A slightly disconcerting problem related to time has dawned on me, though the solution is simple, effective, and pretty much obviates the problem completely. All the same, the problem does make me desire to travel through time to see where I messed up. Time travel, in relation to Pokémon, is of course the domain of the Mythical Pokémon of Celebi, as well as its most well-known capability. Yet it seems that even with the desire, time travel with Celebi is likely to come with some caveats, especially regarding its execution.
One caveat would naturally concern whose time travel wishes would be granted. As a strong-willed Trainer, I believe that if I have such a wish as above, is likely to be granted by Celebi. Professor Willow has also been known once to desire time travel himself, and that too is likely to be granted. However, for those who are the likes of the Iron Masked Marauder, their wishes will certainly not be granted. It becomes clear that even Celebi will have to be selective in granting desires, and that's an important caveat.
Should the wishes be granted, the next caveats concern the way ("how") they would be granted. Something that may be particularly important here is the shrine in the forest - not necessarily that of the traditional Ilex Forest, but wherever there is a similarly designed shrine. Regardless of the particulars, the granting of the wish most likely will have to take place around and involve said shrine, and therefore not just wherever else, even if Celebi is not technically bound by the shrine. The travel can be physical, as evidenced in the feature film, but it could very well be superficial in the case of certain desires. These caveats directly affect the initiation of the travel.
The resulting time travel is likely to have caveats as well. For backward travel, the travel may only involve a revisit without integration and is thus only superficial, in line with certain philosophies on time travel in general. For forward travel, what applies in the feature film will likely be able and continue to apply, though other restrictive possibilities might arise, given that the instance in the movie may essentially be regarded as an emergency more than anything else. The time traveler and Celebi would have to cooperate and collaborate in the face of these caveats.
Even if I or anyone else were to travel through time with Celebi in tow, it is likely that restrictions and therefore caveats are in place and would have to be faced. Of course, that doesn't mean that time travel is impossible; it's entirely possible in the Pokémon world with Celebi, but it's likely to be limited in both general and specific ways. Regardless, it may just be the desire that I have, in light of the disconcerting problem as above, in the hope that at the least I can preview the worse past in order to conceive a better future.
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