Early US Pokémon advertising is so fascinating to me - like, they fully embraced the whole "game hunting" thing and centered the ads around trapping Pokémon instead of befriending them. I do wonder if, had the anime not existed or been released outside of Japan and these ads were how US kids viewed the Pokémon universe outside the green pixels, the series would've gone for something edgier and less friendship-themed like these commercials going on like how 90s US Sonic marketing influenced the 2010s games, or on the opposite end of the spectrum the games would remain as is and there'd be Western fan outcry over the promotion of Pokémon friendship and care like there was for Wario's fart jokes when they finally started coming abroad.