But is it truly so harmless? Think of the Magikarps, for example. Many are abused because of their lack of attacks, leaving them furious when they evolve and endangering any who approach them. Yet no local thinks of warning new trainers, even if they find Pokémon abuse reprehensible. Is that not a form of neglect?

...Then again, I've never heard of anyone dying because of a Pokémon. Perhaps that is something else they cannot understand.