But what if we all did live in a Pokemon world

Hi I'm Syli and I think about Pokemon too much. Headcanons about how the Pokemon world might work. May not be 100% canon compatible. I also lift elements from different continuities/adaptations based on what I like. Asks and so forth are welcome, but I am slow to answer and the inbox is super backed up. If you need anything tagged just let me know. 

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Pokemon Popularity Poll

Hello! This is something I've been thinking about doing for a couple of weeks now, and decided to go through with it. I want to know which Pokemon is the very best (like no one ever was)... as voted by you!

If you have a moment, please fill out this form with up to five of your favourite Pokemon. Feel free to share this with others, too; the more responses the better.

I will close the form on December 1st, take a few weeks to sort out the results, and then share them in text and video format.

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Over 50 responses so far! Let's keep it up! With more than 1000 Pokemon, it's going to take while before we can get a significant amount of data, although without spoiling anything there's one Pokemon with a significant lead right now... let's see if it can remain on top!

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So I recently adopted a Tranquil, he's been mistreated by his trainer in thr past. I want him to be comfortable but he diesent seem to want to come down from the tree in my backyard. And only comes down for food when I'm not looking. How can I make him be comfortable with me

First, be patient. As with any Pokémon who has had its trust with humans broken, he may take time to mend that trust. This includes keeping your distance from his tree until he comes down on his own accord and not touching him until he actively comes up to you, and if he swats at your hand with a wing, it’s still not time. Don’t worry too much about his grooming without you, as Tranquill will clean their own feathers pretty fastidiously.

If you have another Pokémon, or someone you know has a Pokémon that’s comfortable around you, it might help to let Tranquill see you playing with or feeding it, especially if it is also an avian and/or Flying-type Pokémon. Tranquill are social creatures, so it might feel safer befriending another Pokémon first, then befriending you because it knows that Pokémon trusts you. Getting some Poké dolls and setting them around the yard might make Tranquill feel less lonely too.

If you’re a battler, wait until your Tranquill shows other signs of being comfortable around you before sending him into battle. If you have another Pokémon, you could spar with another trainer or just do some warmup exercises where he can see you to show that you are safe for Pokémon to trust.

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What should be the next Pokémon revealed?

A ball of pocket lint (Ground/Fairy)

The ghosts of unwritten fanfiction

An Eeveelution that somehow loses its type upon evolution

Tom Nook from Animal Crossing

That cool Pokémon you came up with as a kid, still drawn on notebook paper

The legendary Pokémon embodying a vague uneasiness you can't place

Sherlock Holmes, because he's public domain now

Meowth but with Knife

The website Tumblr

How dare you make me look at this with my own eyes (show results)

Voting ended onApr 2, 2023

This is totally a legit poll you guys my uncle works for Game Freak

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Orthworm is very good at detecting metal in the soil, so miners will use them to find deposits of iron and similar ores. But they’re also very good as cleanup Pokémon, eating any metal contamination out of the soil and even snacking on metallic litter.

Trainers with newly caught Orthworm are advised to keep items made primarily out of metal wrapped up in plastic, cloth, or rubber, which Orthworm do not like the taste of, until they learn to keep those objects out of their mouths.

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(Ooc does this block participate in a storytelling or role-play aspect that other poke blog often utilize?)

Not really. If someone asks a question "in-universe" (e.g. asking as a trainer with a concern for their Pokemon), I'll try to respond in kind, and sometimes people ask multiple questions that connect to each other, but I'm not playing a character and I don't consider this an RP thing.

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So there's this beach I frequent, and it seems every time I go there, there's always a bunch of Frillish casually mingling with the beachgoers. They play volleyball, join picnics, dance to beach music, the works. I was taught that Frillish were dangerous... Were the stories wrong or is this just a particularly benign school of Frillish?

Frillish, like most Pokémon, can be dangerous when they’re hungry or feel endangered, but they also tend to be calm otherwise. Marine Pokémon scientists have observed many wild Frillish playing with each other. This colony likely has a reliable food supply that they don’t have to compete with the beachgoers with (or prey on them for), combined with a lack of hostility on the beach that makes them feel safe.

(That being said, I wouldn’t advise going off by a wild Frilish by yourself. Even if it just wants to play in the water and means you no harm, it might forget that you need to breathe air.)

