why don't pokemon die?

[Hona Lee Lee]

Shikai Gin

What i'm trying to say is that while there is that tower in lavender town you don't actually see pokemon die in the anime or game
i mean sure charmander is said to die when the flame on it's tail goes out(it never does)
and not every pokemon has a flame on it's tail
they don't seem to have ages either

IKR? Although when I battle, I say they "die" when they faint XD

[Serapherins]

etrom toa

Chikorita123

etrom toa

Chikorita123

they don't die because there are revives?
but i guess gary's rattata died because he had no revives or his body was ripped to shreds or something.
i wonder how revives are used...

you do not want to know

yes I do =D

you grab your pet by it's tail and you will find a circular hole. you grab the revive and insert it there.

... emotion_0A0

[etrom toa]

Chikorita123

etrom toa

Chikorita123

etrom toa

Chikorita123

they don't die because there are revives?
but i guess gary's rattata died because he had no revives or his body was ripped to shreds or something.
i wonder how revives are used...

you do not want to know

yes I do =D

you grab your pet by it's tail and you will find a circular hole. you grab the revive and insert it there.

... emotion_0A0

told you

[Shmurdai]

Rojo Espada

Who cares if they die or not.

It's a video game.

[Shmurdai]

etrom toa

Chikorita123

etrom toa

Chikorita123

etrom toa

Chikorita123

they don't die because there are revives?
but i guess gary's rattata died because he had no revives or his body was ripped to shreds or something.
i wonder how revives are used...

you do not want to know

yes I do =D

you grab your pet by it's tail and you will find a circular hole. you grab the revive and insert it there.

... emotion_0A0

told you

HA!

[etrom toa]

Generations Echo

etrom toa

Chikorita123

etrom toa

Chikorita123

yes I do =D

you grab your pet by it's tail and you will find a circular hole. you grab the revive and insert it there.

... emotion_0A0

told you

HA!

xp

[NiteHawk1138]

As evidenced by manga and in-game pokemon previously posted, pokemon die, either due to natural causes (sickness, old age) or not (avalanche, cruel death, etc)

However I think that they do not die in-game to (1. make it easier to make the game and (2. Create a sense that the trainers are capable enough to stop battling before their pokemon are dead.

I mean, why else would they use struggle when they have no "power" left, and why do we see their hp levels? I think that there are a lot of implied rules in the pokemon series regarding battle that are never really explained-but can cover the lack of pokemon dying in game.