History Headscratchers / Pokemon

*** What particularly bothered me about the snobbery of the elitist dragon clan was the notion that you couldn't enter their den until you had been blessed as a dragon user. You can't be a dragon user, unless you actually own and train a dragon type. But you can't get a dragon type until you enter the den (the only place they are catchable excluding the game corners). It's just... FlatWhat. I understand they segregate the gameplay and story (heaven knows that trope has been mentioned about a dozen times on this very page already), and they still intend to maintain the mythical hype of dragon types while still allowing them to be achievable for the pokedex. But the dragon clan members must be inbred or something (we know they're an enclosed family), because they're really stupid. I'm half tempted to label their 'blessed dragon worshipping culture' as some kind of independent backlash counter-culture, because no one else in the Pokemon universe could put up with their retardness. Hence why they all isolate themselves in Blackthorn with their own socially constructed hierarchy, so they can embrace what little merit they have in the world. Of course, the notion that dragon types are endangered and rare, that the clan doesn't want to allow any old random person (considering Team Rocket's strive to return) to capture and mistreat the colonies that do exist is fair enough. They're protecting them, sure. But the way they act like they're the authority over who is more capable of befriending a dragon type is just pathetic. Surely if they really worshipped dragon types, and admired their intelligence, they'd let the dragon types decide who they do or don't want to fight for. not to decide for them. If you ask me, I think the Blackthorn dragon clan are the ones that are ironically mistreating dragon types, by locking them away and trying to claim monopoly on their ownership. Owning dragon types is the only thing that makes them ''special'', and they don't want to lose that. It's a selfish drive.

*** What particularly bothered me about the snobbery of the elitist dragon clan was the notion that you couldn't enter their den until you had been blessed as a dragon user. You can't be a dragon user, unless you actually own and train a dragon type. But you can't get a dragon type until you enter the den (the only place they are catchable excluding the game corners). It's just... FlatWhat. I understand they segregate the gameplay and story (heaven knows that trope has been mentioned about a dozen times on this very page already), and they still intend to maintain the mythical hype of dragon types while still allowing them to be achievable for the pokedex. But the dragon clan members must be inbred or something (we know they're an enclosed family), because they're really stupid. I'm half tempted to label their 'blessed dragon worshipping culture' as some kind of independent backlash counter-culture, because no one else in the Pokemon universe could put up with their retardness. Hence why they all isolate themselves in Blackthorn with their own socially constructed hierarchy, so they can embrace what little merit they have in the world. Of course, the notion that dragon types are endangered and rare, that the clan doesn't want to allow any old random person (considering Team Rocket's strive to return) to capture and mistreat the colonies that do exist is fair enough. They're protecting them, sure. But the way they act like their the authority over who is more capable of befriending a dragon type is just pathetic. Surely if they really worshipped dragon types, and admired their intelligence, they'd let the dragon types decide who they do or don't want to fight for. If you ask me, I think the Blackthorn dragon clan are the ones that are ironically mistreating dragon types, by locking them away and trying to claim monopoly on their ownership.

*** What particularly bothered me about the snobbery of the elitist dragon clan was the notion that you couldn't enter their den until you had been blessed as a dragon user. You can't be a dragon user, unless you actually own and train a dragon type. But you can't get a dragon type until you enter the den (the only place they are catchable excluding the game corners). It's just... FlatWhat. I understand they segregate the gameplay and story (heaven knows that trope has been mentioned about a dozen times on this very page already), and they still intend to maintain the mythical hype of dragon types while still allowing them to be achievable for the pokedex. But the dragon must be inbred or something, because they're really stupid. I'm half tempted to label their 'blessed dragon worshipping culture' as some kind of independent backlash counter-culture, because no one else in the Pokemon universe could put up with their retardness. Hence why they all isolate themselves in Blackthorn with their own socially constructed hierarchy, so they can embrace what little merit they have in the world. Of course, the notion that dragon types are endangered and rare, that the clan doesn't want to allow any old random person (considering Team Rocket's strive to return) to capture and mistreat the colonies that do exist is fair enough. They're protecting them, sure. But the way they act like their the authority over who is more capable of befriending a dragon type is just pathetic. Surely if they really worshipped dragon types, and admired their intelligence, they'd let the dragon types decide who they do or don't want to fight for. If you ask me, I think the Blackthorn dragon clan are the ones that are ironically mistreating dragon types, by locking them away and trying to claim monopoly on their ownership.

