Robbery in Stockholm
On August 23, 1973, two criminals with machine guns burst into a bank in Stockholm, Sweden.
After the rescue, the hostages said they were shocked when they were threatened, abused, and worried for their lives during the 5 days of captivity.
The psychological condition in situations where hostages openly demonstrate emotional `attachment` to their captors is named `Stockholm Syndrome`, and has become a famous syndrome in psychology.
The origin of this syndrome in `hostages` is explained in many and specific ways, but it can be summarized in a few ideas such as: perceiving physical and psychological threats to survival, feeling
Pokemon actually has a `severe` form of Stockholm syndrome
This theory has been put forward by many Pokemon fans before.
Then scientists and Pokemon trainers appeared, captured them, separated them from their families, beat them to death and put them in a tiny ball.
One of the hypotheses explaining the existence of Stockholm Syndrome is: The victim’s empathy for the abuser is the way the victim reacts to the pain they are experiencing.
However, it is important to remember that after going through that (can be called) kidnapping process, Pokemon are also loved, given affection and find real friends, to cry and laugh together.
Moreover, in terms of time, Pokemon and humans stick together longer, go through many events and thereby create more bonds, while kidnappings have a shorter time and are only detected.
It’s not wrong to say that Pokemo has Stockholm syndrome, but one thing is for sure, this syndrome has brought so many better things to the worldview of Pokemon.