Draft:Ethics of Pokémon

There have been multiple ethical and moral concerns about the Japanese media franchise Pokémon, regarding allegedly the violation of basic animal rights in the general concept of the franchise. Some people have alleged the Pokémon training system resembling slavery due to the catching Pokémon by people known as Pokémon Trainers, often without their consent and against their will and apparently forcing them to battle and therefore consider it unethical. Some critics believe Pokémon focuses on the exploitation and enslavement of Pokémon in violation of ethical, moral and animal rights. Battles are often compared consistently to dog-fighting. There is little mention in the franchise both in the anime and in the video games about the amount of consent given for Pokémon to be caught or their freedom. They are also frequently depicted as being under the complete control over their Trainers and sometimes treated like second-class citizens and are often referred to in the anime as "it" instead of their gender pronouns, like "he", or "she".

Capturing Pokémon

In the Pokémon world, to catch a Pokémon you first need to battle it using your Pokémon. Once the opposing Pokémon is significantly weakened, the Trainer throws a Poké Ball at the Pokémon to capture it. Critics argue that Pokémon are often captured forcefully without their consent, akin to abduction/kidnapping, because of the Trainer forcibly capturing the Pokémon and forcing the Pokémon to go with them against their will. Critics also argue that they are forced to battle like slaves, and their Trainers get all the credit for it.

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