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Started by Inkfingers April 22nd, 2009 7:44 AM
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About the Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise issue, I've noticed that in the Colosseum games, water moves like Hydro Pump have a brief charging period. Instead of storing supercompressed water in their shells, it may be possible that all Water-types were gifted by Arceus to have dominion over water, and as such they can draw in water from their surroundings to manipulate and focus into an attack. Sumner said that this would cause the Pokemon to dry themselves out, but if their skin is really as rubbery and waxy as it appears to be, then they should have no problem keeping their vital water supplies trapped in their bodies.

Not entirely sure about this, but as far as I know, I've never seen a water Pokemon use water moves in a severely dry environment.

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Now, about the Cubone/Marowak issue. All the PokeDex entries that reference Cubone wearing its mother's skull are from the game, which means that Game Freak was just trying to be dramatic and didn't think this out very well for us. I mean, it is possible to have a female Marowak in the games (I named mine GHOST). But if you separate the games from the anime, you may have noticed that there are no female Marowak in the show.

The static population idea wouldn't work, because with a 50% gender division rate, the number of available females halve every generation. Start with 100 Cubone, 50 of which are female. After the 50 female Marowak die, they leave behind 50 children, 25 of which are female. Pokemon are unable to "breed" with their children, so the only males available for the new generation of females are the males that hatched from the other 25 eggs.

Ultimately, you end up with an all-male population. What may happen at this point is that Arceus simply makes more females. Now while Arceus may seem like a cop-out answer, it's the only thing that makes sense.

About Cubone being able to breed, that doesn't really change much. Note that the PokeDex entries just say "mother", not "mother Marowak". If a femal Cubone does have an egg, it will soon die and leave its skull behind for the baby.

A Cubone's skull may look slightly different from a Marowak's skull, but based on the appearances of Cubone's and Marowak's helmets, the skulls seem to be malleable enough that they take the shape of the wearer's head, not the other way around. So the baby Cubone may have a slightly different helmet for a short time, but after a bit of growing it will become standard.

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Ditto doesn't need telepathy, it is "born" with a faint instinctual knowledge of all the Pokemon in existence, and seeing its target is all it needs to "unlock" it. Once a Ditto has transformed this way once, it can transform into the same Pokemon again on command without an "original" there to copy. However, to "update" this image, it needs a new target to copy.

It's body is a plasma-like substance, and its cells are similar to stem cells. Ever seen a slime mold? It's kind of like that. Ditto maintains full control over this plasma, and must consciously hold its form or else it will fall apart (hence why a laughing Ditto reverts back into plasma). As far as copying moves go, I think that after a Pokemon learns a move, traces of that attack are stored in its cell memory. This is why baby Pokemon can "inherit" their father's attacks, and not their father's entire potential moveset. When Ditto copies an enemy, it modifies its pseudo-stem cells to "evolve" based on the target's appearance and/or pheromones.
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I'd like to answer this, if Ink doesnt mind. Smeargle has a gland near the end of it's tail(which makes it a little more bulbous then the rest of it's tail) that always secretes a paint-like substance which can be used in the same way as paint. It would never dry out unless Smeargle became dehydrated(as the contents of the substance are mostly water.)
I think I can defend this argument pretty well if anyone sees any flaws in it.

Also, about the machamp, its not real. It is just a legend that may be passed down in folk stories and the like. I'd think that the pokedex not only includes facts about the pokemon, but interesting legends of them.

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I have a question.

After Shellder clamps onto Slowpoke's tail, they evolve into Slowbro. Are they actually "one" now, or are they still two things stuck together? If the latter, why doesn't the Shellder leave the body, or the Slowbro doesn't try to make the Shellder go away?




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Well its a symbiotic relationship, they need each other to survive, technically what Shellder becomes on Slowbros tail is actually an evolutionary form that cant survive on its own. The Shellder evolution remains dependent on Slowbro for sustenance , it works a lot like a parasite, but in return it gives slowbro the ability to stand upright, augmenting his mental abilities and giving him a high tolerance for pain thanks to the venom from the Shellder evo! Oh yes and btw if the Shellder evo falls off Slowbro will revert and the evlution will die of starvation.....
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Well its a symbiotic relationship, they need each other to survive, technically what Shellder becomes on Slowbros tail is actually an evolutionary form that cant survive on its own. The Shellder evolution remains dependent on Slowbro for sustenance , it works a lot like a parasite, but in return it gives slowbro the ability to stand upright, augmenting his mental abilities and giving him a high tolerance for pain thanks to the venom from the Shellder evo! Oh yes and btw if the Shellder evo falls off Slowbro will revert and the evlution will die of starvation.....
Actually, they don't need each other to survive, the union is just convenient for the two.

The larger, spiked Shellder acts as a counterweight, allowing Slowpoke to stand upright and use moves like Mega Punch (this comes straight from the show, guys). Slowbro is better able to move around and defend itself. Shellder, on the other hand, gets a constant source of nutrition (Slowbro's blood). If the Shellder should detach somehow (probably against their will), the Slowbro will keep its evolved body, but its intelligence will drop and it will revert to walking on all fours. The Shellder will remain in its spiked form, and can still evolve into a Cloyster.

Now Slowbro and Slowking's intelligence are attributed to the attached Shellder's venom. This may actually have some basis- besides acting as anti-inflammatory agents, venom can be used to kill cancer cells.

Like Alakazam, Slowpoke may have a constantly growing brain... a brain that grows so quickly that some sections may as well be cancerous. This kind of pressure on the inside of the skull usually results in mental retardation. Maybe Shellder's venom controls these cancerous regions, reducing the pressure on Slowpoke's brain and thus allowing it to think more clearly? When the Shellder moves to Slowbro's head, its venoms are able to be more effectively delivered, relieving the pressure completely and allowing Slowking to use his brain to its full potential.

