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EyeWontBeFooled posted...

Until you remember that Pokemon battles are legalized dogfighting.

No they're not. They're literally a fantasy version of Japanese Bug fighting -- in Japan "Looking for rare species, catching them, and adding them to their collection is what fuelled the Japanese children into getting out of bed of a morning and exploring their immediate environment, often venturing out into more foliage-populated areas for the sake of discovering an insect their friends have yet to."

"Rhinoceros Beetle Battling hobby is that it is, for lack of a better termharmless fun. Unlike what Im sure many of you would imagine, these insects are not harmed when partaking in a Bugfight. Many other bugs have stingers, claws, teeth, and many other evolutionary traits that help fend off predators, but the only weapon-like feature the Rhinoceros Beetle possess is that of their horn alongside their incredible strength. These insects simply flip each other off of a log and move on, and while there have been cases of bug death while partaking in a Rhinoceros Beetle Fights, theyre few and far between, and often singular cases."

So, yeah -- that's why Pokmon aren't really harmed in-game, because Bug-fighting is pretty harmless, done by children.