Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

I mean, computer virus, so man-made.

Porygon-Z was said to have been the result of a bad update. Perhaps that's what you mean?

It would be quite interesting to see what would they be working in if they accidentally made a living being out of computer data.

Edited by Blueace on Mar 8th 2019 at 3:05:36 PM

Poor thing used to be a Psyduck before someone accidentally forgot to typecast a variable in an update.

Heard it was a windows 10 upgrade gone wrong

And that was with technology in the 90s, imagine what kind of horrible digital eldritch being would be created with today's computers!

I think what everyone's trying to say here is that Gamefreak should make Missingno canon.

@Invincibleasshole: With machine-like pokemon in general they'd be pokemon that evolved (in the Darwinian sense) to resemble man-made objects via mimicry. They likely start from a biological form in early development but get shape-shift locked into a machine-like form before birth (since the theory goes that pokemon are essentially low-level shape-shifters 'trapped' into specific forms) or gets shape-shift locked into a form which merges with technology.

Something like a Magnemite either is some form of 'cyborg' or is a completely mechanical construct, but created from biology. Actually, the fact that Magnemites can't reproduce (except with a Ditto) would probably imply that it does not have any DNA after its birth, but is created from something with DNA (such as a Ditto). In fact, such things could be mutant dittos who attempt to transform into mechanical constructs and get stuck that way, which could also explain why Dittos can still reproduce with them (it's the ditto's child, but it's 'trapped' in the form of the other pokemon).

Porygon is an artificial pokemon and not the result of natural Darwinian evolution. Porygon is still seemingly an organism, however (he can be poisoned, can eat, etc). In this headcanon I'd probably say that Porygon is a product of synthetic biology that merges with or transforms into some form of data construct.

For what it's worth, it's mentioned in a Pokedex entry that "It was created with cutting-edge technology from 20 years ago. As such, much of it is now obsolete".

Edited by Protagonist506 on Mar 8th 2019 at 2:11:55 AM

I did some quick math the other day. It's been eighteen years since Warner Brothers last distributed a Pokemon movie [Pokemon Three The Movie: The Spell of the Unown], and the first time they're doing one by themselves.

That was the best movie too. I will take that as a good sign for no real reason other than I want to.

For real though, I loved the opening. It captured the adventure, camaraderie, and fun of living in the Pokemon world, between people and people, people and Pokemon, and Pokemon and Pokemon. So far the trailers are giving me a lot of hope that my greatest wish, that the Pokemon themselves will be full characters with personalities, will come to fruition.

It's a tie between 2000 and Mewtwo Returns for my favorite movie.

Pokemon 2000 is my preferred Series Fauxnale

Edited by Zarius on Mar 10th 2019 at 1:01:28 AM

I love the opening of Mewtwo Strikes back. It's dark, it's moody, it's basically Frankenstein, and I love it. When I saw it in theaters as a kid I was happy that the movie was a bit more mature than was typical for Pokemon and it made me feel a bit more grown up. Sadly the rest of the movie isn't as good as that opening.

I'm more of a Lucario and the Mystery of Mew fan, but I also like The Rise of Darkrai.

I prefer Pokémon XYZ for that.

Regardless, I consider Pokémon: The Power of Us (aka Everyone's Story) to be one of the best Pokémon movies of all time. I heavily recommend people to watch it.

Edited by Shadao on Mar 10th 2019 at 10:26:32 AM

Minor but promising thing:

Lot of positive buzz around DP (And Godzilla I guess).

And that was with technology in the 90s, imagine what kind of horrible digital eldritch being would be created with today's computers!

Sounds like a job for Gridman.

I'm now imagining a Lovecraftian horror Pokemon spawned by those guys that use Facebook to try to rig elections and other nasty things.

Antivaxximon, Poison type. Extremely contagious.

I think Porygon was an attempt to create a deliberate attempt to create an artificial lifeform.

The Pokedex states that Porygon is "an artificial Pokémon created due to extensive research, it can perform only what is in its program."

The anime even included their creator, Dr. Akihabara.

Yeah, it's Porygon 2 or Porygon Z that was the result of a virus.

Porygon2 was the update for Porygon, while Porygon-Z is what happens when you trade it with third party software added to it.

Edited by chasemaddigan on Mar 12th 2019 at 4:52:29 AM

Justice Smith did an interview this morning with Vulture on what it was like working on the movie.

One revelation: The filmmakers shot the movie on film, not digitally, to give it a genuine noir feel.

Justice Smith sounds like the name a Pokémon character would have. Its kind of similar to rogue one where the characters real name sounds more badass than the name of the character they play

The director seems to know his stuff. The movie does have some eye-popping cinematography and looking back on the footage again I can definitely see that slightly grainy quality film has. There's a certain texture to it, especially with the moody lighting.

Edited by edvedd on Mar 12th 2019 at 7:10:58 AM