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** ''Headscratchers/PokemonTheFirstMovie''

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** Alright well, go find some in Sword & Shield or Scarlet & Violet and set them off by getting too close. You'll notice they'll chase you around for maybe 10-15 seconds, take a brief break in which they watch you suspiciously, before they suddenly get triggered and start chasing you again. I thought cats (which are what Sneasel are mostly based on) lose interest when their prey keeps eluding them and they move on to something more interesting.

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** Alright well, go find some in Sword & Shield or Scarlet & Violet and set them off by getting too close. You'll notice they'll chase you around for maybe 10-15 seconds, take a brief break in which they watch you suspiciously, before they suddenly get triggered and start chasing you again. I thought cats (which are what Sneasel are mostly based on) lose interest when their prey keeps eluding them and they move on to something more interesting.interesting.
*** Ever played with a cat with a laser pointer? Some of them can keep it up for hours if the human can. That said, Sneasel are based loosely on the sickle weasels from Japanese folklore, which attacked travelers at random. Their aggression could be a reference to that, or just a reference to their Dark typing.
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** Alright well, go find some in Sword & Shield or Scarlet & Violet and set them off by getting too close. You'll notice they'll chase you around for maybe 10-15 seconds, take a brief break in which they watch you suspiciously, and then they suddenly get triggered again. And again. I thought cats (which are what Sneasel are mostly based on) lose interest when their prey keeps eluding them and they move on to something more interesting.

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** Alright well, go find some in Sword & Shield or Scarlet & Violet and set them off by getting too close. You'll notice they'll chase you around for maybe 10-15 seconds, take a brief break in which they watch you suspiciously, and then before they suddenly get triggered again. And and start chasing you again. I thought cats (which are what Sneasel are mostly based on) lose interest when their prey keeps eluding them and they move on to something more interesting.

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** Sneasel's Pokédex entries don't actually indicate that. They just mention that it's a cunning, vicious Pokémon with sharp claws that love stealing eggs.

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** Sneasel's Pokédex entries don't actually indicate that. They just mention that it's a cunning, vicious Pokémon with sharp claws that love stealing eggs.eggs.
** Alright well, go find some in Sword & Shield or Scarlet & Violet and set them off by getting too close. You'll notice they'll chase you around for maybe 10-15 seconds, take a brief break in which they watch you suspiciously, and then they suddenly get triggered again. And again. I thought cats (which are what Sneasel are mostly based on) lose interest when their prey keeps eluding them and they move on to something more interesting.
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* What is it about humans that drive Sneasel into an aggressive state? They won't stop chasing you, no matter how long you lead them around.

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* What is it about humans that drive Sneasel into an aggressive state? They won't stop chasing you, no matter how long you lead them around.around.
** Sneasel's Pokédex entries don't actually indicate that. They just mention that it's a cunning, vicious Pokémon with sharp claws that love stealing eggs.
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** WelcomeToCorneria; that was a generic enough voice clip from the anime that the gamemakers decided it was suitable, presumably as a losing animation. I got sick of hearing Ash exclaim "Pikachu!" after chain clearances, and as Team Rocket's clips, especially as a) they were the final bosses of the level, & b) the Nintendo Online Account N64 emulator doesn't allow the ability to replay the last few minutes like the other emulators, so I had to put up with it until I finally broke through.
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** Finally addressed in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet SV]]: interacting with the door to the left of the stairs in your house yields the response [[AC: That's your mom's room! Better not go in there without asking]]. Of course, she still stands motionless in the common area, and given that you can fly back home, she couldn't have had any forewarning of your arrival...

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** Due to there being a coal mine in Oreburgh City, those could well be old mine workings.



*** The game says "You dropped (amount of money) in panic!", not that the Pokémon picked it up. It probably just lies there until some other Trainer passes by and collects it, or gets scattered in the wind/rain.


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*** The game says "You dropped (amount of money) in panic!", not that the Pokémon picked it up. It probably just lies there until some other Trainer passes by and collects it, or gets scattered by the wind/rain.
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** Except Porygon's name is the JapaneseRanguage pronunciation of Polygon.


