the Pokémon anime and video games present a sanitized, romanticized version of the world in order to appeal to children. In real life, Pokémon battling isn't like that at all, any more than GI Joe is like the Global War on Terror
every licensed trainer remembers the first time a member of their team got eaten. there are specialized therapists
Lt. Surge flew a Thunderchief and got shot down over Nghe An
