http://io9.gizmodo.com/5933976/are-fa…
Answer: Yes, No, Maybe and Sometimes, lol.

1. If they wanted to let non payers have access to cash shop items there are tons of ways to do it that do not introduce what people have an issue with. In fact, there were common discussions since the NA/EU beta about how they could do this.

I know I’m not the only one thinking:

Can’t blame that lady. Pokemon is infinitely more interesting than Beyonce and Rihanna.

... “I’m so sorry about how confusing this is. We hope that one day we can rectify the confusion”.

... JUST TELL US WHAT IT DOES!!! Seriously, Dude... what is the big deal? Just freakin’ TELL Us... RIGHT Now. What on earth could be so important about it staying secret that you can’t just reveal what a statistic does…

Rule 1. Always vote for the healer.