flanoirbunny:

nach0power:

flanoirbunny:

speaking of that particular post why is it that all of the organized crime/terrorist syndicates in the pokemon world call themselves a “team”?? like??? is it to build trust and morale amongst what are essentially gang members?? which I guess makes sense but I wonder if they do like, team building activities and what not

It is mostly a translation choice to make it easier to kids to understand and to maintain the E rating. You see the word gang gives you a direct T rating.

according to bulbapedia in Japan they are all gangs; and are considered   criminal terrorist organizations in all translations.

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  • Team Rocket (Japanese: ロケット団 Rocket-dan, literally Rocket Gang

based around Italian mafia and Japanese Yakuza 

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  • Team Aqua (Japanese: アクア団 Aqua-dan, literally Aqua Gang)

based around Green peace and  pirates

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  • Team Magma (Japanese: マグマ団 Magma-dan, literally Magma Gang)

based around getting real state by increasing land mass a la Lex Luthor from superman I and superman returns

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  • Team Galactic (Japanese: ギンガ団 Ginga-dan, literally Galaxy Gang

based on Lovecraftianesque cults

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  • Team Plasma (Japanese: プラズマ団 Plasma-dan, literally Plasma Gang)

based on a Hitler ran PETA

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  • Team Flare (Japanese: フレア団 Flare-dan, literally Flare Gang)

based around a Scientific based mafia

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  • Team Skull (Japanese: スカル団 Skull-dan, literally Skull Gang)

based around 

street gangs

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  • The Aether Foundation (Japanese: エーテル財団 Aether Foundation )

based around a Monsanto like organization with a WWF facade 

I have legitimately been enlightened!! thank u friend