Watched a couple of episodes today and the first movie and starting wondering on this. I don't wanna include the manga because how deadly it looks and only played like blue and Y.
So the poke clinics are free and seem to act as maybe a shelter. Don't know on food because I guess some pokemon can make it thinking milktank or shuckle.
There are police that seem to do something. And of course team rocket means there is organized crime in that world.
I think there are mayors and money. No idea if any central government, maybe the elite four of each region but I've no idea.
Anyway thoughts and discussion please.
if you include animated movies, in the first movie (i think) when jesse and james disguise themselves as vikings to take ash and the group to mewtwo's island, ash says "I thought vikings came from minnesota". is he dumb? or is he just making a joke referencing the minnesota vikings american football team? even if he's making a joke, how does he know of minnesota?? does that mean the NFL, minnesota (and america??) exist in the anime world of pokemon? i think because even the first games call the gym leader Lt. Surge the Lightning American, does that mean america exists in the games too? does that mean Lt Surge is a former war criminal exiled to kanto?
The Vikings one was a 4kids joke but yeah, real world references tend to leave me confused to. Like I forget the pokedex info but one mentions elephants. If it included Pokemon at the end of elephant fine but real life makes me confused.