Things you never noticed in Pokemon.
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Two different Pokedex entries for Entei:
Pokemon Silver - "A Pokémon that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears."
Pokemon D/P/Pt - "It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe."
Meaning that whenever an Entei roars, another Entei is born, meaning there's lots and lots of Enteis!
Pokemon Silver - "A Pokémon that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears."
Pokemon D/P/Pt - "It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe."
Meaning that whenever an Entei roars, another Entei is born, meaning there's lots and lots of Enteis!
I don't know if this is true, but when the game was released the only pokemon to know "splash" was magikarp. The Japanese word for splash is the same as hop. Because the only pokemon with this move was a magikarp, the English translators tought they ment splash instead of hop.
This also explains why later pokemons have splash, while they aren't even water-types, and resemble animals that would hop in real life. ( not 100% sure if this is true )
This also explains why later pokemons have splash, while they aren't even water-types, and resemble animals that would hop in real life. ( not 100% sure if this is true )
Me and my best friend always called it "Garifag" when we played gold and silver as kids, because we couldn't be bothered figuring out spelling and we also hated the pokemon XDLonely Packager said:
I always called Xatu 'exattoo' or something when I was little because it was so bewildering.captaincabbage said:
The male determines what moves the new pokemon will know, and the female will determines its stats and species. For example, you have a male Snorlax and a female Garchomp breed. The resulting offspring will be a Gible that knows Body Slam, a move it can't normally learn but was born with it because its father knew it.guidance said:
You thought ghost type descriptions were terrifying? Check this out.CrimsonBlaze said:I'm starting to think that all these Pokemon entries are not based on actual fact or research, but a bunch of folklore and stories about the Pokemon when they were first discovered by normal individuals. I say this because a lot of the entries for Ghost-types are a lot more daunting and directed towards scaring kids straight compared to those of Dark-types.Dryk said:This sort of thing isn't new eitherSintrea said:
"It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away. However, it gets pulled around instead. "
"An abandoned plush doll became this Pokémon. They are said to live in garbage dumps and wander about in search of the children that threw them away."
"During the daytime, Cacturne remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun. This Pokémon becomes active at night when the temperature drops.
If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving."
Cacturne stand still all day to preserve moisture. At night, it waits for travelers to become exhausted before sucking out all of their bodily fluids in order to get their fix of water. Terrifying. Simply terrifying.
And I love it.
Pikachu is, like every other thing in Pokemon, based off of something in real life. The Pika mouse. http://faculty.ucr.edu/~chappell/INW/mammals/pika5.jpg It's something most people don't really pay attention to; they know it's a rodent, but don't actually know it's based off a real-life rodent.
Something which was added in either 4th or 5th gen, which not many people realize, is that Metapod now has the move Bug Bite. I kid you not. A formerly-useless Pokemon now has the ultimate hold-out. Also, added in Gen 5, Magikarp can learn Bounce, a flying-type move. God knows why you'd want it, but it's there.
Some other ones are kind of obvious, but... Slugma = Slug + Magma, Magcargo = Magma + Escargot (Fried snails). Oh yeah. Something else. You know that bag that Delibird carries? It feeds its young with that bag. "It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its awaiting chicks." If you catch Delibird, YOU ARE KILLING ITS YOUNG AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
Also, Spoink (That weird, spring pig thing) keeps its heart rate up by bouncing. If it stops bouncing by, say, Stun Spore or sleep, it'll die. "Spoink bounces around on its tail. The shock of its bouncing makes its heart pump. As a result, this Pokémon cannot afford to stop bouncing - if it stops, its heart will stop." The lesson here is, if your opponent has a Spoink, close the game down and try to avoid them. Or commit Pokemon homicide. Whichever.
Something which was added in either 4th or 5th gen, which not many people realize, is that Metapod now has the move Bug Bite. I kid you not. A formerly-useless Pokemon now has the ultimate hold-out. Also, added in Gen 5, Magikarp can learn Bounce, a flying-type move. God knows why you'd want it, but it's there.
Some other ones are kind of obvious, but... Slugma = Slug + Magma, Magcargo = Magma + Escargot (Fried snails). Oh yeah. Something else. You know that bag that Delibird carries? It feeds its young with that bag. "It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its awaiting chicks." If you catch Delibird, YOU ARE KILLING ITS YOUNG AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
Also, Spoink (That weird, spring pig thing) keeps its heart rate up by bouncing. If it stops bouncing by, say, Stun Spore or sleep, it'll die. "Spoink bounces around on its tail. The shock of its bouncing makes its heart pump. As a result, this Pokémon cannot afford to stop bouncing - if it stops, its heart will stop." The lesson here is, if your opponent has a Spoink, close the game down and try to avoid them. Or commit Pokemon homicide. Whichever.
haha yeah tell me about it. My ten year old mind couldn't comprehend why thay'd put and 'X' there when it made a zed noise.Lonely Packager said:
Lt. Surge is called the "Lightning American". So, apparently American exists in the Pokemon world.
Actually, the region of Unova is based off Manhattan. Castelia city is lower manhattan and Nimbasa is upper manhattan. (not sure of actual names). All the other main regions (except orre) are based off real Japanese regions, which you can find on a map of Japan.AlphaMandate said:
Yeah, I'll admit that is creepy, but if I heard of a possessed ballon or doll coming after children when I was a child, that would have scared me even more.GeneralFungi said:You thought ghost type descriptions were terrifying? Check this out.CrimsonBlaze said:I'm starting to think that all these Pokemon entries are not based on actual fact or research, but a bunch of folklore and stories about the Pokemon when they were first discovered by normal individuals. I say this because a lot of the entries for Ghost-types are a lot more daunting and directed towards scaring kids straight compared to those of Dark-types.Dryk said:This sort of thing isn't new eitherSintrea said:
"It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away. However, it gets pulled around instead. "
"An abandoned plush doll became this Pokémon. They are said to live in garbage dumps and wander about in search of the children that threw them away."
"During the daytime, Cacturne remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun. This Pokémon becomes active at night when the temperature drops.
If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving."
Cacturne stand still all day to preserve moisture. At night, it waits for travelers to become exhausted before sucking out all of their bodily fluids in order to get their fix of water. Terrifying. Simply terrifying.
And I love it.
Not gonna lie, I always preferred the original art style over the newer CG style. It just looks so much more beautiful to me.CODE-D said:It wasnt just gen 1, all the original art was like that.Sean Hollyman said:
but now theyre all like this
Its just art/tech/style progression.