*** What particularly bothered me about the snobbery of the elitist dragon clan was the notion that you couldn't enter their den until you had been blessed as a dragon user. You can't be a dragon user, unless you actually own and train a dragon type. But you can't get a dragon type until you enter the den (the only place they are catchable excluding the game corners). It's just... FlatWhat. I understand they segregate the gameplay and story (heaven knows that trope has been mentioned about a dozen times on this very page already), and they still intend to maintain the mythical hype of dragon types while still allowing them to be achievable for the pokedex. But the dragon must be inbred or something, because they're really stupid. I'm half tempted to label their 'blessed dragon worshipping culture' as some kind of independent backlash counter-culture, because no one else in the Pokemon universe could put up with their retardness. Hence why they all isolate themselves in Blackthorn with their own socially constructed hierarchy, so they can embrace what little merit they have in the world.

** GameplayAndStorySegregation. A player training a dragon type may be as simple as any other Pokemon, but in-universe raising a Dragon is supposed to be very difficult, not only they are rare to catch, training them is also hard, not only actual dragons but Charizard and specially Gyarados can't be trained by just anyone (again, in-universe), the Dragon den is closed to any but some trainers because dragons are like endangered species and if anyone were allowed to enter the place where they live and catch them without limits they'd become even rarer.

* Why are trainers that specialize in dragon types, considered so amazing? I'm thinking of the hype centered around Lance and Clair, and to a lesser extent later dragon masters in other region's E4s. But let's be honest, ''anyone'' can buy a Dratini from the game corners, or fish for one in the safari park, then level it up to a Dragonite. I'm not saying it's easy, cheap, or even quick, but it's do-able. Plus, it's not like their entire teams are made solely of 'dragon' types either. The amount of ''dragon masters'' that use Gyarados for instance (who is water/flying) that levels up from the ridiculously common and easy to capture Magikarp (that evolves as low as level 20), or Charizard (final level starter). Kingdras as well (gen 2 onwards) can be gained just by trading Seadra's with a dragon scale. It's perfectly possible for the player to make a strong team out of maybe Dragonite, 2 Dragonairs, a Kingdra, a Gyarados and a Charizard, with higher levels than anything Clair and Lance have, and yet Lance has a huge fan following, and Clair is considered ''blessed user of dragon pokemon''. And the elder of the Dragon clan talks about how the Dragon's Den is "off limits to anyone that isn't a dragon trainer" like it's some kind of unique or special thing. Maybe during the initial hype of the first gen (back when people were still considering Mew a rumour) the dragon type might have been epic, but now it just seems kind of all talk.

* Why are trainers that specialize in dragon types, considered so amazing? I'm thinking of the hype centered around Lance and Clair, and to a lesser extent later dragon masters in other region's E4s. But let's be honest, ''anyone'' can buy a Dratini from the game corners, or fish for one in the safari park, then level it up to a Dragonite. I'm not saying it's easy, cheap, or even quick, but it's do-able. Plus, it's not like their entire teams are made solely of 'dragon' types either. The amount of ''dragon masters' that use Gyarados for instance (who is water/flying) that levels up from the ridiculously common and easy to capture Magikarp (that evolves as low as level 20), or Charizard (final level starter). Kingdras as well (gen 2 onwards) can be gained just by trading Seadra's with a dragon scale. It's perfectly possible for the player to make a strong team out of maybe Dragonite, 2 Dragonairs, a Kingdra, a Gyarados and a Charizard, with higher levels than anything Clair and Lance have, and yet Lance has a huge fan following, and Clair is considered ''blessed user of dragon pokemon''. And the elder of the Dragon clan talks about how the Dragon's Den is "off limits to anyone that isn't a dragon trainer" like it's some kind of unique or special thing. Maybe during the initial hype of the first gen (back when people were still considering Mew a rumour) the dragon type might have been epic, but now it just seems kind of all talk.

* In Let's Plays, why do people always say "that didn't do that much at all" when their attacks don't do enough to 2HKO the opponent? Is almost half "not that much at all"? Just because something won't kill in two hits doesn't mean it's pathetic.

* So what's the general consensus with foes and their IVs? For comparison, I was battling Colress in Black 2 the other day, and my Krookodile with 159 Speed was slower than his Level 74 Klinklang. I put a max IV'd Klinklang's stats into a stat calculator and there its max is 161. But earlier today, my Serperior used Giga Drain on a Backpacker's Level 62 Omanyte and gained 58 HP, and if Omanyte has no IVs or EVs at Level 62, it has 115 HP (115 / 2 = 57.5, rounded up is 58). And Cynthia's team in DPPt has max IVs on all her Pokemon. So my guess is that some of the harder trainers have max IVs on some of their team, but normal trainers don't have any?

* In [[TetrisAttack Pokémon Puzzle Leauge]], Sabrina keeps saying "I told you so". What did she say exactly? Is there some sort of subliminal message I'm not getting?

