Dude, you come up to me out of the blue, say some pithy one liner, start a fight without so much as asking if I want to, and proceed to knock me out and take my money if I lose;, and you think I'm the asshole?

The real, REAL dick move of the Pokemon universe is that you are allowed to outnumber your opponents in Pokemon owned and that is considered a fair match, then they have to pay you actual money if they lose. That is like having to win 1 match against an opponent that has to win 2 in a competitive tourney. Like, get a real damn job and stop cheating the game of life, kid.