Man, I really need to start SMT IV....Fire emblem has been like crack, and before that, zelda was like crack, and before that, pokemon was ultra-crack.
If we're being real, Pokemon would make more sense, but they'd never do it because you have to "kill","skin", and "make weapons with body parts" of pet like animals, which would cause the mass media to totally damage the brand.
There's more than one way to handle loot distribution.... they did the "Corrupted pokemon as enemies" thing for Colloseum, so how about this...
"Giant" pokemon grown beyond their normal size because Team B.I.G. did some nefarious crap. KO them to catch them. Keep them in your party, or turn them in to some police agency for rewards.
Or, you could play the bad guys and only hunt the gigantic rare stuff, and you get specific rewards from the bosses based on what you catch.
