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[pokemon] It seems like all anyone wants to do is collect/battle/dress up their pokemon. Does no one in this world have a real job? Is the universe nearly post-scarcity?

Hear me out, I have been around 4 different regions (kanto, johto, hoenn, sinnoh) training my pokemon. Everyone and their mother has a set of pokemon, and nearly everyone i talk to only talks about pokemon. 

The people that have jobs, outside of shopkeepers, usually also have pokemon ready to battle whenever. "bird keeper" "cyclist" "fisherman" "psychic" "rock star" "sailor". These seem more like hobbies than jobs. I've never battled someone named "Sewage treatment manager" or "retail sales rep". Does anyone NEED to work in this universe? I mean, pokemon centers are free and there seems to be a small army of clones keeping things together (looking at you officer jenny and nurse joy). We can digitally store  our pokemon in computers and then re materialize them. We have advanced technology!

So, are people just working their jobs because they want to? No one actually needs to work, so people just do whatever they enjoy to occupy their time? Is money just a way to reward people for going beyond what is required of them? 

**edit:** lots of great answers in this thread! Thanks everybody. 

It more or less boils down to:

reduced scarcity -> more free time/money -> increase in recreational sports -> more frequent encounters with amateur pokemon trainers.

reduced scarcity -> less monetary competition -> more generous patrons -> sponsored pokemon gyms/trainers/competitions -> increase in public interest of pokemon training.
gpt
I think there are a couple of ways to look at it. The Pokemon universe, while not post-scarcity, certainly benefits from reduced scarcity, what with all the magic creatures providing near-unlimited energy and work. So there probably is a smaller number of "real" jobs out there.

But also, the player just doesn't run into everyone in the world. While you're out catching and training Pokemon, you'll certainly run into Cyclists and Fishermen and Hikers because they're out and about. You won't come across Middle Manager Jerome because he's inside a corporate building working all day before he goes straight home to Housewife Maude who has been busy taking care of family commitments. You will, however, run into their son Joey because it's summer vacation and he's out showing off his top-percentage Rattata.

But the player's bubble of interaction certainly doesn't comprise the entire Pokeworld.