Been a long dang time since I’ve run a Pokemon battle. Heh…used to have a little site for it, ran several with some buddies. Had team formats and moveset rules and everything, alongside a mad overpowered Gardevoir who was basically a Trainer in her own right by the time that team was done. Go go sapient Psychic-types.
People are always surprised at how vicious even semi-realistic Pokemon battles can get. I’m always like…”dudes. These are beings who can manipulate the primordial elements, batter enemies with raw telekinetic force, or which come with armor and weapons actually built into their bodies. The Pokedex entries for the games specifically mention Pokemon who eat, or burn, souls, go on city-destroying rampages, live for a thousand years, generate BLACK FRIGGIN’ HOLES, and dozens of other ridiculous things. The only reason whatsoever that Pokemon battles aren’t Dragon Ball-level throwdowns is because Nintendo is allergic to maturity.”