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*** The game says "You dropped (amount of money) in panic!", not that the Pokémon picked it up. It probably just lies there until some other Trainer passes by and collects it, or gets scattered in the wind/rain.

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* The way PP works in the games is a bit strange. Some moves, like Tackle or Flamethrower, seem reasonable enough — your active Pokémon is just too tired to keep throwing itself at the enemy, or is out of juice for its BreathWeapon. But what about moves like Swagger? It has 15 PP, so after 15 uses, is your Pokémon just unable to think of anything that would enrage the opponent? And if your Pokémon knows both Flamethrower and Fire Blast, it could be unable to breathe a steady stream of fire, but still be able to breathe a huge blast of fire that'd take way more energy.

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* The way PP works in the games is a bit strange. Some moves, like Tackle or Flamethrower, seem reasonable enough — your active Pokémon is just too tired to keep throwing itself at the enemy, or is out of juice for its BreathWeapon. But what about moves like Swagger? It has 15 PP, so after 15 uses, is your Pokémon just unable to think of anything that would enrage the opponent? And if your Pokémon knows both Flamethrower and Fire Blast, it could be unable to breathe a steady stream of fire, but still be able to breathe a huge blast of fire that'd take way more energy.energy.
* What is it about humans that drive Sneasel into an aggressive state? They won't stop chasing you, no matter how long you lead them around.
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** Meanwhile at no point in the games so far could the player bring a Oshawott or a Rowlet into Sinnoh, so there was no way to see if Rowlet would evolve into Hisuian Decidueye beforehand.

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** Meanwhile at no point in the games so far could the player bring a Oshawott or a Rowlet into Sinnoh, so there was no way to see if Rowlet would evolve into Hisuian Decidueye beforehand.beforehand.
* The way PP works in the games is a bit strange. Some moves, like Tackle or Flamethrower, seem reasonable enough — your active Pokémon is just too tired to keep throwing itself at the enemy, or is out of juice for its BreathWeapon. But what about moves like Swagger? It has 15 PP, so after 15 uses, is your Pokémon just unable to think of anything that would enrage the opponent? And if your Pokémon knows both Flamethrower and Fire Blast, it could be unable to breathe a steady stream of fire, but still be able to breathe a huge blast of fire that'd take way more energy.

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** ''Headscratchers/DetectivePikachuReturns''

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* So what's the general consensus with foes and their [=IV=]s? For comparison, I was battling Colress in Black 2 the other day, and my Krookodile with 159 Speed was slower than his Level 74 Klinklang. I put a max IV'd Klinklang's stats into Psypokes' stat calculator and there its max is 161. But earlier today, my Serperior used Giga Drain on a Backpacker's Level 62 Omanyte and gained 58 HP, and if Omanyte has no [=IV=]s or EVs at Level 62, it has 115 HP (115 / 2 = 57.5, rounded up is 58). And Cynthia's team in DPPt has max [=IV=]s on all her Pokemon. So my guess is that some of the harder trainers have max [=IV=]s on some of their team, but normal trainers don't have any?

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* So what's the general consensus with foes and their [=IV=]s? For comparison, I was battling Colress in Black 2 the other day, and my Krookodile with 159 Speed was slower than his Level 74 Klinklang. I put a max IV'd Klinklang's stats into Psypokes' stat calculator and there its max is 161. But earlier today, my Serperior used Giga Drain on a Backpacker's Level 62 Omanyte and gained 58 HP, and if Omanyte has no [=IV=]s or EVs [=EVs=] at Level 62, it has 115 HP (115 / 2 = 57.5, rounded up is 58). And Cynthia's team in DPPt has max [=IV=]s on all her Pokemon. So my guess is that some of the harder trainers have max [=IV=]s on some of their team, but normal trainers don't have any?



*** On a similar note, I was playing another file today, and I was battling alongside my rival in the Plasma Frigate. I noticed his Emboar had 185 HP at Level 50, so I took a max IV'd Level 50 Emboar with no EVs to the stat calculator and it had 185 HP. And at Lacunosa Town, he was Level 43 with 160 HP, and that matched too. So Hugh (or whatever you end up naming him) might have max [=IV=]s also, that may just be for the tag battles and not your battles with him, but I thought i'd share that.

