Pokémon Fossil Lab

A scientist and her Porygon2 here to answer your questions about fossil Pokemon. Located: Route 6, Unova. Headcanon & RP blog. Inbox open.

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Before you send in a question, here’s some lore/canon for this blog:

Based on the game universe. Set about 10-15 years after Team Plasma’s first defeat.

Harper is currently in Crown Tundra, Galar, working on the “Fossil Release” project. All wild fossil Pokemon in the Crown Tundra are from this project.

Cara Liss is currently in prison. No more hybrid fossils are currently being created, but there are still many out there in need of homes and adoption.

Restored fossils have no memories of the past, they are individual beings who have the mind of a baby when first revived.

Fossil Pokemon are not revived from individual fossils that are found, rather scientists like Harper extract remains of DNA from fossils to create a genome. A fossil can often be traded in for a Pokemon of the same species, but it is not specifically revived from that fossil. 

Only the canon fossils are the fossil Pokemon that can be restored, but there are other fossils of ancient Pokemon out there, they’re just not able to be restored yet.

There are only five Genesects in the canon of this blog, all under specified trainers watched by the International Police, all created by Team Plasma. Harper owns one of them, but has only hinted at this fact in-story.

I interact with other blogs, which I have a lot of fun with, and sometimes the canon of this blog with be bent or “forgotten” for the purpose of these interactions, as each blog has their own story and canon. Outside of those interactions I will be sticking to my rules and canon, though.

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if you're a pokéblog rb this with an unpopular opinion. state no reasoning

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So Scyther and Kabutops are like the weird Convergent Pokémon in Paldea? Neat. On a related note, are there any fossils in Paldea?

Yep! Though Scyther and Kabutops evolved millions of years apart compared to Pokemon like Diglett and Wiglett, who are from the same era.

Fossils can be found in Paldea, like anywhere else in the world, but as Paldea is new to the League Alliance they don't have any places where fossils can be officially restored. So you would have to go to another region to get a fossil Pokemon.

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(Ko-fi doodle) Arctozolt with some nice chilled juice boxes, for ribbonfly!

Interested in getting a drawing? Check out my ko-fi page!    

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It’s said that Aqua Ring also makes a veil of water, do you think that could help Dracovish breath similar to Water Veil?

In theory, yes it could. In practice, unfortunately no, because there have been no Dracovish who have shown the ability to use the move Aqua Ring.

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Etymology in the pokemon world is a fun game of "did this word come from a pokemon name or was the pokemon named after the word"

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So if we can turn fossils back to life, then could we turn other bones back to life? Like Cubone/marowaks helmets and clubs? Also what about coalossols coal? Coal is ancient plant matter after all. Also, is the fact that almost all fossils are partially rock type sue to the fact they were encased in stone during the fossilization process, and the machine just did what it could?

Sorry, had these ideas swimming in my head for a while

Theoretically, yes, if we can extract DNA from it, we can use that to make a Pokemon. It would not be bringing the exact individual "back to life", but rather a whole new individual of that species. However, there are a lot of laws surrounding this practice, with it mostly being limited to a few select fossil Pokemon lines that are allowed to be restored.

We do restore ancient plant matter all the time! It is often used to feed the herbivorous fossil Pokemon. You can purchase feed made from it at most fossil labs and museums.

The reason why a majority of fossil Pokemon are rock type are due to the fact that rock type DNA survives the fossilization process compared to other types, making it so rock type Pokemon are the ones we can get a complete genome for.

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Word of advice, don't touch a Tyrantrum's nest.

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Is it true that Scythers are descendants of the kabuto line?

Nope! They're actually not that closely related at all. They are both arthropods, which is a huge group, but beyond that they are very much separated evolutionary. Their scythes are an example of convergent evolution, being similar traits that evolved independently in separate lineages.

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My Lileep took months to train. The first three weeks, he kept trying to bite at my Tailow because he was weirded out by her green: I had to keep him away from poor Shimmer because she was losing a lot of feathers and was really stressed out. I did manage to train him out of it, and they do get along nowadays, but it took FOREVER to train him. (Let the record show: I love and adore my Cradily with all my heart, but I never want to raise a Lileep again.)

