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in Monday, April 09, 2001 02:33 PM
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Pokémon
Pokémon are creatures of energy. They
exist as physical beings because of a
certain gene inside of them. When this
gene is in a sense, "toggled",
they revert and re-revert too and from
matter and energy. This would explain
many of the reasons why some Pokémon
seem to float effortlessly, why they
never bleed, and why injuries that would
kill a normal person only barely wound
them.
However, Pokémon are still living
beings, so they accumulate skills,
personalities, and memories much the way
we do.
Pokéballs
These metalic spheres hold Pokémon, but
just how do they work? Well, when you
first take a Pokéball off of your belt,
it looks like a small sphere, only
slightly bigger than a PingPong ball. In
this form, all the energy inside them is
compressed. Genearlly, if you were to
release a Pokémon in this state, the
ball would violently release the energy.
(Bye bye, Pokémon!) SO NEEDLESS TO SAY,
they are safeguarded so you can't do
this.
When you push the top button, you can
enlarge and shrink the ball. Now, it's
metalic, so just how does it enlarge and
shrink? The Pokéball is made out of a
fiberous tungsten/aluminum alloy, capable
of bending alomst like rubber, but also
capable of compressing. The Pokéball is
built large and designed to compress.
To release a Pokémon, you simply have to
exert force on the ring around it. This
can be achieved either by pushing on the
ring with your fingers/hand, or by
tossing the ball forwards. If you don't
toss it fast enough, the knock on the
ground is sure to provide the preasure
needed to open it.
Now just how are Pokémon stored in the
Pokéball? Well, Pokémon are naturally
creatures made up of energy, so the
Pokéball simply triggers the gene which
causes the Pokémon to turn into energy,
then simply sucks it up. Or in the case
of releasing, retriggers the gene and
releases the energy.
Now, as for Pokémon coming out of the
Pokéballs themselves, sometimes they can
trigger this gene themselves, so the
Pokéball releases them the moment this
begins to occur. If the Pokéball is
shrunk, it will enlarge itself. The idea
is if the Pokémon is going to revert,
get it out FAST!
Pokémon
Eggs (From G/S Versions)
The reason why a Pokémon has never been
seen mating, or giving birth, is beacuse
THEY DON'T. So how do they breed? Quite
simple. Since they are beings of energy,
they release very small poritions of this
energy constantly. If a Pokémon is in
love with another Pokémon, this energy
release grows. If it gets to a high
enough level for both Pokémon, it sparks
the creation of another. When this
Pokémon finally gets all of the energy
it needs though, it finally turns into a
physical being... an egg. This egg is
much like a Pokéball. If you crack it,
huge amounts of energy would be released.
The older an egg is, the less fragile.
Once the energy inside the egg is sorted
out it is ready to become an actual
Pokémon, and thus the transformation
into a Pokémon begins.
Pokémon
Evolution
Again, since Pokémon are
creatures of energy, evolution is no big
deal. Their form litterally changes to
embody a constantly multiplying supply of
energy. Larger Pokémon are generally
more powerful because they contain more
energy. Small Pokémon can be just as
powerful though, with Mew being a great
example.
However, Pokémon don't always evolve
when they're supposed to. Emotional
attatchments to trainers and general
health can have a big impact on how much
energy a Pokémon consists of. Early
evolutions mean a Pokémon is in top
shape and if with a trainer generally
adores him or her. Late evolutions
signify bad health and if being trained,
a lack of trust or care for the trainer.
Evolution stones work simply by releasing
huge amounts of energy to the Pokémon in
a certain form. Since not all Pokémon
energy is created equal, evolution stones
only affect a small number of them each.
Pokémon
Attacks
Some Pokémon attacks seem almost
unrealistic, and for a physical being
they are. Yet again, the only reason they
can perform these moves is because they
are beings of energy. They simply convert
tiny portions of energy into the attacks
they perform. This energy can easily be
recharged by visiting a PokéCenter
(where machines speed up the recharge
process), or by sitting long enough
inside their Pokéballs. In the wild,
Pokémon need to rest to recharge their
energy.
Pokémon
and People
As Prof. Oak discovered, Pokémon tend to
take on the characteristics of the humans
who train them, however this only happens
when the Pokémon stays in regular
contact with the trainer. Look at Pikachu
and Ash. Pikachu is always performing
similar moves to ash when he catches a
Pokémon, wins a battle, etc. This is
because Pokémon are easily
impressionable, and will easily see the
morals and ethics of any person given
enough time with then.
