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Aquacorde December 15th, 2016 3:33 PM

Can Pokémon read/write?
 
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the colours of christmas - Today at 5:41 PM
tbh anna
i assume that if pokemon can speak the human language
they can read it
writing is a different story
speaking isnt hard for the most part

o annanbaum - Today at 5:41 PM
yeah but what abt pokemon that cant speak? are they limited not by their intelligence but by their physiology?

Altaria - Today at 5:42 PM
like a mute

the colours of christmas - Today at 5:42 PM
i'll answer that question with another interesting question
since smeargle cant talk, do you think it can write in the human langauge because it can also draw?

o annanbaum - Today at 5:43 PM
if it takes the time to learn how i believe it can
i think most any pokemon can learn to somehow form letters and write
clumsily, perhaps, but they could certainly
if they are so intelligent to understand intricate commands
they could certainly learn reading and writing
discuss

jjc927 December 15th, 2016 8:26 PM

The thing is we don't really know how intelligent Pokemon really are. Even our knowledge of the intelligence of real life animals is limited. My thought is that Pokemon can understand commands and at least some human language depending on how they are trained and how much they interact with humans. Being able to read and write is a different skillset from understanding the language though. I don't think they could write, but I suppose they could be taught to read human language if trained to, or at least they could be trained to be able to respond to written words read like some service dogs and other service animals are.

Aquacorde December 15th, 2016 11:37 PM

I suppose it varies wildly by species too like. Some are just probably not real bright but like. Alakazam? there's no way it can't read or write, right?

Trainer 766 December 17th, 2016 12:03 AM

C'mon, if you're talking about Alakazam, that thing can use a spoon. So why not a pen?

Adam Levine December 18th, 2016 2:12 PM

If Pokémon in the Mystery Dungeon universe and Meowth from the anime can, I don't see why others can't.

blue December 18th, 2016 4:40 PM

Unown can arrange themselves to spell out words, does that count??

Hikamaru December 19th, 2016 10:24 PM

I'd imagine Smeargle being someone who can write with its tail. But a Psychic-type Pokemon can probably draw with their minds, and that includes writing.

Aquacorde December 19th, 2016 10:41 PM

i feel like writing isnt particularly limited by the pokemon's motor skills really? like, writing on a piece of paper like how we do, only a few can do that for sure. but taking a stick and drawing letters in the dirt, or fingerpainting it? i think a lot of them could do that.

Lucario December 20th, 2016 5:16 AM

Depends on the pokemon, I guess.

Aquacorde January 8th, 2017 9:53 AM

this then begs the question: if pokémon can read, and some can write, why do they not communicate with those methods? where are the books written by pokémon authors yo


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