>>58210888
So, technically speaking, breeding Pokémon works the same as breeding mobs in Minecraft? You trigger some reaction, and the result pops up out of nowhere?


>>58212407
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The anime section mentions pokemon turning into energy.
>https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball#In_animation

I did some digging, and I could be that the anime intentionally introduced the Energy-Theory as its own interpretation of how capturing pokemon works. It's not a translation issue, since these details reflect artistic and plot choices.

- What does a pokeball looks on the inside? Since day one, the anime gave us a technical answer: A symmetric array of plates, mirrors and bolts, which are clearly visible whenever an opened Pokéball faces the camera. In other media (mainline games, Evolutions), a Pokéball's interior shows ... nothing. It's just a blank hull, either completely black or corresponding with the hemisphere's outer color. Aside from Generations, the blank design appears more widespread, which means the complicated design is unique to the anime.
So why was this complicated design chosen over the blank one? The latter looks more like Gachapon balls and is accurate to the original concept idea, so why go the extra mile? And if >>58216641 "budget-saving tactics" were at play, shouldn't a blank interior be easier to draw? It doesn't add up.

- Next, we have this Sci-Fi theme in the earlier seasons. All this futuristic tech, including teleporters and energy rays. It's not farfetched to assume that this complicated interior design reflects this tech as well. Like, what does a mirror do? Reflect light. And what is this energy stream that pokemon turn into depicted as? Correct, it's quite simple to draw the line there. If pokemon were simply shrinking, there would be no need for all this stuff; a dumb blank container would be enough.