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How do genderless Pokemon reproduce?

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Re, the first question: carefully.

In all seriousness, these questions are actually more or less answered here: http://bills-pokedex.tumblr.com/post/153028583556/how-is-it-that-two-dittos-cannot-breed-two

To summarize, when in the presence of a ditto, the ditto takes on the form of the subject pokémon … only with appropriate reproductive organs. The ditto lays the egg (more often than naught), and the “genderless” pokémon (they’re actually in possession of male and female reproductive organs typically) fertilizes the egg. On their own, however, these “genderless” pokémon reproduce in a variety of ways, from fission to self-fertilization. 

The latter is true for solrock and lunatone … in a way. Rather than lay eggs themselves, as genderless pokémon cannot lay eggs, they spray nearby rocks with spores, which convert the stone into a baby solrock or lunatone that is genetically identical to the parent.

(You’re welcome for that mental image, by the by.)

#AMA Bill and Lanette, if you were in the Hunger Games (a fight to the death on live television, with 24 participants), what would be your strategy and how long do you think you would last?

BILL
Fight to the death?! I’d rather not, reader, but thank you.

LH
I would locate and gather as many poisonous berries as I can find, then put them in the containers given to me by sponsors and leave them all over the arena. I would use any remaining berries to taint any available food supply I can find, and I would strike up alliances, then claim the berries are perfectly edible and offer them as gifts for my new allies. If anyone is still standing after all of that, I would run them ragged through the arena and then force berries down their throats when they’re at their weakest.

Why are you so quick to answer this question? —Bill

Hello Bill, how often do fully aquatic Pokemon such as Seaking and Lumineon come onto land? Can wild fish Pokemon float in the air when they come onto land the way fish Pokemon owned by humans do? I’ve always been curious about how aquatic Pokemon move and battle on land.

Fully aquatic pokémon don’t often come onto land, no, and the reason why is because they don’t often need to. Their nests and primary food sources are in the water, and it’s far easier for them to travel while fully submerged. It just expends far too much energy to come up on land, especially when there’s very little payoff (in that there’s nothing much to eat).

On that note, tamed fish pokémon only “float” by way of a battlefield mod that may be extended by a trainer shortly before the battle. This is what happens if that mod is not applied. That’s also just about what a wild aquatic pokémon would look like when on land—although tamed specimens generally stay in one place and only moved when ordered, whereas wild aquatic pokémon are always hopping about in a frantic attempt to get at whatever they came ashore to obtain before heading back into the water as quickly as they can.

Bill, is your hair brown or green? I’ve seen you with both hair colors so I’m kind of confused.

Well, it’s certainly unusual to be asked personal questions. Not that I mind, of course.

My hair is naturally brown, but now and then, I like to dye it green. It’s currently dyed, should anyone be interested.

Should anyone also be interested, I dye it for personal reasons. Personal reasons that certainly do not have anything to do with the fact that people keep telling me I look exactly like my father when I don’t dye it. In case anyone was thinking that.

No one was, but now they are. Excellent job. —LH

Hello Bill, do you think you can tag your Pokedex entries by the Pokemon’s type? I am currently doing research into Ghost-types, and would appreciate a way to gather all the Ghost-type Pokemon data into one place. I also know another person who would shamelessly indulge in all of your entries about one particular type – Flying – and I would like to assure you that I am not that person. I just wanted to suggest a sort-by-type tagging system.

Certainly! This might take a bit, as we have quite a few entries to sort through and tag, but my editor and I will get started on this at once. I’ll be sure to make a second post to let everyone know when work is completed.

Incidentally, should anyone like us to add tags for anything else—including for triggers we may have missed—please don’t hesitate to send us an ask. There’s no way we can ignore requests like those.

Hello Bill, can you please do an entry on Finneon and Lumineon? They’re my favorite forgotten Pokemon, and I love them even though most people don’t even know that they exist.

Well, I certainly can’t turn down a request like this, especially when I agree it’s unfortunate that finneon and lumineon seem to be overshadowed in the fish pokémon enthusiast communities by the likes of goldeen, feebas, and magikarp.

….

And yes, there are, in fact, fish pokémon enthusiast communities.

Finneon
The Wing Fish Pokémon
Type: Water
Official Registration #: 456
Entry: A small, neon tetra-like pokémon first discovered in the waters of Sinnoh. The pink designs along the sides of its body and within its fins contain specialized cells that can store sunlight and release it at certain intervals (usually whenever the subject is attempting to attract prey or a mate). Additionally, as it swims, finneon fan out its double tail fins, and this, combined with the beauty of the light it emits, have earned it the nickname “beautifly of the sea.” This, of course, means finneon is the second fish-like pokémon whose name calls to mind another creature, but unlike in lanturn’s case, the pokémon involved in the comparison couldn’t care less, largely because finneon’s attempts at flight generally leave actual beautifly rather unimpressed.

Lumineon
The Neon Pokémon
Type: Water
Official Registration #: 457
Entry: The evolved form of finneon, by battle experience. Using its pectoral fins, this butterflyfish-like pokémon crawls across the ocean floor to avoid predators. As it crawls, it lights up patterns on its large, billowing tail fins to attract prey. In this manner, it competes with lanturn, who uses similar mechanisms to hunt, dwells in the same general habitat, and is also in a pokémon family frequently compared to a completely different creature. However, given the fact that lanturn can emit powerful electrical attacks and the fact that lumineon boasts no resistance to said electrical attacks whatsoever, lanturn are generally about as impressed with lumineon as beautifly are with finneon. Which is to say, not at all, regardless of how much the poor things try.

Yo Lanette, you should totally make a robotic version of Bill. You never know when this companion will come in handy, like when Unova needs to be saved… again.

