[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Dragonstrike]

Well, if a viper bites you, and she someway feel wants to stay with you, what is the resolve? Three options: Abandoned the viper in the same she is. Send to some especialist to take care of her. Or kill her to not cause problems. Now imagined a viper who can travel not only in real world, but in the dream world. A creature who can kill you even if you are sleeping. That doenst fritght you? I can undestand why Ventus do what was necessary to protect what his care: His friends and the other people of the town. Even Heart agree with Ventus in the case about Tangrowths. Heart dont like kill pokemon, or any living thing, but if something is dangerous to people, is better stay away or dead. He is a Pokemon Rare Collector, but not a reckless one.

It's only dangerous in the case of these Houndour if you give it reason to be.  Yes, it's definitely scary, but Nathan refuses to be ruled by fear when it comes to pokemon.

And as Windos just mentioned, yes, Nathan could say to try giving that viper a chance (a pokemon is still a pokemon after all, no matter how strong or scary).  However...

In the event that there's a very, very clear threat, either from a statement made or from Lethal damage actually being inflicted, Nathan's not so forgiving.  He doesn't draw the line at assumed intent, he draws it at an individual's clear intent.

Pokemon that inflict Burn and Poison are generally a bit more of a grey area due to the nature of those statuses, though.