History WMG / PokemonGoldandSilver

*** They're part of an AncientTradition worshiping powerful and potentially dangerous beings, but in the least harmful way possible. Lugia or Ho-Oh probably wouldn't hurt a human, at least not in a regulation battle: Ho-Oh is explicitly more about bringing the unjustly and accidentally killed BackFromTheDead than about killing a human (see the Legendary Beasts' origin story), and while Lugia's only characterization was [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} in the movie]] (which happened during a {{filler}} arc that lies completely outside the games' canon), we can assume it's not an evil or violent being either, at least not intentionally (it was a different story when [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Cipher]] got their hands on it, but [[NightmareFuel let's not go there]].) Both are capable of being destructive, as are the Legendary Beasts who tie into their story, but none of them would harm you unless they were cornered. After all, Pokémon is [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism pretty damn idealistic]] outside of [[DarkerAndEdgier Colosseum and XD]]. The Kimono Girls want humanity to see Lugia and Ho-Oh again because of the good effects they might have. I think the line in ''Crystal'' talked about the hearts of humans and Pokémon communing? And there was that stuff in the Ruins about walking with Pokémon in harmony. They probably believe that Ho-Oh and Lugia will make humans kinder to Pokémon, and possibly to other humans. Remember, HG/SS take place during and just after [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum]], as evidenced by [[spoiler:Jasmine being back from her trip to Sinnoh when you're in Kanto, which probably happened just after your battle with her but before you went to the Indigo Plateau]]. The story got out about [[KnightTemplar Cyrus]], as Cynthia (a Champion, unlikely to lie) and the remaining Galactic Executive (who could provide secret documents, etc.) had probably told the media about what happened. The Kimono Girls decided the time was right to bring back the Legendary Birds and improve the lives of humanity. After all, we never know when the next Cyrus will emerge, and there won't always be a 10-year-old kid running around who can capture Palkia/Dialga/Giratina... Oh, look, a 10-year-old kid who can probably capture Lugia and Ho-Oh and all three Legendary Beasts!

[[WMG: Ariana and Archer are [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} really Jessie and James]]]]

* Once Miltank had been established as its own species, different from Tauros, populations of domestic Miltank were made to retain their preferable traits by exclusively reproducing with Ditto. This has been going on for so long that it is the reason why, in the games, Miltank cannot produce Tauros eggs.

* Even though Tauros and Miltank appear to be related, why do they look so different, even though most Pokémon have very subtle gender differences? That is because, in ancient times, there ''were'' no Miltank, only male and female Tauros. When humans discovered that the milk from female Tauros was good to drink, they started to selectively breed them for two traits -- docility and high milk yield. Over hundreds or thousands of years, they gradually took on a cuter appearance and would come to be known as Miltank.

* Once Miltank had been established as its own species, different from Tauros, populations of domestic Miltank were made to retain their preferable traits by exclusively breeding with Ditto. This has been going on for so long that it is the reason why, in the games, Miltank cannot produce Tauros eggs.

Even though Tauros and Miltank appear to be related, why do they look so different, even though most Pokémon have very subtle gender differences? That is because, in ancient times, there ''were'' no Miltank, only male and female Tauros. Humans started selectively breeding female Tauros for docility and milk production. Over hundreds or thousands of years, they gradually took on a cuter appearance and would come to be known as Miltank. Also, according to its ''Shield'' Pokédex entry, a Miltank will become ill if she is not milked every day, which makes no sense for a wild Pokémon, but perfect sense for a Pokémon that has been selectively bred to produce large amounts of milk over many generations.

Even though Tauros and Miltank appear to be related, why do they look so different, even though most Pokémon have very subtle gender differences? That is because, in ancient times, there ''were'' no Miltank, only male and female Tauros. Humans started selectively breeding female Tauros for docility and milk production. Over hundreds or thousands of years, they gradually took on a cuter appearance and would come to be known as Miltank. And according to its ''Shield'' Pokédex entry, Miltank will become ill if she is not milked every day.

Even though Tauros and Miltank are related, why do they look so different, even though most Pokémon have very subtle gender differences? That is because, in ancient times, there ''were'' no Miltank, only male and female Tauros. Humans started selectively breeding female Tauros for docility and milk production. Over hundreds or thousands of years, they gradually took on a cuter appearance and would come to be known as Miltank. And according to its ''Shield'' Pokédex entry, Miltank will become ill if she is not milked every day.

In ancient times, there were no Miltank, only male and female Tauros. Humans started selectively breeding female Tauros for docility and milk production. Over thousands of years, they gradually took on a cuter appearance and would come to be known as Miltank. And according to its ''Shield'' Pokédex entry, Miltank will become ill if she is not milked every day.

[[WMG:The old woman who gives you the Cleanse Tag is a ghost]]
* If you examine the door of the former Day Care on Route 5, it gives the message "What’s this? House for Sale… Nobody lives here." What is she doing in the supposedly vacant house?