Hmm. That’s not a terrible idea. Or better yet: a robotic version of Bill specially programmed to be my butler and personal assistant. I wouldn’t mind being waited on hand and foot by Bill for once. You know. As opposed to being teased for … certain less organized habits of mine. —LH

He would add a touch of class to this place. —Brigette

what. —Bill

Hey Bill! Instinct, Mystic, or Valor?

Ah, are you referring to Professor Willow and his assistants’ unconventional research techniques? If so, it’s a fascinating subject. Professor Willow must be a wonderful mentor, allowing his students to split up and research what excites their passions the most.

Among them, I must say it’s difficult to choose. Of the three, I admit I’m less interested in Candela’s research, not that her work is at all uninteresting. It’s simply focused more on the mechanics of battling and training, which I also admit I’m not in the least bit adept at.

Of the remaining two assistants, in theory, I would agree the most with Blanche, who in turn believes in understanding pokémon through wisdom and knowledge. That is the core essence of what it means to be a researcher, so it’s difficult to say I disagree.

On the other hand, having spoken with Spark, it’s difficult to disagree with him in practice. After all, not only are his philosophies focused on seeing the inherent talents of every pokémon, but also, Spark himself is rather … persuasive, to put it in a way.

Bill has a type. It’s “literally anyone who’s enthusiastic about pokémon.” —LH

If you’re implying what I think you’re implying, I respect Spark on a strictly professional level. —Bill

Which is why whenever he’s around, you make the exact same face as you do whenever someone mentions that girl in the Goldenrod Flower Shop. —LH

Yes! It’s a face of respect! —Bill

Hello Bill! Since you’ve done a dex entry for the Kanto Gym Leaders, do you think you can do one for the Johto Gym Leaders too? I’m mostly curious about your thoughts on my favorite bird dweeb Falkner, hehe! :)

Hmm. Well, seeing as I’ve just reached 250 followers and I haven’t yet died after posting my analysis of the Kanto gym leaders…

That is a terrible reason to assume this is okay, but on the other hand, I’m impressed Lt. Surge only let you off with a warning. Therefore, I’m going to let you continue, just because I’d like to see whether or not Clair would do the same. —LH

And seeing as my editor is my dearest friend who is always concerned about my well being…

Falkner
The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon
Type: Flying
Positon: First Badge—Zephyr
Entry: The newest gym leader within the Johto circuit, Falkner had recently inherited both his gym and his bird pokémon from his father. Whether or not he’s as graceful as his equally inherited gym leader title implies has yet to be determined, but from what the author has seen on the occasions when all of the previous generation of kimono girls gather with their children … the answer is no. Apologies to his fangirls.

Bugsy
The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia
Type: Bug
Positon: Second Badge—Hive
Entry: A young expert in bug-type pokémon, Bugsy knows everything there is to know about his specialty, including the inner workings of moves that he had discovered himself. He has been known to go on for some time about the mysteries and beauty of bug-types, regardless of his listener’s level of interest. One could say that Bugsy is a bug-type maniac, preferring the company of his own bugs to people while valuing the importance of even the tiniest weedle. In short, Bugsy is the author’s favorite, as he is apparently a trainer after his own heart.

Whitney
The Incredibly Pretty Girl
Type: Normal
Positon: Third Badge—Plain
Entry: A minor celebrity in her hometown of Goldenrod City, this gym leader is known for her cuteness, her fashionable tastes, her skill on the battlefield, and her generally charismatic personality. These are absolutely things she is known for, and the author is not at all downplaying any negative aspects of her personality (such as talkativeness, nosiness, or overabundance of energy … which are traits she certainly doesn’t have) because he realizes she knows where he lives, is good friends with his mother, and will never let him hear the end of it if he says anything to the contrary.

Morty
The Mystic Seer of the Future
Type: Ghost
Positon: Fourth Badge—Fog
Entry: A talented psychic, this gym leader has trained for the majority of his life to hone his abilities, all with the hopes of one day meeting Ho-oh. As a result, Morty is a formidable battler with a plethora of talents, including the abilities to see spirits and the future. Unfortunately, given his self-appointed title, writing is apparently not among the aforementioned talents.

Chuck
His Roaring Fists Do the Talking
Type: Fighting
Positon: Fifth Badge—Storm
Entry: A manly individual who trains for nearly twenty-four hours a day beneath the roaring waterfalls of his gym. Nothing can convince this man to do anything, not even challengers, the league rules (concerning the proper formatting of gym titles in the Johto region) … or his unfortunately beleaguered wife.

Jasmine
The Steel-Clad Iron Defense Girl
Type: Steel
Positon: Sixth Badge—Mineral
Entry: A shy, sweet, and soft-spoken girl with a compassionate heart, Jasmine is both a friendly individual who is eager to make friends … and a steelix-wielding warrior princess who is fully capable of breaking every bone of the author’s body without pokémon. Needless to say, the author thinks Jasmine is a wonderful girl.

Pryce
The Teacher of Winter’s Harshness
Type: Ice
Positon: Seventh Badge—Glacier
Entry: A battle-hardened veteran trainer and a master of the ice type. The author is certain that Pryce is a wise individual who has plenty to teach the younger generations, but most of his conversations with this particular gym leader were more like one-sided rants about how modern technology is a plague to human existence and how the author in particular has contributed to the laziness and/or downfall of his own generation.

Clair
The Blessed User of Dragon Pokémon
Type: Dragon
Positon: Eighth Badge—Rising
Entry: A beautiful, talented, vastly intelligent, magnificently wise, and uniquely powerful mistress of dragon pokémon with whom the author has no quarrel. (Please don’t hurt me.)