Eleanor's PokéBiology Facts

Eleanor (she/her). 22. Studying PokéBio at Uva Academy. Header by 216th here: https://www.deviantart.com/216th/art/Eevee-Seamless-405217644

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Intro Post:

So, since apparently I’ve decided I have nothing better to do with my time I’ve decided to start a Tumblr blog. I’m not going to prioritise this over my studies or anything, and I can’t guarantee I’ll post too regularly, but I decided I wanted to make some fun summaries of various Pokémon lines. Maybe this counts as extra-curricular? Who knows.

Anyway, hi! I’m Eleanor and I’m originally from Galar but I’m currently studying PokéBiology at Uva Academy in Mesagoza, Paldea. I currently have three Pokémon - a male Braixen named Aster, a female Fidough named Oreja, and a female Girafarig named Janus.

Feel free to ask any questions, also! My askbox is always open. All write-ups will be tagged as #pokebiology

I’ll probably pin this post and update it later but for now thanks for visiting my little blog! See you!

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We’re back!

So it’s turned out that school is kicking my arse way more than I anticipated but I’m motivated again! I’m going to try and do at least one post a week but we’ll see how that goes.

Feel free to request any lines you want me to cover, by the way, since I am pretty much just doing them in random order XD

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The Snivy Line (Oxybelis Acanthus):

Snivy are anguine grass-type Pokémon. It has an average height of 0.6m and an average weight of 8.1kg. Though it does not grow much upon evolution into Servine, which have an average height of 0.8m, most Serperior are over 3 metres long. This Pokémon is generally found in tropical forests in the western hemisphere, being found in both tropical dry forests and tropical moist forests. They can also be rarely found in montane forests and near oceans.

Like many other grass-type Pokémon, the Snivy line is capable of drawing energy from the sun through photosynthesis, using the leaves on their bodies to do so. As such, they are diurnal. While they cannot survive without this energy, it is not enough to sustain them on its own so they predate other Pokémon. These Pokémon are largely carnivores and their diet consists of reptilian Pokémon like Treecko and Kecleon, rodent Pokémon like Rattata and Sandshrew, small amphibious Pokémon like Poliwag and the eggs of avian Pokémon like Squawkabily and Toucannon. 

Unlike other anguine Pokémon like Arbok and Seviper, Serperior is not venomous, being a pure grass type. They hunt by climbing trees and searching for prey, then descending upon them, fixing them in place with their piercing glares, then swallowing them whole. After swallowing their prey, these Pokémon will generally move to a resting place, like the top of a tree.

Serperior tend to lay 6–10 eggs at a time, which hatch after around 100 days. In the wild, Snivy evolve into Servine after just over a year, and then into Serperior after three more years. Snivy tend to walk upright in a bipedal manner, though start learning to slither after evolving into Servine, preparing them for their final evolution into Serperior.

While Snivy and Servine have legs, they are lost upon evolution to Serperior. It is believed that this is because the legs are no longer needed to assist the Pokémon in climbing trees, as Serperior is large enough to be able to wrap itself around the tree and ascend. Although it is sometimes believed that these Pokémon also lose their arms upon evolution to Serperior, Serperior do have two small, leaf-like arms, that are generally left folded behind their backs for ease of mobility.

These Pokémon were often prized and seen as symbols of royalty, so were often transported to places such as Kalos and Galar as gifts for monarchs. This reduced wild Snivy populations in the wild, leading to a slow decline in their population, which has since returned to stable levels due to the intervention of the Juniper Pokémon Lab in Nuvema Town, Unova. 

Fun facts:

Serperior often extend their long tongue when moving, and it is believed that they use their tongues to sense in a similar manner that Pokémon like Meowth use their whiskers.

This Pokémon line often manipulate vines in order to grab things.

These Pokémon cannot photosynthesise if they are too dirty, so they clean themselves often.

A group of this Pokémon is called “a court”.

Baby Snivy are called “snakelets”.

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The Totodile line (Alligator Flumenensis):

Totodile are small water-type crocodilian Pokémon. They can be found mostly in sub-tropical and tropical areas, mostly in marshes and rivers. Though they prefer warmer freshwater environments, they can also rarely be found in cooler environments as well as saltwater lakes and estuaries. While Totodile have an average height of just 0.6m, Feraligator grow to well over two metres tall, having an average height of 2.3m, making them the largest crocodilian Pokémon by far.

Unlike other crocodilian Pokémon like the Sandile and Fuecoco lines, which only develop bipedal movement later in life, if at all, Totodile are almost always bipedal when walking on land. They do, however, swim in a more traditionally quadrupedal position, moving their tails and pelvises from side to side. Croconaw, likewise, are bipedal, however, Feraligator’s larger size mean that their mobility outside of water is limited. This slow walking speed means that Feraligator will run on all fours if they need to move quickly on land.

These Pokémon are carnivores and are considered to be apex predators, though they have also been known to eat berries. Totodile most commonly feed on invertebrates like Surskit and Yanma as well as small Pokémon like Poliwag. As they evolve they gradually expand to larger prey, with Feraligator diets consisting of a large variety of Pokémon. These Pokémon are opportunists, willing to eat almost anything, and their diets tend to be based on the availability of prey. 

The Totodile line can be active any time of day, being neither diurnal nor nocturnal. During warmer weather, they will spend time on land and bathe in the sun. During colder weather, however, they dig large tunnels at water level and rest dormant in them, sleeping up to 17 hours a day. Upon evolution into Croconaw, these Pokémon will leave their parents and form groups with other Croconaw. After evolving again into Feraligator, they become more solitary, with Feraligator tending to live and defend their territory on their own. 

