I'm pretty sure the hunter is poaching Scatterbug from some kind of nature preserve/sanctuary, otherwise Ash and friends wouldn't be justified in stopping him. He's obviously the villain of this episode, so he must be doing something wrong. Although granted, why anyone would build a nature preserve for Scatterbug is beyond me.
I have no idea why people have a problem with this.
It has been implied many times throughout the series, that you can only legally capture a Pokemon with a Poke ball.
Using cages, nets, and anything else is illegal.
Poke balls exist for a reason. It's like in the real world, having a gun being designed specifically to hunt Deer, and then going in there and using a machine gun.
Seriously people do you not pay attention to the real world. There are laws preventing people from hunting animals with certain weapons. Some guns are okay, some guns are not.
How is this a hard concept to understand?
If you are going to capture Pokemon. YOU HAVE TO USE POKE BALLS. It is that simple, no ifs ands or buts.
Its that simple, and that's why the twerps always have a problem with Team Rocket, because they aren't legally catching the Pokemon. I keep seeing this argument being brought up, many times, such as why do the twerps always interfere with Team Rocket, when they are capturing Pokemon. It's as simple as it is is illegal because they don't use Poke balls.
I hate this argument because people just ignore the obvious. It is illegal, they aren't using Poke balls, etc, etc, etc. It's no different than real world laws prohibiting certain kinds of equipment but allowing other kinds of equipment in whatever sporting event exists. You can't bring a tennis racket and use it to play baseball.