They're such stubborn Pokemon! A lot of dedication to raise, but it is definitely worth it in the end. But I don't blame you for not wanting to do it again.

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Do you ever wonder if the discovery of Relicanth advanced fossil research and led to scientists being able to revive ancient pokemon? How much did Relicanth's genome bridge the gap so to speak?

Directly, not as much as one would think! Though comparing the modern Relicanth to fossils specimens was able to show how well rock-type DNA fossilizes; but other species of ancient and modern rock types have shown the same results, though Relicanth is definitely the most famous due to its status of being a "living fossil".

Only a few fossil Relicanth have ever been revived, and while it was indeed to help study the revival of fossil Pokemon, it was just one small study that needed special permission from the League Alliance in order to happen.

You see it is actually illegal to revive non-extinct Pokemon except for in certain situations. Even then there are a lot of guidelines for what Pokemon can be revived, usually including a barrier of a few million years since they've gone extinct.

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[the-koiking-pond] I won't pretend that anorith are particularly easy pokemon to raise either, but I had no idea that there was such a huge difference between the ease of care for Hoenn's two most common fossil pokemon. I wouldn't expect a lone kid to give perfect care to an anorith, but someone who's familiar with bug and rock types is usually able to do well by them, while it sounds like lileep need an expert to care for them.

The most important thing for people to do is research. While some Pokemon are best when people have more experience, anyone can properly care for a Pokemon with time, research, resources, and dedication.

@the-koiking-pond

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Which of the current known fossil do you think it's best for beginners? I really like fossil Pokemon, but I've never trained one. I've been offered a Shieldon and a Cranidos (these two are extremely close, like brothers), but I'm not sure if I can handle them. The Shieldon seems docile and friendly, but he's quite energetic, while the Cranidos, surprisingly, seems to be the calm one, but he's very wary of strangers and fiercely protective of the Shieldon. Should I go for it? The two of them seem to like me quite a bit, actually, I've met them a few times.

The big question is: is this your first time raising Pokemon at all? If so, I would say a taking on a duo of fossil Pokemon wouldn't be something I recommend. (Is it possible, yes, but it would be a difficult task).

If you have raised other Pokemon before though, especially beyond just a house pet, I think taking on these two would be just fine. Shieldon are great beginner fossil Pokemon, and a calm Cranidos isn't something you see everyday. Just remember that calm doesn't equal harmless. Cranidos can do a lot of damage when mad, and they need a lot of exercise.

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Hello, have you revived the Galatian fossils the right way and can you sent me pictures?

Unfortunately we do not have the complete genome for the Galarian fossil Pokemon, which means they cannot be revived. It's hard to find non-rock type DNA in fossils, which means many fossils cannot be revived at this time.

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Pixie, how is the Tyrantrum project coming along? Does Harper have any comments?

[We will be starting on it soon! Once the Archens have settled down to start a new clutch of eggs.]

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Poorly trained/raised/socialized lileep are such a menace, too. It's not their fault! But honestly I know a surprising amount of people (...including myself...) who've been threatened or even attacked by an aggressive lileep/cradlily for reasons known only to that pokemon (well, my brother's lileep just didn't like my earrings, which is a reason, but...).

The Lileep line are a lot more dangerous than people give them credit for. They stay still a lot, but when they move they're aggressive. They're a non-social species which makes them hard to socialize, and Cradily in particular is venomous, which a lot of people overlook because they're not a poison type.

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What happens if Lileep and Cradily only get sunlight and not the proper sea vegetables and fish?

They would die. The Cradily line have very little photosynthesizing ability, they are hunters that need meat to survive.

This actually extends to a majority of grass type Pokemon. Yes many of them can photosynthesis, and yes this can help them survive when food is low, but this cannot be their main food source (with a few exceptions). These are animals with plant-like traits, not plants with animal-like traits.