Well, I admit I’m not entirely sure what to say about mega evolution that I haven’t already said, although I’d be more than happy to share specifics about mega evolution power levels.
Bill, this was sent eight hours before your latest post. I guarantee this isn’t what they’re talking about. —LH
Well, it certainly can’t be about things I most definitely do not have any personal experience with. —Bill
I feel like it would be an exceedingly bad idea if I responded to this, but … fine.
As a disclaimer, I’d imagine that there are a number of ways one could transform into a pokémon, and each one may carry its own unique … consequences. For example, if you transformed via extreme psychic exertion, immediate resurrection, or just plain magic like some folklore and urban myths about the origins of certain pokémon imply, that would be entirely different than, say, accidentally merging yourself with your test clefairy via a teleportation experiment gone horribly awry. Which, as we all know, I would know nothing about.
Regardless, I’ll do my best to keep my speculation as general as possible.
For the most part, the one thing humans have over pokémon is will. It’s why pokémon turn to us for training; we’re simply inordinately tenacious. For this reason, I’d imagine—because I certainly don’t have experience in this matter whatsoever—that if a human were to become a pokémon, then yes, they would retain their intelligence. Even in situations where (hypothetically speaking) it would actually be more like the human and the pokémon were sharing a body, it’s very likely that the human would largely be in control during those situations, due to their generally stronger will. I’d imagine that you would still hear your pokémon’s thoughts, but they would simply be more or less another voice in your head that would be somewhat distracting in your efforts to undo such an unfortunate situation, but it wouldn’t necessarily be unmanageable.
You could, of course, also gain a pokémon’s instincts at first because the entire situation would be rather jarring and confusing until you grow used to your body, so if you, say, merged with a clefairy, you may find yourself oddly skittish, repulsed by loud noises, and brimming with energy under full moons until you learn to ignore certain unpleasant sensations. On the positive side, grasping your pokémon-based powers and techniques may come easier than one would think, as those tend to rely on instinct and intuition more than anything else. (On that note, I would imagine that Metronome would be a terrible thing to experiment with, but I would know nothing about this.)
Now, when it comes to being caught, in theory, because you share a genetic code with actual pokémon, yes, a poké ball may just work on you, which is why it is likely of the utmost importance that you establish that you are not, in fact, a pokémon, usually by simply speaking to any approaching trainer (such as the young trainers who have, in this hypothetical situation, managed to break into your lab at a highly convenient time).
As for other pokémon, it really depends. Your own will likely recognize you by scent (that and you would presumably tell them of your situation). Wild pokémon may not be so discerning. Some may be confused if they can smell the human in you, but others—especially bird pokémon such as fearow—may only see you as a pokémon (which would be rather unfortunate if you happened to mess up an entirely unrelated experiment and merged yourself with its primary food source, rattata … which, again, I would know nothing about).
On the positive side, generally speaking, a number of your senses may be sharper, and you will temporarily gain a unique perspective (pun most definitely intended). On the negative side, the actual transformation process may sting a bit, the act of getting used to your body will likely be awkward, and the journey towards restoring yourself may be tedious and require bribing young trainers.
Again. Not that I would know anything about this.
Yes, of course. For sawsbuck, that’s even part of its transition from one form to the next, meaning it can shed its antlers up to four times a year. Stantler, meanwhile, only do so once a year due to the drop in testosterone in their bodies following mating.
Do not cut a gardevoir’s dress! I apologize, anonymous, but what many people often perceive as being a dress are actually skin flaps designed to protect a gardevoir’s fragile legs. Cutting these skin flaps may result in severe bleeding, and it will certainly result in intense pain.
That having been said, what you can do is ensure your gardevoir is well-hydrated and help her acclimate by providing her with plenty of shade until she adjusts to Alola’s tropical environments. You may also be able to clip a gardevoir’s dress back by using soft bands or ribbon to gather her skirt behind her, much like a ponytail. Alternatively, you may also wish to teach her ice-type moves, such as Ice Punch or Icy Wind. Generating either will create a short blast of cold air that she can summon at any time to cool herself off.
But really, the most important thing to keep in mind is hydrating, as when it comes to that at the very least, a gardevoir’s body works the same as a human’s: the more water she drinks, the easier it will be for her to regulate her temperature.
Best of luck, anonymous!
Do you see this, Lanette? For science. Science.
On the one hand, I can understand why it would need to be done, given the fact that I doubt anyone would like to deal with the legal repercussions of allowing a mass electrocution to take place every time an electric-type got overly excited.
On the other, given that I’m not very fond of amusement parks in general, I also feel that having a water park in the first place, as opposed to finding a more practical use for the land, to be rather pointless.
At the risk of sounding a bit … radical, imagine the worst movie you’ve ever seen in terms of product placement. Think about how those products were presented in the movie you’ve watched. Consider, for a long while, how uncomfortable, awkward, and intrusive those ads might have been.
To borrow a phrase from pop culture and Bebe, those movies “ain’t got nothin’ on Goldenrod City.”
So to this day, I actively try not to pay much attention to mascots. All of them are blatant attempts at luring people into buying products through the nefarious front of a cute, animated face.
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Okay, maybe I like Hello Skitty a little. But that’s just because she’s cute.
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No, of course not. They’re strictly related to my experiments with teleportation.
So in other words, they’re more related to the fact that Bill keeps forgetting to enable the safety lock. —LH
To be fair, when one’s lab is on fire, a safety lock is the last thing on their mind. —Bill
So why don’t you reconfigure it to activate automatically upon sensing smoke, a power surge, or a sharp increase in temperature? —LH
That thought only just now occurred to you, didn’t it? —LH
…maybe. —Bill
They don’t, anonymous. Not really. It’s just that sometimes, learning new tricks builds on concepts used for old tricks, so it’s easier both for the trainer and the pokémon to stick to newer techniques (or a certain set, at least) and build on those. The reason why is because … have you ever learned something advanced and then stumbled or had to think for a moment about something in the same field that’s far simpler? For example, have you ever gotten so used to solving complex algebraic equations or calculating tips on the go that when faced with a third-grader’s word problem, you had to stop and think for a second to recall old concepts? Pokémon do the same thing when trying to recall moves they haven’t used in a while, and those few seconds can be crucial to a match. On the other hand, attempting to reinforce new moves as well as old holds pokémon back and prevents them from mastering the new properly, so it’s either be a jack of all trades (and master of none) or rely on newer moves and avoid that moment of confusion when attempting to use old.
So in other words, it’s just easier for trainers and pokémon to recall a set of four specific techniques than it is to recall every technique they’ve ever learned. (Why four? Oddly enough, this seems to be the ideal number for a vast majority of pokémon. No one’s quite sure why.)
The Pokédex According to Bill 