* In [[TetrisAttack Pokémon Puzzle Leauge]], Sabrina keeps saying "I told you so". What did she say exactly? Is there some sort of subliminal message I'm not getting?

** Actually, if there are clefairy on the moon, sancing and being pink, then maybe they absorb sunlight and convert it into a new Moonlight? Think about it, they could be some special brand of clefairy that emit light from, suppose, the tips of their fingers (Without metronome).

** Bug beats Psychic I'd assume because bug minds are too weird for them, or maybe it's just a fear of bugs screwing them up. Poison doesn't affect those types well because water dilutes it, steel can't be penetrated (and animal venom wouldn't affect it anyway), and normal-types have no reason to be weaker against it than other Pokemon.

* Why are Psychic and Dark types weak against Bugs? Where's the connection? Also, why is Poison only effective against Grass? It should be effective against Water (pollution), Steel (corrosion), and Normal types (intoxicated).

* The Amulet Coin doubles the money you get from battles, but where does the extra money come from?

* So what's the general consensus with foes and their IVs? For comparison, I was battling Colress in Black 2 the other day, and my Krookodile with 159 Speed was slower than his Level 74 Klinklang. I put a max IV'd Klinklang's stats into a stat calculator and there its max is 161. But earlier today, my Serperior used Giga Drain on a Backpacker's Level 62 Omanyte and gained 58 HP, and if Omanyte has no IVs or EVs at Level 62, it has 115 HP (115 / 2 = 57.5, rounded up is 58). And Cynthia's team in DPPt has max IVs on all her Pokemon. So my guess is that some of the harder trainers have max IVs on some of their team, but normal trainers don't have any?

* Why does the pokedex list separate stages of a pokemon like they're separate creatures all together rather than group all stages of one pokemon under the same number?

* Gastly, Haunter and Silph Scope. So ok, you need that for Pokémon Tower (Lost Cave is justified as it's late-game location and you should have that by the time you reach it)... but not anything else? Gastly appears in Tin Tower (Bell Tower) and Sprout Night in GS as well as Route 31, 32 and 36 in Crystal (fittingly he appears only when it's night). Diamond and Pearl give it in Route 209, Old Chateau and Lost Tower, Platinum exchanges Route for Eterna Forest. HGSS takes original GS and adds Safari Zone. Unova has it in White Forest! Haunter? Route 8 in GS, and also Rock Tunnel in Crystal (both night-only). With dual slot, appears in Old Chateau and Turnback Cave in Diamond and Pearl (only Chateau in Platinum), HGSS once again takes Gold and Silver and adds Safari Zone, Heck, even GENGAR appears in Old Chateau if you have ''any'' Generation III game in dual slot - a Pokémon that you get by '''[[SocializationBonus TRADING]]'''. So I ask again, why the fuck you don't need Silph/Devon Scope for all that? Are they all built-in later in your Bag/thingies? Or what... (Okay, Gen II can be forgiven, since we don't know if that thingy would fit on cartridge considering all the cut areas, but later games have no damn excuse for that)

* Gastly, Haunter and Silph Scope. So ok, you need that for Pokémon Tower (Lost Cave is justified as it's late-game location and you should have that by the time you reach it)... but not anything else? Gastly appears in Tin Tower (Bell Tower) and Sprout Night in GS as well as Route 31, 32 and 36 in Crystal (fittingly he appears only when it's night). Diamond and Pearl give it in Route 209, Old Chateau and Lost Tower, Platinum exchanges Route for Eterna Forest. HGSS takes original GS and adds Safari Zone. Unova has it in White Forest! Haunter? Route 8 in GS, and also Rock Tunnel in Crystal (both night-only). With dual slot, appears in Old Chateau and Turnback Cave in Diamond and Pearl (only Chateau in Platinum), HGSS once again takes Gold and Silver and adds Safari Zone, Heck, even GENGAR appears in Old Chateau if you have ''any'' Generation III game in dual slot - a Pokémon that you get by '''[[SocializationBonus TRADING]]'''. So I ask again, why the fuck you don't need Silph/Devon Scope for all that? Are they all built-in later in your Bag/thingies? Or what... (Okay, GS can be forgiven, since we don't know if it would fit on cartridge considering all the cut areas, but later games have no damn excuse for that)

* How the hell wings (actually feathers but [[CharacterNameLimits limits]]) work? You use them on Pokémon, but what, you stick them to Pokémon? Well if you pick them, then why nothing happens, not even slightest thing (because seemingly full thing uses them or something)... Like Rare Candy... though eating Rare Candy is apparently equivalent to eating dog food.