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*** On a similar note, I was playing another file today, and I was battling alongside my rival in the Plasma Frigate. I noticed his Emboar had 185 HP at Level 50, so I took a max IV'd Level 50 Emboar with no EVs [=EVs=] to the stat calculator and it had 185 HP. And at Lacunosa Town, he was Level 43 with 160 HP, and that matched too. So Hugh (or whatever you end up naming him) might have max [=IV=]s also, that may just be for the tag battles and not your battles with him, but I thought i'd share that.
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** ''Headscratchers/DetectivePikachuReturns''
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** The Japanese name of Sandile refers to crocodile, but the two evolutions refer to gavials, as do their head shapes. Being weak to bug moves does not matter much, though. They are ambush predators.

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** The Japanese name of Sandile refers to crocodile, but the two evolutions refer to gavials, as do their head shapes. Being weak to bug moves does not matter much, though. They are ambush predators.predators.
* When flying on the back of Mega Latios/Latias, one can engage in midair battles against flying wild Pokémon. You can use Pokémon that can't fly for this. And even more baffling, you can use Primal Groudon, the second-heaviest Pokémon in existence, with no consequences.
* It's said that Yungoos is not native to Alola, and it was brought in from another region. That's all well and good, but we haven't seen it in any of the regions that have appeared so far, so... where exactly ''did'' it come from?
** Maybe it's going to be a hook for a future game?
** Corphish was a similar case, having been stated to be foreign Pokémon imported to Hoenn as exotic pets.
** And we later saw that Corphish also lives in the Sinnoh and Kalos regions, so maybe we'll have a future region with Yungoos.
** [[RiddleForTheAges Or it will never be touched on again.]]
** One possibility is [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Paldea]], as the Yungoos line are found in the wild there and none of the dex entries for Yungoos and Gumshoos mention them being from another region. They may also be from an unseen region based in the Pokémon world's equivalent to South Asia to reflect the specific mongoose species the line is based off of, the small Indian mongoose, akin to many of Cufant and Copperajah's dex entries mentioning them being from an unnamed "distant region," and ''Legends: Arceus'' {{retcon}}ning the Indian elephant mentioned in Raichu's ''[=FireRed=]'' and ''Sun'' dex entries into a Copperajah.
* Why is Gumshoos a Totem Pokémon? Don't they evolve from Yungoos, which are specifically mentioned to be imported from another region? How long have they been in Alola to be hold such a presumably sacred position? Is the island challenge just an event where they pick random Pokémon at hand for each at the totems?
** Totem Pokémon are specifically noted to be larger and more powerful than normal members of their kind. Presumably if you attain or are given such power, you can qualify for the position regardless of how long your species has lived in Alola.
*** Good on the people of the Alola region to not hold such prejudices.
*** It'd be pretty easy for an invasive species with no natural predators to become an apex specimen.
*** Totem Pokémon could be a name given to Pokémon who've been exposed to otherworldly power, so Gumshoos was just in the right place at the right time, and these spots were discovered by humans and any Pokémon living in these spots were considered Totems. Another possibility is hinted at in the library in the game, where one of the historical texts states Solgaleo/Lunala gave the Tapus power of unknown origin (Ultra Wormhole energy, most likely). It would stand to reason that the Tapus could also give this energy to other Pokémon they consider worthy, making them into Totem Pokémon.
*** Also, all the Totem Pokémon are stated to have been trained by the Trial Captains, so using them seems to be out of personal preference.
* Why are the two forms of Lycanroc considered different forms and not completely different species? They have different shapes, cries, flavor-dex behaviors, base stats, most of their abilities, and level-up moves.
** In a way, they're pretty much the opposite of the Alolan forms: same typing, same moves (the only divergences being their evolution moves and two that they get from the relearner), but different behaviors and appearances. But like the Alolan forms, people in-universe presumably saw enough similarities to lump them under one species.
* Why does Sensu Oricorio remind people of Kanto specifically about their homeland? Johto is the most traditional region with most of the old ways remaining, so doesn't that apply to people from there as well? (In fact, much of traditional Japanese culture originated from Kansai, which Johto is based on).
