PSA: Pokémon could kill a human at any point

polygon.com:

This isn’t really a secret, but a Pokémon could kill a human at any point if it wanted to. These beloved creatures harness elemental powers well beyond the strength of any human, and even a lowly Weedle could easily maim or kill a person. If you really think about it, every Pokémon trainer is only one Razor Leaf or Flamethrower away from death.

For the longest time, it’s been relatively easy to ignore these sorts of ambiguities of the Pokémon world. I, for one, am much more focused on taking cute selfies with my Pawmot and less concerned with overthinking every unexplained detail in the world. However, new content in the first part of thePokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC, called The Teal Mask, brings some of these questions to the forefront in a surprising way.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for the story in the first part of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC, The Teal Mask.]

In part one of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Teal Mask, trainers venture to the land of Kitakami. As we play, we learn the town has a local legend that took place generations ago. According to the legend, three Pokémon — Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti — once saved the town from a rampaging ogre. At the time the story takes place in the game, the townspeople call these Pokémon “the Loyal Three” and honor them in a local festival. However, as we learn more about the history of the village, we discover this legend has a secret dark side to it.

The DLC introduces two new characters to the game: Kieran and Carmine, siblings and local inhabitants of the region. At the festival, Carmine and the player encounter a mysterious Pokémon named Ogerpon who drops its teal mask in fear. It’s up to the player to