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The Vespiqueen post interested me, how on *earth* do pokeballs differentiate between pokemon? Between members of the same species?

DNA locks, actually. When a poké ball activates on a pokémon for the first time, it scans its capture in order to take careful notes about what it’s containing. This—combined with a pokémon’s decision to either stay or break free, of course—is why there’s a window of time between the ball drawing in a pokémon and the capture being confirmed, wherein the ball could, well, break. It’s simply taking the time to scan and record the genetic code of the pokémon it’s meant to contain.

This all is relevant because even if you have two members of the same species, there are subtle differences in the genetic code of one individual compared to the next. After all, you might not be like any other human in the world, and so, too, each pokémon is different and individual from the rest of its species.

Vespiquen is an interesting case because it forms a symbiotic relationship with another living being. (Actually, slowbro/king and mantine are very similar in nature—it’s just that they share existences with other pokémon, rather than animals.) In her case, though, the point still stands. It’s just that the poké ball scans and records all beings drawn in, rather than just one.

Of course, it gets a little more complicated with evolution, particularly ones that involve multiple members of the same species to achieve (magneton and metang, for a couple of examples). In these cases, though, so long as a considerable amount of the subject’s DNA is present and so long as the subject’s species matches the pokédex database in terms of pokémon that incorporate others into their evolutions, the poké ball will still recognize the pokémon it belongs to. It would then modify its internal code in order to adjust.

Truth be told, modern poké balls seem like they’re simple devices, but they’re actually highly complex and fascinating machines. Of course, I also say that this is all true for modern poké balls. Antique poké balls, particularly of the apricorn variety, are a bit more mysterious, and the art of creating them is a carefully guarded secret.

hiphoppip replied to your post “Bill are you sure you’re exclusively human in the first place? It…”

If your problem is with things being sent at the same time a solution could be simple: Place doors on the teleporters, and only one can be physically opened at a time. It might be a bit of wiring with a lock system, but it could prevent mistakes.

Strangely enough, there are already doors, and that’s what they’re supposed to do. Unfortunately, the safety lock system doesn’t entirely work if you have one pokémon in a pod already and something else accidentally trips on a wire and stumbles into the other pod or accidentally forgets to turn off the auto-activation system and then accidentally pulls the door closed behind them with their shirt or accidentally believes the system really is powered down thanks to a blackout but actually it isn’t…

Do you ever think a higher power might be trying to tell you something? —LH

No. Why? —Bill

hiphoppip replied to your post “Hi, Bill. I’ve heard that some pokemon have their origins talked about…”

Damn, how strong are those eggs? To survive being dropped from any height takes good strength and impact distribution! Have we made hardhats out of those shells yet?

Oh, don’t worry. They’re only as thick and durable as coconuts, really, so they’re not exactly indestructible (or recommended as materials to make hard hats). If a particularly tall Alolan exeggutor attempted to drop one of its eggs, then it would very likely break, so the mother may need assistance or some coaxing to bend over a bit.

hiphoppip replied to your post “My Gallade, Lancer, had evolved several weeks ago. Ever since my he…”

Im pretty sure Gallades have very good balance! Teach him to spin and dance, getting in tune with a new body needs balance! The elegance of ballet would do just the trick for ease, comfort, and confidence! If he feels confident with his body, then youll be able to tell if his anxiety is truely about battling or not!

Excellent point! This is also a good option for a recently evolved gallade.