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, the sequel is not dead.
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** The sequel is confirmed dead as of 2022, so we'll probably never know.
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** The sequel is confirmed dead as of 2022, so we'll probably never know.
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** It's also possible that since Mew and Mewtwo both can use transform (as Ditto are failed clones of Mew, they are the only Pokémon who can use transform), that Mewtwo can talk with his mouth. Mewtwo can probably use a milder form of Transform to allow his mouth and vocal chords to be human enough for him to speak, but refuses to do so because he hates humanity. From a story perspective, Mewtwo moving his mouth is an obvious indicator to the audience that Mewtwo is no longer the one in control of his body.
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** Perhaps helium or another invisible lighter than air gas was mixed in with the R gas. Upon release from the balloon, the R-gas would descend while the helium would separate out and ascend.
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* If the parade balloons were kept aloft by the R gas, then why does the gas sink to the ground after getting released? To hold the balloons up, it would have to be lighter than air, which means it can't sink down. And if it was heavier than air, it couldn't hold the balloons up. Either way, it's impossible for the gas to do both. And no, the balloons don't carry any additional tanks from which the R could be released while the balloons are held up by a different gas.
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*** It's possible that they would be more weak to pollen, in an allergy sense...but, this is where the MST3K mantra comes into play.
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*** It's possible that they would be more weak to pollen, in an allergy sense...but, this is where the MST3K mantra MST3KMantra comes into play.
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** "A series about kids doing normal things" is very much a thing in our world (typically referred to as SliceOfLife), so why shouldn't it be in this world? That's like saying no one would watch a TV show about [[Series/TheOfficeUS working in an office]], because "that's just people doing normal things." The anime would be the equivalent of an average kid competing in the Olympics or something, and considering Tim seemed to have a childhood interest in becoming a trainer, it's exactly the type of show he would have watched, so Harry could be familiar with it through him, making it HeartwarmingInHindsight that he'd sing it in that context.
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** Psyduck is psychic, that could have given it extra awareness, maybe.
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**Another possibility is that it DOES, but differently and to a lesser extent. Instead of uncontrollable frenzy, it merely clouds rational judgement and decision making (thus Tim not going with the more logical plan of "grab Pikachu and GTFO", and instead trying to provoke a Charizard and siccing a Gyrados on it)
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*** Another triad of possibilities are volition, mastery, and scale. Harry's Pikachu willingly allowed Mewtwo to combine the two into one, so Harry may have had a stronger link that allowed his human traits to vome through more clearly than the others who were forcibly melded, and so may have been struggling for control with each other. Second, Mewtwo himself fused Harry and his Pikachu, which could allow more perfect union, as Mewtwo knows his own abilities. Thirdly, Harry and Pikachu were merged individually, instead of en masse like the crowd, which could cause the resultant merger to "work" better
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* We do know the main title is indeed ''Pokemon Detective Pikachu'' in most places but one thing bothered me is why in Japan, it's just ''Meitantei Pikachu'' instead of ''Poketto Monsutaa Meitantei Pikachu'' (Pocket Monsters Detective Pikachu, with the "Poketto Monsutaa" part in top like the English title), to match the rest of the world? It doesn't make sense that the Japanese title removed the ''Pocket Monsters'' name when it's not a problem in the other works involving the franchise in its native Japan...
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* We do know the main title is indeed ''Pokemon Detective Pikachu'' in most places but one thing bothered me is why in Japan, it's just ''Meitantei Pikachu'' instead of ''Poketto Monsutaa Meitantei Pikachu'' (Pocket Monsters Detective Pikachu, with the "Poketto Monsutaa" part in logo on the top like the English title), to match the rest of the world? It doesn't make sense that the Japanese title removed the ''Pocket Monsters'' name when it's not a problem in the other works involving the franchise in its native Japan...
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* We do know the main title is indeed ''Pokemon Detective Pikachu'' in most places but one thing bothered me is why in Japan, it's just ''Meitantei Pikachu'' instead of ''Poketto Monsutaa Meitantei Pikachu'' (Pocket Monsters Detective Pikachu, with the "Poketto Monsutaa" part in top like the English title), to match the rest of the world? It doesn't make sense that the Japanese title removed the ''Pocket Monsters'' name when it's not a problem in the other works involving the franchise in its native Japan...
