I love Pokémon, it's my special interest, I've been playing since Gen 1 and have pretty extensive knowledge about the Pokémon world.
However since becoming a communist I've realized that a lot of things are missing from the world, including basic functions on how everything works. Just the presence of police implies there are laws that have to be enforced, which in turn implies people write those laws, etc. We know that there was an industrial revolution, which led to capitalism, being the economic system in all Pokémon regions, meaning all of the contradictions that come with it. There was a war that took place, as alluded to by Lt. Surge, who might actually be from Unova.
In the manga there's the Pokémon Association (PA), a legislative body that determines the laws involving Pokémon, similar to Congress here in the U.S., with each region apparently having its own PA.
In the anime they have the Pokémon Inspection Agency (PIA) that inspects Gyms to see if they're up to par.
They don't explicitly talk about politics and political views (obviously because the series is marketed to kids) but I think exploring these mechanisms could be really interesting, if not for the fact that Pokémon adds another layer to politics because they're creatures with a material effect on the world.
Some people might be more left leaning when it comes to economics and social issues, but might be more right leaning when it comes to trainer regulations.
I'm curious to know what other people think, I'm actually writing a story that explores some of these themes so I'd love to get some ideas!
Really? There are people who love Pokémon so much they might want to restrict or ban battling, if they all came together couldn't they make a political party? What about trainers who don't want the government interfering in how they train Pokémon? What about regulations that might be necessary to improve the lives of Trainers and Pokémon alike?
There's actually climate change affecting Pokémon, a consequence of the industrial revolution.
Idk, I think there's a lot to talk about. Maybe it's just me that thinks about this kinda stuff.
I meant institutional stuff, there's usually not much more than the gyms and bad guys. I don't think there ever has been a government in a Pokemon game besides, arguably, the champions and gym leaders.
Regarding climate change, aren't all the pollution Pokemon a direct result of human wastefulness? I mean the Muk, Weezing, and Garbodor lines + their variants. There's also trash cloak Burmy and Wormadam. Though idk if these Pokemon are meant to be a critique because they're treated the same as any other Pokemon, really.
Yes I also meant institutional things...that's why I mentioned police, with police there are laws, where there are laws people have to write them, and so on...these things aren't explicit like I said, they're implied..
Yes, the pollution Pokémon are result of industrial waste, and now they rely on the same waste that caused them...isn't that dialectical?
I'm also pulling my information from the manga, which also provides a better idea of how the games would look in real life.