Talk:Gary Oak's Revenge/@comment-25186198-20140721084805/@comment-26480939-20171212210510

Okay, I'm very knowlegable on Pokémon so I can answer your question. (I am also not the author of this story) The games and the animé canons for Pokémon are for the most part, separate, save for some crossover stuff in Yellow and the most recent games, UltraSun/UltraMoon. I don't really know how the animé tries to explain Pokémon death, as I stopped watching after the Advanced season. But in the games, a fainted Pokémon is simply 'unable to battle' (going by the JPN original text). Does that mean it's dead? No. Think of it as being knocked out cold; when a Pokémon's HP reaches 0, they get knocked unconscious. This was specifically done so because the creator, Satoshi Tajiri, didn't want to add more needless death to the video game world. Hopefully, this answers your questions. If not, then I apologize, as this is the best I could do.