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*** It's possible that they would be more weak to pollen, in an allergy sense...but, this is where the MST3K mantra comes into play.
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*** It's pointed out earlier that Pokemon have innate 'anger' issues, where they tend to, when they get angry, get REALLY angry and lose logical thought. R is likely just activating that reflex. Human-Pokemon mergers lose that issue, due to the human thought process being in the driver's seat.
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** It's possible that Ash has his own television series, considering the stuff he got up to...especially if Ash is closer to Red in accomplishments...I mean, Ash saved the world. MULTIPLE TIMES.
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** Psyduck is THAT powerful.
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** Also as one of his first acts as Mewtwo, he did knock Tim unconscious. He may not have expected him to get up as soon as he did, if at all.
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** Given Howard built the city and basically controls everything regarding the experiments, chances are he wanted to not draw extra attention to the laboratory. Ergo he tried to keep the whole thing under wraps. Plus it had only been a few days, so a full response may not have been ready. Locating Mewtwo was the priority for the people involved with the lab, not locking down the lab.
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** As in the games, it is not clear at all just how the current national governments of the Pokémon world function (we know of kingdoms in the past, but not who is in charge now), but regardless, given how delusional Howard is about how his plan is the future for humanity it's likely he didn't consider much regarding people rejecting it (just as he doesn't seem to think about his target's reactions to being merged). Plus he would have control of Mewtwo if the plan succeeded, one of the most powerful creatures in the world, and next to no one would know just how he was doing what he was doing or how to stop it if Tim was killed. And if he had time to prepare it, he'd have the capacity to make enough gas to use against attackers.
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* After the incident at the Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory, why did the government that controls Ryme City not quickly have the laboratory placed under lock-down with heavy security patrols? In addition to preventing prying eyes from reaching the facility, it is in the best interests of Clifford Industries and the public to prevent dangerous Pokémon from escaping the facility.
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* After the incident at the Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory, why did the government that controls Ryme City not quickly have the laboratory placed under lock-down with heavy security patrols? In addition to preventing prying eyes from reaching the facility, it is in the best interests of Clifford Industries Enterprises and the public to prevent dangerous Pokémon from escaping the facility.
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* How could Howard Clifford not consider the possibility that his [[AssimilationPlot plan to forcibly merge humans and Pokémon]] would provoke widespread condemnations and violent responses from the national government that controls the country where Ryme City are located as well as from the international community? They are not head-quartered inside Ryme City and thus are not incapacitated by the 'R' gas, and they are likely alerted to the still ongoing chemical weapons attack via live television and radio. Their likely response is to send in the military to try and stop Howard-controlled Mewtwo.
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* How could Howard Clifford not consider the possibility that his [[AssimilationPlot plan to forcibly merge humans and Pokémon]] would provoke widespread condemnations and violent responses from the national government that controls the country where Ryme City are located as well as from the international community?community? They are not head-quartered inside Ryme City and thus are not incapacitated by the 'R' gas, and they are likely alerted to the still ongoing chemical weapons attack via live television and radio. Their likely response is to send in the military to try and stop Howard-controlled Mewtwo.
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* After the incident at the Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory, why did the government that control controls Ryme City not quickly have the laboratory placed under lock-down with heavy security patrols? In addition to preventing prying eyes from reaching the facility, it is in the best interests of Clifford Industries and the public to prevent dangerous Pokémon from escaping the facility.
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* After the incident at the Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory, why did the government that control Ryme City not quickly have the laboratory placed under lock-down with heavy security patrols? In addition to preventing prying eyes from reaching the facility, it is in the best interests of Clifford Industries to prevent dangerous Pokémon from escaping the facility.
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* After the incident at the Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory, why did the government that control Ryme City not quickly have the laboratory placed under lock-down with heavy security patrols? In addition to preventing prying eyes from reaching the facility, it is in the best interests of Clifford Industries to prevent dangerous Pokémon from escaping the facility.
* How could Howard Clifford not consider the possibility that his [[AssimilationPlot plan to forcibly merge humans and Pokémon]] would provoke condemnations and violent responses from the national government that controls the country where Ryme City are located as well as from the international community?
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** In the real world, humans and fish are both animals, but just because a certain chemical has an effect on fish doesn't mean it also has an effect on humans. Likewise, if humans and pokemon are both "animals" in this continuity, that doesn't mean they're both affected by the R gas.
