bird-nerd-the-third:

@bills-pokedex Can you confirm the observations my father and I made when we went out into the field to observe a flock of Spearow and Fearow? We inferred that the Spearow line are more aggressive because their smaller numbers require them to work harder to obtain food and resources. I was wondering, can the relative aggression of every Spearow and Fearow in the world be attributed to this, or are there more things that make the line more belligerent, especially towards the Pidgey line?

It’s certainly possible in smaller ecosystems for spearow’s aggression to be explained by sheer competition. However, for the most part, when food sources are abundant and spearow outnumber pidgey, spearow are still rather aggressive. This could potentially be because of prehistoric rivalries of the nature you’re describing, but more than likely, given how aggressive all spearow are towards anything that’s not a spearow, it’s just that the species is just ornery by default.

Of course, it’s very true that all pokémon should be respected and deserve love and understanding. It’s just that some behaviors exist for no deep reason.