** Well... Kanto and the Sensu style ''are'' both based on Japan, so it's not really that much of a stretch. Especially when you consider that Kanto is literally right next to Johto; people from Kanto would likely have at least passing knowledge of Sensu.
** Actually, I figured it was more of a reference to how one Hawaiian island (I forget which) has a higher Japanese American population and cultural influence than the other ones.
* How the heck can Wishiwashi summon a bunch of other members of its species at any place, at any time, no matter how inland?
** [[AWizardDidIt Probably for the same reason Water-types can spew Hydro Pumps bigger than themselves/their natural water supply, Grass-types can spontaneously summon up razor leaves (that are/aren't part of their natural bodies), or various types can summon rocks that come through dimensional holes (i.e. Rock Slide).]]
* The August 1st trailer introduced Mudbray, the pre-evolution of Mudsdale. Mudbray is a donkey that grows up (evolves) into a ''horse''. Wait, what? Still, stranger things have happened (Remoraid to Octillery, anyone?).
** Well, the donkey is a member of the overall horse family; one could say he simply changes breeds upon evolution.
** We've had tons of Pokémon who become a different species when they evolve, it's nothing new even discarding Remoraid and Octillery (sparrows becoming birds of prey or cranes, rats turning into muskrats, rattlesnakes becoming cobras, mice turning into kangaroo rats, pangolins turning into porcupines, mites turning into moths, house cats turning into pumas, one breed of goldfish turning into another breed of goldfish, common starfish turning into crowns-of-thorns, horseshoe crabs becoming Eurypterids — those are just the Gen 1 examples!). There have always been Pokémon whose evolutionary families covered more than one species growing up (or even related species! Remember the sloth that turns into a gorilla?) and never 100% followed the biological logic of the animal it's based on.
** Plus the anime episodes where Ash's Treecko was introduced had an elderly Treecko and a later episode where a Torchic younger than May's evolved before hers, showing that Pokémon can age normally even if they don't evolve into later forms.
** Might be accidental, but they probably were going with the mimic octopus and the fact the sometimes cephalopod (especially squid larvae) looks slightly similar to planktonic fish larvae, except the false "fish larvae" constantly moves and floats upward like a cephalopod. That could be solved by giving small nubby tentacles around Remoraid's mouth or making it capable of shooting small multiple watersprouts out of its mouth.
*** It also helps if you look at Remoraid and Octillery as a gun evolving into a cannon, rather than a fish into an octopus.
* The reason that Hisuian Typhlosions aren't running around is likely that the spiritual energy it was absorbing came from the Space-Time Rift, and as the Gen 4 games don't have it Quilava can't absorb energies from it to gain the Ghost Type.
** Meanwhile at no point in the games so far could the player bring a Oshawott or a Rowlet into Sinnoh, so there was no way to see if Rowlet would evolve into Hisuian Decidueye beforehand.

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* Almost all evolved Pokémon's cries sound like their pre-evolutions, but louder, deeper and/or longer. But why do some of their cries sound almost nothing like their pre-evolution's? (e.g. Pidgeotto and Pidgey, Metapod and Caterpie, Vileplume and Gloom)

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* Almost all evolved Pokémon's cries sound like their pre-evolutions, but louder, deeper and/or longer. But why do some of their cries sound almost nothing like their pre-evolution's? (e.g. Pidgeotto and Pidgey, Metapod and Caterpie, Vileplume and Gloom)Gloom)
* Sandile and its evolutions are gavials, which mostly eat insects. But since they're Dark-typed, they're weak to Bug-type moves...
** Um, Sandile/Krokorok/Krookodile are actually based off of crocodiles in general (in particular, the Spectacled Caiman). They feed on far more than just insects. Plus, eating a Bug-Type Pokémon as food and battling it in a trainer-based battle are two completely different things.
** The Japanese name of Sandile refers to crocodile, but the two evolutions refer to gavials, as do their head shapes. Being weak to bug moves does not matter much, though. They are ambush predators.
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** ''Headscratchers/PokkenTournament''
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*** ''Headscratchers/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam''
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** ''Headscratchers/PokemonGo''



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