ALT the origin of ouiha boards is funny if you think about it, like they're part of another country's (China) ancient history that was practiced until one emperor decided "you know what this is probably a bad idea" and banned the practice. then centuries later an old businessman comes along and is like "i'm going to take this and market it as a toy to children" which is the exact plot of yu-gi-oh *shows picture of pegasus*
did you know? while charmander's trainer abandons him in the anime, "the electric tale of pikachu" manga creates an alternate version of this guy by giving him a more sympathetic reason for leaving the pokémon behind