Pokemon is unrealistic to even the practical parts of reality.

Professor Smarmiarty · 09-30-2010, 08:36 AM

I don't know how effective Pokemon would be in wars as compared to say guns. Not only do they take a long time to train and effectively control (as well as being off questionable validity after trainer dies) when compared with just mass producing guns the attacks in context seem pretty weak. Pokemon always attack each other at pretty close ranges,I can't recall any really long range fights, and attacks generally consist of just hitting someone or throwing some basic element at them which are not going to be any more super effective than a bullet.
Psychic and ghost pokemon could potentailly be very useful and some pokemon have good support abilities but as troops it seems unworkable to me.

09-30-2010, 08:36 AM	#11
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	I don't know how effective Pokemon would be in wars as compared to say guns. Not only do they take a long time to train and effectively control (as well as being off questionable validity after trainer dies) when compared with just mass producing guns the attacks in context seem pretty weak. Pokemon always attack each other at pretty close ranges,I can't recall any really long range fights, and attacks generally consist of just hitting someone or throwing some basic element at them which are not going to be any more super effective than a bullet. Psychic and ghost pokemon could potentailly be very useful and some pokemon have good support abilities but as troops it seems unworkable to me.