But pokemon have been killed before. Especially in pokespe, that manga which everyone seems to really love.
Plus, the anime and other stories don't strictly follow every single rule in the game, so comments about learning mega punch via move tutor, or the supposed effectiveness of certain attack are kind of void (let's not forget how pikachu OHKO'ed an ELECTRIC-IMMUNE ground-type geodude at pewter city's gym battle)
The pokemon releasing stuff was done way back in Colosseum/XD when you went around "liberating" pokemon with funny purple odours. Besides we all know that the only free pokemon is a wild pokemon.
Plus, the anime and other stories don't strictly follow every single rule in the game, so comments about learning mega punch via move tutor, or the supposed effectiveness of certain attack are kind of void (let's not forget how pikachu OHKO'ed an ELECTRIC-IMMUNE ground-type geodude at pewter city's gym battle)
The pokemon releasing stuff was done way back in Colosseum/XD when you went around "liberating" pokemon with funny purple odours. Besides we all know that the only free pokemon is a wild pokemon.