Reconsidering Trade Evolutions

One of the greatest things about Pokémon is that in the main series games, players can trade for Pokémon from other players, and some of those Pokémon may evolve in the process. However, because the world of Pokémon has expanded, in regard to the games or otherwise, there are places where trading becomes less relevant. This leads to the possible reconsideration of evolution by trade.

It's important to also consider that evolution is regarded differently in different realms. Aside from the main series as described above, Pokémon that evolve by trade also do so in games like Go and Mystery Dungeon, the latter by way of a Link Cable item and the former by way of candies, like every other Pokémon. In other games, Pokémon don't appear to evolve, and only seem to exist naturally. The same is true of the anime realm, though actual trades have been displayed, and that it is expected that those that can evolve by trade will; the rest is an open question. What is unquestioned is that each of these are different realms in and of themselves.

With that in mind, it may be considered that these realms have their own quirks, and that the quirk of trade evolution is specific to the realms that facilitate them, and it may be assumed that it occurs naturally in other realms. In the words of a friend, it may be considered that these occur in their respective "logic", and there may not be anything wrong with that. And it seems not to make sense to force the same "logic" to everything. Each seems to be different yet is still appreciable.

In that sense, it may be understood that Pokémon that can evolve by trade can do so where they are warranted, but they may also exist as they are without such means. Pokémon is all around and exists in different ways, and this differentiation just affirms this existence. All things considered, this reconsideration may not need to be reconsidered at all.

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