Nowadays, Pokémon affairs run the gamut from A to Z, all letters in the (Roman) alphabet. Each of these is associated with various aspects - not to mention all of them and more for a certain Pokémon species - but one of these is rather strongly associated with shady things that are of interest to some yet also need to be vanquished by others. Such is the case of the letter "R", which has profound symbolisms when it comes to Pokémon affairs.
Many fans, certainly those who are "long in the tooth", will recognize the letter as symbolic of Team Rocket and its incarnations (Go Rocket, Rainbow Rocket), especially if the letter appears in big, bold sans-serif type - a sign that the team is around and one needs to get the heck out of that place before its members appear and cause trouble. Still, there might be some variations in how the letter might appear depending on the location and which members might appear, but on the whole, the team is to be expected to appear somehow.
Even when Team Rocket is not expected to appear, presence of the letter might indicate something dastardly nefarious at hand. The substance that is in play throughout the Detective Pikachu movie is the so-called "R gas" that is intended to "drug out" Pokémon to become something more than themselves while bringing their human companions ever closer to their likeness, something revealed in the penultimate moments of the movie. Though it does sound somewhat utopic, it's not hard to tell that there is a sinister quality about it.
Then there are just Pokémon species that start with the letter and could be up to some shenanigans of their own. The Alolan forms of the Rattata species family - including its evolved form Raticate - are known for their pestilent quality on the islands of the region. And while the Rhyhorn species family isn't quite as nefarious, its immense powers might make it qualify for some sinister efforts, more so if they are in the Shadow form, which incidentally could also apply very well for the Alolan Rattata family as above.
It's fascinating how a single letter can encode so much of a certain quality, which in the case of the letter "R" as demonstrated above, relates to some dark yet intriguing aspects. Though it is mostly linked to a villainous team, even other shady aspects can arise by association, albeit with some a little distant. Whatever the case, all affairs and aspects of Pokémon, no matter what letter they are linked to, are to be dealt with for good ones and vanquished otherwise.
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