Voltorb
The Ball Pokémon
Type: Electric
Official Registration #: 100
Entry: Given its resemblance to poké balls and the fact that it was discovered in a poké-tech laboratory, it is said that an experiment on capture technology had gone wrong, resulting in a poké ball gaining sentience and becoming a voltorb. It is not known whether or not this is true, but thanks to voltorb’s tendency to explode at the drop of a hat, it’s a fun and educational way of teaching first-year mechanical engineering students the value of quality assurance.
Electrode
The Ball Pokémon
Type: Electric
Official Registration #: 101
Entry: The evolved form of voltorb, by battle experience. At four feet tall and almost 150 pounds, electrode is the larger, more explosive evolutionary relative to voltorb. It’s known for congregating near power plants and consuming electricity until it self-destructs, and its speed at that point as well as its sensitivity to literally any possible trigger make it extremely difficult to handle. It is also known for the fact that it is a larger, stronger voltorb, which makes it a fun and educational way of teaching senior mechanical engineering students the value of quality assurance.
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