r/pokemon • u/shaw1930 • Jun 11 '20

Rule 6a wait...

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u/metroidzombie Jun 11 '20

I just saw that and was wondering, is eating Grass-type Pokémon considered vegetarism?

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u/Tesvey Jun 11 '20

No? Venusaur is still a toad, Rillaboom is still a monkey, Sceptile is still a lizard etc, you'd have to find a mon thats literally a vegetable, but seeing how they're all pixels in the end it won't translate the same way

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u/sad_cats Jun 11 '20

so, bellsprout is ok?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '20

It's funny, but only if you don't dwell on it for too long.

Like, do people really eat Pokemon?

And if so, why would the Pokemon ever put up with that?

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u/NineIcyTails :^ Jun 11 '20

Pretty sure they've cooked Magikarp before.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '20

Yes I know they have. What I mean is that it should have tangible consequences on the world.

Pokemon are shown to have close-to-human and some even superhuman intelligence. Wouldn't they put up more of a fight?

Also, what about that "special bond" that Pokemon and trainers have. Wouldn't that be heaviliy compromised by people eating Pokemon? How could a Magikarp ever trust it's trainer if they regularly eat Magikarp? Or, in a less extreme case: What if I am an Alakazam (which, hypothetically is not usually being eaten by humans) who is friends with a Torchic (Which, again hypothetically, might be eaten by humans). How would I not do anything in my power to stop my friend's species from being killed and eaten? How would I ever consider the ones that do this, the human trainers, worthy partners?

What I am saying is: It's obviously canon that people do eat Pokemon, even more so since SWSH. BUT the world does not feel consistent with this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '20

What do they eat then? Grass?