"Is it ethical to catch an evolved Pokémon that normally evolves from max friendship/happiness?"

Picture this -You’re biking around the wild area after coming off a harrowing raid with some close buddies. Pokémon are popping up left and right. Some are running after you. Some are minding their own business. Some are hiding in the grass, hoping you don’t run into them. Then you see it...A wild Espeon is walking around the Lake of Outrage. Your first thought is to catch it. But hold on - it’s an Espeon... Don’t Eevee’s normally evolve into Espeon due to having a high amount of friendship or happiness?Now it’s got you thinking. Now you’re faced with a dilemma-This Espeon evolved from an Eevee in the wild, meaning it was happy with it’s Pokémon friends. It had close bonds with others. Catching it means you’re taking it away from it’s happy little life. It’ll never see it’s friends again, and if it does, it’s because you’re using it to wipe them out or force them into a Pokeball. Is this really ethical?This Espeon was evolved from an Eevee by a trainer, and then dumped into the wild after having a close bond. Who would do such a thing? They are absolute monsters for building that trust, and then destroying it by letting them go. Was it because they wanted a stronger Espeon? Was it because the trainer didn’t know about nature mints, and figured the nature was bad so it couldn’t be changed? We’ll never know. All we know is that Espeon will probably always have trust issues. Do you take it upon yourself to give it a new home, and show it that people can be trusted? Do you then try to catch it and have a close bond?How does one know what happened to that Espeon for it to have evolved? What is the ethical option? via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/2E07mOA