Good
VS Evil
Pokémon in the wild generally aren't
good OR evil. In the wild, Pokémon still
fight Pokémon to gain strength and to
better themselves, but without
Pokéballs, they expend a lot of energy
and generally stay less alert and do less
combat. Wild Pokémon are generally
weaker too, especially at higher levels.
They don't take on the roles of good and
evil simply because they can't
distinguish the two.
owever, start training them and they
begin to pick up ideas from their human
counterparts, however, they generally
still remain neutral, especially if they
are being mistreated by their human
masters, so generally Pokémon may obey a
good or evil command, but that doesn't
always mean they want to.
Quality
VS Quantity
Some Pokémon trainers... actually...
correction, MOST Pokémon trainers tend
to choose quanity over quality. They're
system works by having a Pokémon for
every situation, and if possible, to
double up, or even tripple up on them if
the situation arises. However, Pokémon
raised in these situations tend to raise
in level slowly, and build their skills
up slower as well. A trainer hoping for
results will need to spend a lot of time
training.
Others, fewer and further between though,
choose quality or quanity. Their
reasoning is simple, get as few Pokémon
as possible so all efforts can be
concentrated on rasing them. Results
using this method of training are often
seen quickly and levels raise much
faster, but by training Pokémon this way
you limit your choices in battle, and can
easily run into dead ends simply because
you don't have the right Pokémon for the
job.
For breeders however, both methods are
needed, and they have it the toughest
because rasing Pokémon by not making
them battle takes a longer time, but can
generally lead to strong bonds between
human and Pokémon than both the above
methods.
Rare
Pokémon
Occasionally, people think rare Pokémon
are rare simply because they're extinct
or that there are just one of them in the
world. Well, some Pokémon have HUGE,
we're talking ENORMOUS energy
requirements, and the moment they are
created if they are not captured inside a
Pokéball will generally live out their
entire lives in a matter of days or
weeks. However, if they are intelligent
enough they will litterally hibernate and
thus gain energy back instead. These
Pokémon are rare because they stay
mostly in one place, and rarely, if ever
move. The best example is Snorlax. They
aren't THAT rare, but because of their
huge bodies they take a lot of energy
just to move! So, they simply wake every
so often to eat a lot, then go right back
to sleep for another month. However, once
captured inside a Pokéball, they're
energy requirements suddenly drop
dramatically, so they need far less sleep
and eat far less! (Tracey could tell you
that one!)
Computer
Storage
Storing Pokémon into computers as
digital data is entirely different from
Pokéballs. In this process, you are
taking your Pokémon and converting it
from energy into compressed digital
strands. The more energy, the longer the
strand. Some Pokémon take a mere few
seconds to store, others can take
minutes. Pokémon like Mew and Mewtwo
take hours! Retrieval is literally the
reverse. You're decompressing those
digital strands back into energy for the
Pokéball!
Ditto
The Ditto is the simplest Pokémon in
existance because almost all of it's
energy is exactly the same! The Ditto can
also adjust its genes at will, becoming
anything it wants! HOWEVER, there is a
downside. Because the Ditto is only made
up of so much energy, it will retain it's
skill levels when it becomes another
Pokémon, so generally, if you make it
turn into a really rare Pokémon, it wont
be able to stay that way for long because
of the energy requirements, and its
attacks wont be as strong either.
Final
Comments
Pokémon are indeed some of the most
intriguing creatures to walk the face of
the planet. They are highly adaptive,
hard to find, inspiring, affectionate,
powerful, destructive, but most of all,
they are our allies, not our enemies. The
only way people and Pokémon can live
together in peace is if those against
them are brought to understand each
other.
I hope you enjoyed these texts. Let me
hear your comments on-line or at "kagemini@evcom.net" or even
"gemini000.geo@yahoo.com", but that
later E-Mail address doesn't work 10% of
the time. Cyal8r!
Pokémon
is a registered trademark of Nintendo,
Gamefreak, and Creatures Inc. This entire
document is one giant opinion of Kris
Asick and has not been endorsed or
sponsored by the pre-named companies in
any way. Kris is also not responsable for
any injuries, computer damages, or other
problems which may arise from reading or
downloading this file. You do so at your
own risk, just like with that virus you
downloaded two days ago from
www.thissitedoesntexistyet.com. :P Go
home now before you get in more trouble!
;)
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