Links:
<http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/628262/experts_snail_venom_may_have_health_benefits/index.html>
<http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=4649>

Note: the first one is about a sea snail whose venom targets the brain. Coincidence or conspiracy?
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Yams, that's what I was gonna say, but I don''t mind, It's okay if u wanna be a guru for a little bit. Yes they are one. The shelder stays on the slobro's tail because it tastes so good to it. Shelder now stays on Slobro like a pet. It's attached to it. The slobro keeps the shelder on because when it clamps on, it's relaxing after 1 hour of being bitten. This all started by a very curious Slowpoke.

All of our theories make pretty good sense when you think about it. I think it's best to say that the correct answer is a mix of all three of our theories.
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I'm pretty sure slowpokes don't feel pain on their tails cause I swear someone said it in Silver version and that was their reason for cutting off slowpoke tails because they didn't feel pain and it could grow back. I mean c'mon, it's pokemon. They wouldn't put that in the game if it really, really hurt the slowpoke when they cut off tails, seems a little too evil, even for Team Rocket.

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...They wouldn't put that in the game if it really, really hurt the slowpoke when they cut off tails, seems a little too evil, even for Team Rocket.
Didn't Team Rocket slaughter an entire tower full of Cubone in RBY, as well as their mother?
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Yea, but after RBY they turned soft, I mean they cant even catch one Pikachu!

I'd like to be a side guru if you dont mind Ink
Jesse and James have always been idiots, which is why Giovanni sent them after Uberchu: to get them away from him. If he really wanted that Pikachu, he could have gotten it years ago. But he knows that if it's never caught, Jesse and James will never come back to harass him.

And as for your becoming a "side guru"... if I may be so bold as to ask, what are your qualifications good sir?
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Didn't Team Rocket slaughter an entire tower full of Cubone in RBY, as well as their mother?
Eh? I thought that, that Marowak ghost was always there in that tower to watch over the other spirits of pokemon and by Team Rocket coming in and kidnapping that old guy, it got mad? Well either way Kurt said that the slowpokes didn't feel the pain and it grew back.

...I think it was Kurt.

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Ya yams u gotta answer a question here it is



How is it that Rapidash's fire doesn't burn the rider, even if it trusts it?

Okay there have been some complications on this side guru ordeal. The side gurus are currently

Mooglizer(the first side guru)
Sumner
Neitio(I want you to join, I've already seen you prove urself)
I Laugh At Your Misfourtune(Same goes for him


So please everyone else who's not a side guru, please keep your opinions to yourself UNTIL at least two side gurus, including me(guru) answer.

To join just ask to be one. Tell me why you should be chosen and I'll give you a question that you'll answer. If I think it's logical enough, you can join.

I'll keep you all posted on any new side gurus.

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Does Crobat have four legs or six?


Crobat has two vestigal feet and four wings (the latter two were derived from Golbat's legs).

Ref. 1: Pictures of Crobat.




Ref. 2: Various PokeDex entries:

Having four wings enables it to fly faster and more quietly. It turns active when the night comes.
The transformation of its legs into wings made it better at flying, but more clumsy at walking.
Note that the Platinum entry is only referring to Golbat's legs.

Finally, an easy one...
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I'd like my other two questions anwsered:

Is a Dugtrio three Digletts or a Diglett with three heads?

Why do Goldeen spawn in the spring, while Seaking spawn in the fall?
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3 Digletts. They all join together and form one, powerful pokemon. It's in their nature. (it's stated in the Official Pokemon Handbook)

Goldeen and Seaking spawn at different times because goldeen's body temperature is lower than Seaking, and Seaking's body temperature is warmer than goldeen's. They spawn at different times, because they need to be kept at an equal temperature.
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From R/S:
DUGTRIO are actually triplets that emerged from one body. As a result, each triplet thinks exactly like the other two triplets. They work cooperatively to burrow endlessly.
That's why I asked.
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Ya yams u gotta answer a question here it is

How is it that Rapidash's fire doesn't burn the rider, even if it trusts it?

UNTIL at least two side gurus, including me(guru) answer.

I'll keep you all posted on any new side gurus.
The fire on Rapidash's back is not normal fire, which is why it doesnt need a fuel source, and can continue burning until the Rapidash dies. The fire is used as a tactic to intimidate predators, so Rapidash' can graze peacefully. If Rapidash trusts the rider, the fire does not burn them, because normally the fire cant burn anything, but if it is someone Rapidash ddoesnt trust, then Rapidash can make the fire burn them, but only temporarily. If Rapidash were keep the fire at a high temperature, the Rapidash would tire out, as it is like using a flamethrower continuously for a long period of time.

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To input re: ponyta/rapidash:

What appears to be flames is actually a very thick mane, made of inividually controlled hairs that are coloured and move in a way that emulates fire, to scare possible predators. When someone attempts to mount the pokemon against its will, it is able to channel heat energy to them, in a similar way to how a lightbulb filament heats up when electrical energy is passed through it.

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Yams, I'm likin your stuff. Honestly, I think description on the fire was a little weak(no offense) but your theory on its behavior is very well thought out. Welcome to the team! ILYM you had a very good explanation for the flames. (hairs) Never thought of it that way.



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Slowpoke feel pain but on a 5 second delay, Because there tails are the farthest part of their spine from the brain it is almost completely numb taking at least a day maybe more on some occasions to even register to the brain.

(PS- There are a couple of ways to answer every question, Through science, through games, through manga, and through anime. The way i choose to usually answer things is through the games so if someone else has a different answer than me that works as well it doesnt mea im wrong it just means there's another answer to that question if you look at it in a different way)
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