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[–] Bongles@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Could be, but once you start involving genetic engineering, you probably can also just heal the Pokémon.

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

It probably just boiles down to costs. Our economy mostly favors reproducing over repairing.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Functionally, what's the difference between "healing" a Pokemon vs. using their genetic makeup and organic matter to biologically 3d print a fully healthy clone?