Tag: Dodrio

I’m a breeder specializing in bird Pokemon. Several months ago I acquired a pair of Dodrio, and I’d like to start breeding them at some point. However, I have some concerns. I’m getting used to seeing them bicker with themselves, but is there a possibility of my Dodrio getting territorial and violent against its own heads once eggs have been laid? Thanks for any advice, -Anonymous

Typically speaking, although it would be considered unusual if dodrio heads didn’t bicker amongst themselves, fights rarely turn violent. The reason why is because although they may not see eye-to-eye (forgive the pun), they each understand that they share a body. It’s even speculated that any damage done to one head is actually felt by the other two. For that reason, violence between heads (aside from light, annoyed pecking now and then, which you should fully expect and have probably already watched yourself) is extremely rare and would indicate a far larger, ongoing problem that you likely would have detected well before the dodrio grew to be of breeding age.

In a similar fashion, the funny thing about dodrio is that although each head possesses a separate brain, all three of them understand their body in terms of a unit. So while they may hold separate opinions, they will always do what’s best for them as a whole—and, for that matter, they will recognize possessions of theirs as theirs, rather than something belonging to a single head. This includes eggs: dodrio see their own eggs as a product of the three of them as a whole—which, to be fair, is completely true, as dodrio only have one reproductive system.

So, in short, you won’t have to worry about the heads fighting to the point where it becomes a real problem. At most, they may annoy each other to the extreme, but because they share a body, a dodrio head putting forth active efforts to do serious damage to one or both of its siblings is nearly unheard of—except, again, in cases in which the dodrio has extreme mental health issues and needs a comprehensive therapy program for stabilization.

Now, all three dodrio heads going up against the other dodrio is an entirely different matter, but given the aggressiveness of the typical dodrio, this may be a problem that may be difficult to correct until the hatchling has emerged and grown enough to be independent. Just … just make sure the heads don’t get tangled up with each other, and you’ll be fine. Possibly.

Come to think of it, be sure to wear a sturdy mask and thick gloves when you untangle them too.

Do Doduo/Trio have 2/3 separate minds or is the brain split between the 2/3 heads somewhere? Like are the heads separate entities or…? This has always confused me.

Ah, excellent question, reader!

Both pokémon have separate brains in each of their heads. In fact, studies have shown that each head can possess vastly different personalities. One would assume this would mean doduo and dodrio are in constant conflict with themselves, but in actuality, each of these heads are linked telepathically. Scientists aren’t entirely sure why doduo and dodrio possess this ability when they are not otherwise psychic, but the ability is essential for resolving conflicts almost immediately, before it becomes a physical problem.

Doduo and Dodrio

Author’s Note: Due to the editor deciding that “just because you answered a string of questions last night doesn’t mean you should end it with a sarcastic response” and that the author should “think of the readers and the poor woman I’ve hired as a PR consultant,” the author has been asked to do an entry that will, hopefully, better explain dodrio flight. And by “asked,” he actually means “ordered under threat of being shown a marathon of Binaclebob Trapezoidpants episodes.”

Doduo
The Twin Bird Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 84
Entry: Despite its designation as a partial flying-type, doduo lack developed wings and therefore cannot fly for extended periods of time. Instead, it runs using its powerful legs. These legs are so well-developed and powerful that they enable doduo to reach speeds of up to sixty miles per hour, which in turn make it one of the fastest non-evolved land pokémon in existence. At these speeds, its two heads are highly useful for, appropriately enough, two reasons. First, by bobbing its heads back and forth in an alternating motion, doduo is able to maintain its balance. Second, because each head is always looking out for the other and because both heads are connected telepathically, one head can easily tell the other, “You’re about to run us headlong into a boulder, you absolute tool.” [Note: This is, at the very least, an approximation of what a doduo might say, based on psychic scans of a doduo running headlong into a boulder.]

Dodrio
The Triple Bird Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 85
Entry: The evolved form of doduo, by battle experience. Upon evolution, doduo’s body reforms so that it possesses three of not only heads but several other organs, some of which the author cannot list in polite company. While this increases the resulting dodrio’s running endurance, it decreases its top speed. However, although dodrio is no longer capable of running as quickly as its predecessor, it makes up for it with an alternate means of transportation. Namely, while many people assume just by looking at a dodrio lacks wings, what few people realize is that the brown fluff surrounding its entire body are its wings, folded up. When unfurled, dodrio possesses a pair of wings so large and majestic that it dwarfs the wingspans of many of its fellow bird pokémon.

Bill, I explicitly told you not to give yet another sarcastic response to the question about how dodrio can fly. —LH

Actually, this one isn’t sarcastic. Their wings are actually more impressive than Ho-oh’s. —Bill

…okay, that’s it, you’re going to spend the rest of the evening with Binaclebob. —LH