, I would not. But again, Koromaru isn't a Pokemon.

[video]

[usedrage]

What makes him so different?

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[bufudyned]

Nature has built Pokemon specifically for battle, and most of them seem to enjoy it to the point of where they are unhappy when they are not fighting. Though... that attitude varies from Pokemon to Pokemon.