Why do martial arts exist in Pokemon, if Pokemon are so omnipresent that they make self-defense and contact sports redundant?
>>59715420this is now a Maylene Thread
>>59715420Why do beetles fight when the whale could just eat them both?
>>59715420Why bother playing video games when other people are already playing them?
>>59715420Martial arts seems to be pretty effective against Pokemon>inb4 anime isn't canonA blackbelt tanked a Hyper Beam from Lance's Dragonite.
>>59715541Holy fucking based
>>59715541>A blackbelt tanked a Hyper Beam from Lance's DragoniteIt's a kid's game, anon. Did you expect the Hyper Beam to fucking blow the guy's head off, or something?
>>59715420>Why do martial arts exist in real life, if guns are so omnipresent that they make self-defense and contact sports redundant?
>>59715541>A blackbelt tanked a Hyper Beam from Lance's Dragonite.According to Masters he still has PTSD over that
Fighting Type users train with their Pokemon to keep up with them. Drayden is an old man, and he wrestles with dragons to stay fit. People also travel by hiking for the most part, so they have to stay in shape.
>>59715420>Why do people run if cars exist
