The Pokédex - Extended Fanon Edition

I had another idea for entries, which would be brief blurbs describing moves and how various Pokemon can carry them out. I'd be really interested in doing some of the Psychic-type moves...

I am doing some modifications to the Nidoran and Zigzagoon entries, and will update the forum versions in a while. @Crow: still requesting binomial name for Zigzagoon and Lileep lines. Ideas?

Also, I'll be internetless from tomorrow to next week, most surely.

edited 22nd Sep '10 1:03:16 PM by SilentReverence

If I was told to come up with an idea for the government in Pokemon, and the armies and such, then I'm imagining some of them dress like Pokemon.

Imagine it, the 7 Sin Commanders, one dressed as a Magneton, the next a gardevoir. Different corps.

I dunno, the Deviant Art Pokemon Gijinka pictures give some good ideas.

Well, maybe in regard to color trim or something, but something that far would be outright impractical.

I mean there's a reason we didn't take Gligarman◊ or this assclown◊ seriously.

There's a reason armies all tend to follow similar themes. Certain things just kind of work, and they're usually all oriented around lightweight protection and the capacity to carry a lot of firepower.

edited 22nd Sep '10 2:20:54 PM by Pykrete

Why would they even NEED human-based ground troops in a war? Heck, if you just outfit the Pokémon with a radio collar and video camera and transmit commands remotely, you'll be cutting down on a lot of casualties and increasing effectiveness in battle.

edited 22nd Sep '10 3:30:22 PM by CrowT.Robot

You think most 'mons wouldn't simply be regarded as mere animals for a long time?

Furthermore, there's got to be a reason trainers exist in the first place. I mean the walking death machines may not all be the brightest bulbs, but they are all smart enough to know how to do some things on their own, especially the psychics. Humans really do have to be The Strategist, which isn't always something you can do from the sidelines.

Furthermore, take the usual cliche resentment against fat generals sitting in comfy rooms while the kids who just need a paycheck go die for them, and add undertones of Fantastic Racism and bloodsport if the trainer doesn't go out with them, and consider how much damage a pissed detachment of Pokemon could do to its own nonparticipant trainer.

edited 22nd Sep '10 3:49:49 PM by Pykrete

and you gotta imagine, even with muderbeasts putzing around, a good 'ol Abrahms or an A-10 would still be somewhat competitive material. Unless they have like a metagross or a t-tar, but how common could those possibly be?

I wonder what kinda base power a tank shell or a gattling volley has.

True, but the trainers are basically going to be a walking casuality in battle if their Pokemon isn't spending all it's time and energy protecting it. And what is a gun going to do to an Onix, whose skin is made of stone, or a Kadabra that can block bullets with its mind?

Anti-armour? Neurotoxin rounds?

I prefer to go under the Clouded Sky theory that psychics are poor multitaskers and need to focus all of their attention on one thing at a time to manipulate it properly. Sure your Kadabra could block a hail of bullets coming from the front all day, but then someone could just snipe it from the side, or hell, punch it in the back of the head. You could even just blast Dragonforce out of your ham radio it to throw it off.

As for Onix, small-caliber bullets probably wouldn't be much good, but they make awfully tempting targets for explosives.

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:02:01 PM by Pykrete

^^^can it block 65 depleted uranium rounds a second? I don't think even an alakazam could handle that. and keep in mind, that stuffs designed to go through tanks, so I don't think an Onix would fair vary well.

of course, once the Skarmory enters the fight, the A-10 is going down.

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:03:38 PM by Blissey1

Still, I don't think that war has been a big problem in the Pokenation for a while now. Perhaps disputes are settled by formal Pokemon matches between government-sponsored trainers, a la Bionicle Glatorian.

I'd imagine a Skarmory would be taken down pretty quickly by an anti-air turret.

Ghosts are the things I would be worried about. They can phase through matter and make all conventional weapons and fortifications utterly useless.

Which is why you employ teams of special ops Dark-type Pokemon and send them on a seek and destroy mission.

you guys think we should make an article on Pokemon use in warfare?

I see nobody paid attention to my idea on how disputes are solved up above...

^That's because its far too sensible and bloodless to actually work. By that logic the world would have settled all their conflicts via Soccer by now.

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:16:26 PM by Neo_Crimson

I can imagine that Orre might've been the front where the high technology of the setting was used to create truly fearsome weapons of war in an attempt to counter the 'mons. And it worked. Too well.

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:21:20 PM by Colonial1.1

^ Maybe at one time, but the place is too much of a poverty-stricken, crime-riddled, natural-resource-starved Wretched Hive for any serious research to be done these days.

I'm not sure something geographically catastrophic happened there — there are natural badlands and all — but perhaps the projects drew the attention of way too many criminal underworlds at once and they basically wrecked the place economically.

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:27:19 PM by Pykrete

Sudowoodo Line

Morphs [Oak Catalog #]

• #438 Bonsly
• #185 Sudowoodo

Notable Biology

The entire family is a dull brown with green orbs either as the 'fingers' of the adult Sudowoodo or three on a small growth on the head of the Bonsly, as they lack arms. This growth becomes a kabuto-horn like protrusion upon evolution and loses the 'leaves', leaving it to seem somewhat like a broken branch.

Sudowoodo are roughly four feet in height, while Bonsly is only a foot tall. Despite having bodies similar in composition to petrified wood, they are relatively light at around 80 pounds for Sudowoodo, 30 for the juvenile form.

What makes the species unique among Pokemon is how hard they were to classify. Its appearance as a tree, coupled with its preference for forested areas and ability to use a wide variety of moves, lead many to believe it was a Grass type. It's only recently due to a close study of it's physiology that it has been labeled a pure Rock type.

