Tag: asks

What’s your opinion on mewtwos creation? Also do you buy into ditto being failed clones of mew? They do have the same colors (shiny and otherwise), the transform ability, and weight class…

Regarding Mewtwo’s creation, in terms of what, anonymous? Granted, keep in mind that I’m technically not supposed to know anything at all about that event, nor do I actually know the intimate details beyond those shared among the members of the Symposium. So if you were referring to something specific about the process of its creation, I’m afraid I’m not privy to enough information to form an opinion.

However, the concept of a man-made pokémon—even a legendary—is an interesting matter of ethics. On the one hand, we already have perfectly sentient examples that no one really questions. (See voltorb, porygon, and so forth.) Likewise, being able to create manmade legends may give us the keys to understanding the actual, wild legendary pokémon—and thus, the primordial forces that influenced the shape of our world. On the other hand, however, one must ask if it’s at all right to play God and create life for the sake of science, especially if the aforementioned primordial forces of the universe are involved.

Therein lies the main issue with Mewtwo. Although we Symposium members only know as much as Professor Oak and his team have been able to gather, we do know that Mewtwo was the result of rather unethical experiments—ones that were less concerned with the subject’s well-being and more concerned with the effects of genetic engineering. Considering that, my personal opinion is that I feel rather sorry for Mewtwo, and if I ever came across it, I would most certainly like to befriend it.

As for ditto, I’m aware of that theory, yes, and I admit, it’s a rather compelling one. Even more than that, ditto isn’t a pokémon we have extensive historical records of—which is to say, researchers only knew about its existence recently, thus making the possibility of it having been created recently rather feasible.

Don’t you think it’s weird all Pokemon breed with eggs? It strikes me as bizarre to imagine a Rapidash lay an egg large enough to contain a foal. How does a foal emerge from a tiny egg? I would think it made more sense for the egg to be incubated and hatched inside the body, going through a gestation period before it is birthed. Perhaps the ‘egg’ rule differs for certain Pokemon? Thoughts?

To be fair, the platypus exists.

In all seriousness, anonymous, all of these are good questions, but it’s worth it to note that eggs work very similarly to poké balls. For example, a ponyta can emerge from a small egg because it exists as a half-solid, half-energy form until it hatches. This is why you often see a burst of light as the pokémon emerges: because upon hatching, it shifts into a completely solid form (or … you know what I mean, when it comes to pokémon such as gastly). Some pokémon tech researchers even theorize that poké balls were inspired by this process, as ancient poké ball craftsmen witnessed pokémon hatching and used apricorns and other devices to trigger a pokémon’s reversion back to this energy-based state.

Ultimately, however, which reproductive method an organism uses depends a lot on energy efficiency, and live birth is, in general, a very costly thing. That’s why pokémon lay eggs instead: as creatures whose lives focus on battling (another high-energy activity), it’s just easier for them to lay eggs than it is to undergo pregnancy. So I must say I respectfully disagree with your proposal, although it’s certainly an interesting thought nonetheless.

Why is snorunt always shivering even tho it’s an ice type?

Consider the dolphin for a moment. Dolphins are aquatic mammals. They’re adapted to live in the water in practically every way. They have fins, mouths perfect for catching fish, a thick layer of blubber to insulate them against the cold of the ocean … but just about the only thing they do not have is gills. As such, although the ocean is their habitat—their element, if you will—a dolphin must surface now and then in order to breathe. Thus, one might even say that it’s odd that a dolphin would live in the water, despite the fact that it can’t breathe it.

In much the same way, you have snorunt, which are adapted to be able to control ice and live in arctic temperatures. Yet they’re still warm-blooded, largely furless pokémon with barely any insulation against their surroundings, let alone the ice-type energy they harbor within themselves.

In other words, snorunt make themselves shiver constantly because they’re frequently controlling an element that literally makes them feel cold, and this makes about as much sense as dolphins needing to surface for air because they’re air-breathing animals that for some reason live in the ocean.

My friend and I are in university and we are allowed to have one Pokémon with us depending on class size. Well my friends dunsparce keeps trying to tackle my mimikyu… but as a normal type move against a ghost it has no effect… but he just keeps on attacking her… with nothing happening…why does my friends dunsparce keep doing this?

Dunsparce are normally cave-dwelling pokémon, and as such, their eyesight is not typically exceptional, while their other senses are. It’s likely that your friend’s dunsparce is mistaking your mimikyu for an actual pikachu, but because she likely doesn’t smell like one, she’s likely confusing and thus scaring your friend’s dunsparce. If this is indeed the case, your friend may wish to sit down with their dunsparce and try their best to teach him what a mimikyu is and how yours isn’t a threat to him.

Hello I have a bit of an odd question. My primarina has always sang more classical music but as of recently she’s taken a liking to electronica and dubstep. Is this normal or should I let her DJ the next rave I’m having?

While primarina are most known for their more operatic inclinations (see: their signature Z-Move), they actually have different musical tastes and sometimes insist on incorporating these into their battle styles. For example, one primarina from Finland was world-famous for his exceptionally potent Sparkling Aria, which was made all the more powerful by his use of the death scream hallmark to hardcore black metal.

In short, it’s perfectly normal for your primarina to transition into a completely different genre, and by all means, feel free to nurture her interests by letting her DJ as many raves as she’d like.

what are common pokemon used in modeling?

Practically all of them, anonymous. The modeling industry consist of highly creative individuals, and many agencies emphasize the idea that quite literally anyone and anything can be a model. It’s admirably progressive, in my opinion. Especially considering the fact that I never would have been able to conceptualize using a muk as a model, yet one of our most famous pokémon models is a Kantonian muk named Fragrance.

Have you ever given starters to children? If so what?

The only starter I’ve given away was to my younger sister, and that was simply because I wanted her to have her pick of any viable pokémon in the National Dex and knew I could secure a starter for her on time. Would you believe it, though? Hundreds of pokémon, and she chose squirtle. That isn’t a complaint, of course; I merely find it curious that our older sister started with charmander, I started with bulbasaur, and she rounded out the traditional Kantonian trio.

In any case, while I could serve as a starter point for trainers in and around Cerulean City, it’s just that the Sea Cottage is too remote to be convenient for them to travel to me. Likewise, I could always travel to them, as the regional professors of certain other regions do (Rowan and Sycamore, for example), but quite honestly, the children of Cerulean already have Nurse Joy.