History Headscratchers / PokemonBlackAndWhite

* So wait, '''why''' again many important characters up until E4 have so few Pokémon? Gym Leaders 2-3 Pokémon, which isn't that bad earlier, but later it's basically 6vs3. Even Cheren and Bianca have only 4 Pokémon at final pre-Champion team.

* If N can talk to Pokémon, does that mean he knows PokemonSpeak? If so, does he use his own name[[hottip:*:if PokemonSpeak is a "universal" language spoken with different "accents" by different Pokémon that makes it sound like their name]] ("Natural! Gro, gropius, nat harmonia natural monia gropius!") or the name of the Pokémon he's talking to[[hottip:*:if each Pokémon has their own language, or if what sounds like the Pokémon's name is more like an animal-like set of cries than an actual language]] ("Sam samurott" if he's talking to a Samurott, etc.)? Serious RuleOfFunny potential there, though it doesn't seem too clearly established whether PokemonSpeak actually exists in the continuity of the main games. [[hottip:*:Needless to say, if N appears in the anime, the most likely option will be that he speaks Japanese/English/the viewer's language to the Pokémon, it replies in PokemonSpeak, and he translates for the viewer.]]

** Sp. Atk is usually considered to be skill[[hottip:*:Its IV boost wing is the ''genius'' wing, Pokemon with high Sp. Atk often have high skill in the Pokeathalon, etc.]] (Attack is strength, Defense is bulk, etc), and you need skill to wield a weapon. So...

* Cryogonal is genderless. It can learn Attract via TM. ''What.'' Even more so, Larvesta and Volcarona ''can't'', despite having genders and being TM-compatible![[hottip:*:Nincada can't learn Attract either, but don't forget that this is a way to keep ''genderless'' Shedinja from having it. Volcarona doesn't have this excuse.]]

** Dwebble isn't even that effective against her Emolgas. It's too slow for rock polish to make any kind of difference in the battle flow and Dwebble's low special defence means it goes down within about 2 Volt Switches.

** [[{{Bishounen}} Eyecandy!]]

** He could just be checking the signs...

** I assumed at the time of playing it that Reshiram represents truth because it also represents the "natural" or "traditional" state -- things staying the same -- while Zekrom, being part machine, represents ideals because it also represents "progress" in all its forms, including technological -- things changing. Correct me if I'm wrong (theOtherWiki has failed me), but isn't change/lack of change another duality that the Yin/Yang represents?

*** And yet Cyrus did pretty much the same thing with Galactic. [[spoiler: He wasn't gonna share his universe. Plus it would be smarter for him to be the only one to use Pokemon. If Everyone has Pokemon, then that's basically saying that there's an army that he'd have to fight in order to take over Unova.]] Now then as for the [[spoiler: 'using N' subject, let me just say that we don't know in Black and White if N is his foster son or not.]] I'm assuming that the question is answered in Black 2 and White 2, but I wouldn't know because I have not played that game. [[spoiler: N was simply one pawn in his plan. Other people such as Cyrus or Greevil have had many more pawns in their plans. Same with that guy from That Ranger game that I don't really care about but have read about due to sheer boredom. The third one just so you know.]] There are many other people who should be called a complete monster before Ghetsis. Plus as for [[spoiler: The orbs, we did know what he was planing to do with those. So, as dark as a theory you can make, you must also know that there might be a lighter theory. For all we know, he could have just been using those for a back-up to get all of the people to release their pokemon.]] Although, if that was the case, one must wonder ''why'' he didn't do that after the game.

** I have an explanation for why some Pokemon are immune to Ground attacks and some aren't. The idea comes from a picture I saw once. Too bad I can't find it right now. Anyway the idea is that Ground moves don't just stay on the ground. Mud flies through the air and Earthquake sends earthen spikes at the foe. Even though a Pokemon has wings it may not be able to evade it in time to avoid damage. Flying-types and Levitaters are fast enough or can fly high enough to avoid the attack. I would argue that Butterfree can evade an Earthquake while Beedrill can't because Butterfree's Flying affinity gives it the ability to evade in time.

** One could make the case the Klinklang and Vanilluxe are there in anticipation for he PC's dragon. While they do have advantages over Zekrom(one being resistant to Dragons and another super-effective)these two are utterly destroyed by Reshiram. But then again you could say that the Fossils are there to deal with Reshiram and are not only for the Pokedex Pages.