( In a way, or simply completely, it's questioning a way of Red's society that the boy hasn't ever considered before. Team Rocket are bad because they hurt pokémon. Trainers aren't bad even though their pokémon get hurt in fights co-ordinated by them because they love their pokémon.

Also, Red totally didn't think any of that at all and isn't seeing things the way Annie sees them either. )

A lot are. Lots of pokémon all come from the wild so, they're always fighting there. Pokémon keep us protected from other pokémon because it gets really dangerous outside of towns.

( He points a hand to the ivysaur who has been standing there beside him the whole time. ) I couldn't leave home 'til the professor gave me Saur.