"With concerns," Thace clarifies, and then after a short hesitation, offers more. "I know now that the natives, and the Pokemon themselves, don't see it that way, but when I first arrived, the only comparison I could make was conquered peoples being enslaved and forced to battle each other to the death for the entertainment of their conquerors."

He looks away, uncomfortable. "I know the Pokemon with me want to be, and I've tried to avoid trapping them in the balls but... It still bothers me."