About the Blog
This is a blog for Professor Jason Palmetto (he/they), a pokemon researcher and scholar of religion stationed in the Citrus Blossom Peninsula (a fan-made region based of Florida).
What We Do
The laboratory often assists in pokemon-human disagreements within the region, especially regarding human expansion into the territory of endangered or protected species and pokemon rampages into established human settlements. When no other options are available, the laboratory also assists in relocation and rehabilitation of native wild pokemon, though the faculty often prefers to send invasive pokemon to rehabilitation specialists in the species' native region, when an option.
Professor Palmetto and several of his colleagues specialize in the cultural, spiritual, and religious significance of pokemon both historically and in modern day, and the ways in which pokemon can experience religion and spirituality. Rather than focusing on understanding the pokemon around them from a purely biological or physical level like some, they find it more valuable to focus on the emotional and metaphysical aspects. But the staff team doesn't only consist of bookworms and their assistants; several rangers are also onboard, helping to maintain the land around the laboratory.
The laboratory also functions as an interfaith community center with rental spaces for events or travelers in need of a place to rest, and has a small library open to the public.
We largely do not sponsor new trainers unless they have taken on a summer internship under one of the staff; we also only offer native regional pokemon that can be found nearby and are willing to bond to the new trainer, such as Treeko and Totodile, among others. Often, the pokemon chooses the trainer rather than the other way around. The laboratory cannot guarantee what pokemon a new trainer may wind up with.
Where We Are
The main lab is located just north of Lake Major on Route 10, directly between Ft. Bitterwave and Daytown, and is at the head of a large plot of protected marshland to help with natural conservation efforts in the region. There are several marked trails which extend through this nature reserve, but due to poaching problems visitors must check in at the visitor's center before being permitted to explore the land. See the map below in case of confusion as to where we're located.
