Adventurous Families

Having recently resettled in a new place, I find that not everything is all bad, despite the things that happened during the process. Around the new place, I often meet people who seem to be part of "adventurous families", being that they're young and old, and they've got a few things to show that they can go places and do nifty things, like Pokémon Trainers do. It gets me thinking of how this concept could be realized in the Pokémon world.

By its most common definition, a family involves more than one person who are linked by relationships of some sort. Thus, the double Trainers composed of an older person and a younger one that is found in some parts of the third-generation games could be considered to be a realization of this concept, though it is rudimentary, especially if the only thing they have to show off is their Pokémon. But that seems adventurous enough - they are actual Trainers with actual Pokémon after all, and they're not shy about going into battle and challenging the main character. That should be adventurous enough.

Still in the third-generation games, it's not hard to find another example of an "adventurous family"; that honor would belong to the Winstrate Family, found just off Mauville City, who deliver a four-in-one punch like the Elite Four, only without a sufficient break in between. They do indeed fit the bill as one, even though the only thing they have to show is their Pokémon. It's still somewhat distanced from the "adventurous families" I'm seeing, but it's close enough.

Though their family links are questionable, the Kimono Girls and "day Trainers" in Johto also seem to fit the bill. The former is extravagant and the latter is typical, but their thematic associations (Eeveelutions for the former and days of the week for the latter) seemingly delivers the impression of a "family". That being the case, they could be considered "adventurous families" in any case.

While I haven't connected with the "adventurous families" that I seem to have encountered, the concept is admittedly fascinating. A family that allows for wild things to take place seems like a remarkable family in some ways. Thinking about it in Pokémon terms allows me to get a grip on the concept, even if I seem to be removed from it in some ways. I'm sure that I stand to relate to this concept further as I go along, including with Pokémon.

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