Bonsly is capable of learning the move Mimic, which is indeed necessary for proper evolution into Sudowoodo. This was the cause of much frustration for researchers, who would often only use one or two types and have them use generic moves such as Water Gun or Vine Whip, the later only exacerbating the myth of the family as Grass type as the Sudowoodo or Bonsly would merely mimic the move back in defense.

Both species prefer camouflage and hiding to confrontation, using their plant-like forms to blend in with the flora of their home. Because of this instinct, they often find themselves in human gardens, hedge mazes, orchards and various other similar locations.

This ends in disaster as the whole species suffers from acute hydrophobia beyond anything other Rock types, even more so than most Fire types as well. There are records of accidents where, not knowing a Bonsly had slipped into the berry garden for a treat, people began to water with hose or can and soon find themselves on their back with a bruise or in some rare cases cracked ribs from the rushed escape of the panicked Pokemon.

There are those who still believe it to be Grass type related, at the very least more so than other Rock types. Some theorize that long ago, the family were full Grass types, able to use various moves connected to the type. Then, some strange event, possibly a virus or bacterium that originally infected Rock types, caused crystallization in the species. Those strong enough to live and breed eventually combined the DNA into their own, over time causing the Sudowoodo of today.

This is supported by Sudowoodo being the sole non-grass type able to use the highly dangerous move Wood Hammer, and is also able to use it to full effectiveness. The Rock Head ability will prevent recoil damage, and the majority of Sudowood's competitive threats (Water and Ground) are extremely vulnerable to such a technique.

Others think that the creature is of supernatural origin, actual petrified wood that was taken over by the spirit of a Rock type due to the similarity to regular stone and the past ability to hold life making it easier to animate than rock.

However, these are all mere ideas and the true origin, as with the majority of Pokemon, is shrouded in the veils of time.

Habitat

The Sudowoodo family are rather uncommon yet hardy, able to live comfortably in all the major regions should they be relocated from natural homes in the Johto and Sinnoh regions. Forests are prime living for both stages, Sudowoodo able to blend with the trees and Bonsly as shrubbery. Due to their popularity as cute pets and decent battlers, many people go to local breeders and declare "Bring me a Bonsly!" eventually culminating in a movie about King Arthur has an order of knights demand one be given to them in order to continue his quest.

Diet

As with most Pokemon, Berries provide an easy and nutritious food for wild and tamed Sudowoodo alike. Dried berries are especially preferred, as anything too juicy makes them wary. Note that young Bonsly however, need fine mash in order to properly digest. A common solution is to blend a very thick berry smoothie with vitamin enriched powders and spoon feed it to the baby. In the wild however, they often must make due with what they can, leading to the young Pokemon to risk choking on large berries or actually drown in juicier varieties.

It is hypothesized that this early age choking/drowning hazard is what causes their hydrophobia, as Bonsly raised in captivity are less frightened of water, and are merely as cautious as a Rock type should be around the liquid.

Hazards

The entire line is extremely shy and cautious, though Trainers and Breeders willing to work through it are often rewarded with friendly, loyal companions for life. Masters of hiding in plain sight, the accidents mentioned above are somewhat common, though thankfully diminishing greatly with the advent of automated sprinkler systems which scare off the Rock type long before a human encounters them in developed areas. It does remain a large risk for those who garden by hand, and as such one should always take care to double check your garden rows for any extra 'plants'.

Outside of accidents, Sudowoodo are effective competitive battlers, able to use a wide variety of moves such as the previously mentioned Wood Hammer, Double Edge, Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Earthquake, and Hammer Arm. This wide type coverage is sadly ignored by Trainers, as Sudowoodos often aren't as strong as other Rock types. Nonetheless, they find happy homes with some more insightful Trainers who are careful to focus on its strengths, and being solely Rock type greatly increases the survivability of Sudowoodo even against dreaded Water types.

Courting and Childrearing

Mostly reclusive in the wild, it is rare to find more than a few Sudowoodo gathered in any given forest. Should they find members of the opposite sex, mating is done quickly and without any commitment, as the parents don't raise the child. The egg is laid descretely and coated in a very sticky sap-like secretion, then covered in dirt, leaves or gravel to disguise it. After that, the mother leaves, and the child hatches some time later. The Bonsly wanders and grows without a family, sometimes crying false tears to garner attention from some motherly figure to help feed it. Often this instead attracts a predator, though the Bonsly's rocky skin prevents most from doing more than scaring the baby.

Social Structure

Completely reclusive in the wild, in captivity they will become soldier-like loyal to a Trainer if they are raised properly, treating their owner like a commander or at the least strict parent.

edited 2nd Oct '10 6:37:01 PM by Tangent128

Research? Nascour, Evice, and Greevil would have been products of it. I mean really, look at them! They look like they augmented themselves.

Also, maybe it was a war so horribly destructive that only the veterans, governments, and criminal organizations would remember and talk of it.

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:57:43 PM by Colonial1.1

"Now, my story begins in two-thousand dickety two. We had to say dickety 'cause Team Rocket stole our word twenty. I chased that rascal to get it back, but I gave up after dickety-six miles..."

"...and that's how I turned Meowths and Growlithes against one another."

A little ditty?

I would imagine that 'mons probably take the place of low-powered weaponry on the battlefield. They would likely be too impractical to use as high-end weapons simply by virtue that they can't be mass-produced, can get sick and die, and have a potential of behaving erratically under emotional duress, problems that no tank, bomber, or mortar will ever have...

That said, we probably shouldn't delve to deep into Poke-warfare, it seems too tangentially related (albeit fun in a morbid way) to the articles we've got already...

edited 22nd Sep '10 4:59:21 PM by CaptainNapalm