Pokémon (species)/Anime

In the, Pokémon are shown to be creatures with distinctively more anthropomorphic qualities than real-world animals, with several even. Some Pokémon have the ability to speak the dubbing language instead of their own names, such as of. They also seem to be able to mostly understand human language, while most humans cannot understand Pokémon speech, although there are a few who claim they can. Most species speak only one word: their own name, e.g. Pikachu saying "Pika! Pikachu!" and so forth.

The anime takes a clear stance of right and wrong on the use of Pokémon: Trainers such as are shown to treat their Pokémon with respect, as partners and friends, while evil organizations like Team Rocket are shown to use Pokémon as mere tools, keeping them in cages, making them fight to exhaustion—a stark contrast to Ash and his, who he treats as his best friend and keeps , rather than in a Poké Ball, because of its own preference. 