Please note, Pokémon games are rated E. Professor Oak chastising his grandson for forgetting what really matters in the first set of Pokémon Games (here with the Yellow Version) The power of Love is at the center of the Gospel. We hear it most in the words of John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Since the first Pokémon games came out, the message of love has been at the heart of the games. Your victory at the end of the Red, Blue, and Yellow games comes, as Professor Oak tells you, because of your character's bond with your Pokémon. Oak's grandson, your rival, on the other hand, looses because he didn't have this same love and connection. The more recent Pokémon games have enhanced this sense, even adding a game mechanic of love that super-powers your Pokémon when they like you a lot. It's also been great to see the rivals become more of your friends and companions, as I have noted before. However, this did take out the edge of the main lesson in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. As in the original games, you face your friend/rival to become champion of the Elite Four at the end of the game. However, unlike in the original games, your rival isn't a jerk. In fact, he's so sweet and caring to the Pokémon around him. It's hard to imagine that he, like Oak's grandson, needs a lesson on treating his Pokémon better. When you do beat your friend/rival, Oak acknowledges this in a weird way. Oak basically tells your friend/rival that he's treated his Pokémon well, but that maybe his kindness towards them held him back in this final battle. At the same time, Oak acknowledges your character's bond with your Pokémon helped you win in the end. While it's nice to have a rival who is kind and a true friend, it is also sad that the original message of being kind and loving got nerfed a bit in the Let's Go games. At the same time, it is nice to see the trend of kindness and love extending in the Pokémon to more than just your own Pokémon. It helps remind us of the importance of love which we see in the Gospel too. Final scenes in Pokémon: Let's Go Eveee
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