Pokemon and the nature of mythology

Pokémon has always had a close relationship with lore communities because of the nature of the Pokemon world being just that a world. With it's own quirks and stories and legends different than but some what inspired by real world folklore.

Mythology within the world of Pokemon serves not only as a main pathway for lore to be shared with fans. It also allows for the world to be explored within the views of the inhabitants. Mythology gives the characterization of the world. That said, mythology within Pokemon has always been contentious with the subject matters addressed and the consequence of said stories. While many don't have much to say about the stories of the Legendary Pokemon that is the Pokemon that are deemed more powerful or more rare. Other stories such as the Sinnoh myth of how people used to marry Pokemon were seen and received much more contentiously.

With that in mind, however, after the recent leaks of 2024 the function of this mythology has come into question because of the controversial nature of some of the stories.

Wow they're parallels to Greek and old Japanese folklore cannot be understated the backlash and reception to the myths about certain Pokémon raises the question of what is the function of Mythology if not to further build the world and as such

Even if a myth isn't Canon for a universe what role does it play to shaping that world and what does it say about the world that was being created