Totodile eggs are generally laid around mid-to-late-spring, in the wild, hatching in mid-summer. Generally, a clutch of around 35-50 eggs is laid at a time. After around one year, young Totodile evolve into Croconaw. These Pokémon typically become Feraligator at 10-12 years of age. This long time between evolutions is broadly attributed to these Pokémon’s usual status as an apex predator causing them to not meet a great deal of resistance and as a result not gaining much experience in battle required for them to evolve. However, in the care of a trainer, this line tends to reach its final stage much faster, with some cases of Totodile evolving all the way to Feraligator in just under a year.

These Pokémon were at one point considered at risk of becoming endangered, as their skin was often sought after as accessories, as well as their habitats being drained. In many areas where this line could be found, too, they were seen as a test of strength for young trainers, and it was seen as a rite of passage to take down a Feraligator in combat, leading to some decline in numbers. However, the Elm Pokémon Lab in New Bark, Johto, in coordination with the Johto Safari Zone in Cianwood started a breeding program a few decades back which has brought this Pokémon’s population back to safe levels.

Fun facts:

This Pokémon line’s jaws are incredibly strong, with full-grown Feraligator able to exert a force of up to 13,172N. For reference, it takes about 2,300N of force to crush a human skull. Totodile are known to bite almost anything in sight, so trainers raising this Pokémon should be careful.

This Pokémon line are polyphyodonts, meaning that they will regrow any of their 48 fangs they lose.

These Pokémon are able to breathe underwater for up to two hours.

When Feraligator were first discovered, a misprint led to their name being printed as “Feraligatr” in multiple zoological journals.

In some places, it is a common pastime to participate in an activity called “Feraligator wrestling”. Do not do this.

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rb this if youre a trainer or you post about your pokémon or etc

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The Fennekin line (Vulpes Zerdadram):

Fennekin are a vulpine fire type Pokémon, native mostly to deserts and grasslands. Fennekin are the smallest Pokémon of the genus Vulpes, with an average height of 0.4m and an average weight of 9.4kg. Some may argue that Eevee are on average smaller than Fennekin, making Eevee the smallest vulpine Pokémon. Though this is true, Eevee are not actually members of the genus Vulpes, instead being classified under the genus Urocyon. 

Fennekin, along with its evolutions, are omnivores. Fennekin mostly eat leaves, roots, and berries, as well as small twigs, which are used for kindling and strengthening their firepower. In the wild, they can eat eggs, rodents, insects, and small reptiles. Fennekin do not typically hunt until they have evolved into Braixen, with Braixen being taught to hunt alongside their mothers. These Pokémon live in dens and are crepuscular, sleeping during the day and mostly being active during the twilight hours. Their eyes are adapted to have good vision at night, though they can sometimes be seen setting their twigs ablaze in order to see better on particularly dark nights.

Typically, this line reproduces once a year during late winter, laying up to 2-4 eggs at a time, which hatch after around 50 days. Recently, this line has been experiencing growing popularity as exotic pets, especially in Unova and Kalos, which has led to many poachers capturing them to sell as pets. Though this has caused Fennekin populations to have declined recently, they aren’t considered to be endangered. Fennekin belonging to trainers, however, are rarely seen, as very few of this line live in areas that trainers frequent. Most trainer-owned Fennekin are a result of the breeding program of the Sycamore Lab in Lumiose City, Kalos. This is where my own Braixen, Aster, is from.

In the wild, Fennekin evolve into Braixen after around 10 months, and then into Delphox after another two years. The evolution into Braixen is often accompanied by a ritual where the Pokémon’s parents present it with a twig that, upon evolution, it will store in its tail. Of course, trainer-owned Braixen will most likely not experience this ritual, so it is recommended that if a Fennekin shows signs of being near evolution, to let it find itself a twig that it can keep. Braixen will need to replace these twigs quite regularly, as they often use friction in their tail fur to set them ablaze. Braixen and Delphox who go too long without their twigs experience significant psychological distress, and for trainer-owned Pokémon it is best to let them find a new one as soon as possible. Humans should also not touch their Braixen or Delphox’s twig without making sure with the Pokémon that it is alright to do so, as this line is very protective of their twigs and will generally only allow those they trust to touch them.

Upon evolution into Delphox, this line’s latent psychic abilities fully manifest, giving them an additional psychic typing. It is theorised that these psychic abilities were originally developed to defend against Skorupi, a common predator of Fennekin eggs, though the psychic typing also causes them to be more at risk to predators like Krookodile, Scrafty, and occasionally Houndoom. Delphox have some measure of pyrokinesis, able to now set their twigs ablaze without burning the twig itself and are also able to use telekinesis.

In the past, it was commonly believed that Delphox could see the future. Though this is not true, it led to them being held in high regard in many ancient societies, being commonly kept by oracles and prophets. 

Fun facts:

This line’s large ears are used to regulate its body temperature. Being fire-types native to deserts, it is easy for them to overheat, so their ears work to vent excess heat out of their bodies and cool them down.

Their fur coats consist of a thick outer coat and a soft undercoat which insulates them in the cold and protects them from the heat.

Fennekin can jump 0.6m high from standing position, though are not as mobile after evolution.

Baby Fennekin are called “kits”.

The collective noun for this line is “a coven”.