An experience I detailed way back in the first year of this blog - now I realize not directly tied to Pokémon but has some Pokémon overtones - highlights that the longing of people is a normal part in the journey of life (as it is mine). It would be expected that Trainers journeying wherever they may in the Pokémon world would also have a sense of longing for certain entities connected to them - in a sense, someone they would write a letter to. I've decided to gather up a few of those entities to illustrate their sense of longing.
One obvious longing is for the people in the hometown of the respective Trainer, which would likely be the family of that Trainer or other important people like Pokémon Professors or their aides. They undoubtedly illustrate personal and "professional" relationships that Trainers could decidedly miss (long for), especially if they are defining of the Trainer, in which case it would also be a natural thing. Either way, longing becomes established due to the heft of the relationships, particularly being far removed from the location.
Closely related and associated is the longing for friends, which could also be from the hometown but are more likely to be (or includes those) from other places. Some people are known to attest that friends can be even more "family" than even actual family, and that may very well be the case for some Pokémon Trainers as well, which translates into the longing by Trainers for them. The longing may even be deeper sure to the fleeting nature of the meetings, without a guarantee that they may meet again at another time.
Perhaps most importantly is the longing that Trainers might have for certain Pokémon. As they make their way through various locations, they will be observant and likely be able to connect with the Pokémon, even if only momentarily and/or indirectly. Then, when they leave the location (alternatively, the Pokémon do instead), the longing then starts. In a way, this longing might be just as fleeting as the one for friends above in some circumstances, while in others it might be relieved just by coming back, like for the hometown longing.
In the end, Trainers are only human and they can be expected to have the usual assortment of human emotions, one of them being longing for certain entities. In the Pokémon world, the longing might be for any or all of the above, especially when the Trainers in question are making their journey somehow. While it may take an intensive journey and developed connections for the longing to be able to manifest itself, if the process transpires, then it affirms that human emotions are just as important as fantastic creatures.
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