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Ok so my dad has started seeing this new woman and she's moved in. She brought her partner pokemon, a Lucario, with her but that seems to have caused some issues with our Gengar. And by issues I mean Gengar has ramped up the pranks, with Lucario as his newest victim and Lucario trying to attack Gengar as payback. Now the two are constantly at each other's throats. How should we deal with this?

Gengar might be lashing out towards Lucario because he feels like his space has been invaded and he’s not getting as much attention as he’s used to. If you have the time, taking him out to play by himself, especially to somewhere with interactable things like a playground or junkyard, should help blow off steam and give him some attention. If you don’t have time, you could look into local Pokémon daycare — most of them are pretty used to keeping even troublesome Pokémon entertained.

If you have space at home, you could also give Gengar his own little space, like an attic, basement, or even just a closet. Along with putting some things in it for Gengar to mess with, if you tell Lucario to stay out of Gengar’s space, it should listen, as Lucario are usually well-disciplined. It sounds like Gengar is the one who instigates things between these two, so hopefully if Gengar is too entertained to mess with Lucario, Lucario won’t attack him.

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litwick line headcanons?

Litwick is much safer to encounter in densely populated urban areas than abandoned ones. In crowds, Litwick can draw trace amounts of energy from everyone around them, causing slight tiredness at most, while one that has been alone may be very hungry and feed on as much as it can from an unsuspecting traveler.

Lampent were more common in cities in the past, where they could pose as streetlights. With electric lighting now, however, they’ve either moved into abandoned buildings or ruins without populations, where they’re much less obvious. If you look closely, you can identify where a Lampent is from, since there will be slight differences in populations to match the lamps they once mimicked.

Chandelure does not see itself as a predator. It is a keeper of souls, a collector and preserver of memories from spirits long burned away. It will guide its new friends, who it will remember too, to long-lost places and treasures the living have forgotten. It will not understand why that makes them uncomfortable.

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Question #1 I wonder if sharpening the blade of any member of the Honedge line can bring you closer together as friends and partners? How should this be done? And what do you think of this?

Most Honedge and their evolutions like to have their blade sharpened (though not all do; if one reacts badly at any point in the process, such as thrashing around or making loud noise, stop.) To them, it’s like a massage. It’s also a sign that the trainer likes their strength and wants them to be stronger.

Because it involves touching the Honedge, Doublade, or Aegislash, don’t attempt with one who doesn’t fully trust you yet, and wear gloves to minimize the life drain from contact with the Pokémon. If you suddenly feel tired, the life drain might be kicking in and you should stop before you hurt yourself.

Make sure to wipe down the blade with a non-caustic oil before starting. Pick your whetstone carefully; whetstones with course grits are suited for treating cracks or breaks, while fine grit is for sharpening the edge. You can also get a whetstone as a toy for Honedge and its evolutions to scratch against on its own.

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A common prank is to bring out a Kricketune and claim it knows someone’s famous song, only for the Kricketune to sing a specific love song from thirty-five years ago. Most people can identify this song from the Kricketune clicking out the opening beats.

This is, of course, a Krickeroll.

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There is a secret function on the Pokédex that ranks Pokémon by how they taste when you lick them. You might think that some Pokémon should not be licked because they’re poisonous, spiky, and/or clouds of gas. That’s why they’re in the “forbidden lick” category.

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Happy April Fool’s Day! Time for some blatantly nonsensical Pokémon facts, such as:

People debate who the first Pokémon really is – Bulbasaur, Rhyhorn, Mew, Arceus, etc. The correct answer is none of them. It’s Diglett. It’s always been Diglett. Diglett has always been here, and Diglett will always be here.

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Is Honedge safe for other pokemon to wield? Like if another pokemon touches Honedge does its soul get stolen? My Alakazam keeps using psychic to flail my Honedge around and Honedge doesn't seem to have a problem with it but at the same time Alakazam is only using psychic to use Honedge like an actual sword, does it know more than I do or is it just being cautious?

Short answer: yes, but everyone involved needs to be careful.

Honedge and its evolutionary brethren can control their energy draining when touched, but A) that takes a lot of concentration and practice and B) they’ll only do so with people and Pokémon they trust. If the Pokémon touching Honedge becomes drowsy, irritable, or acts in a strange way, separate the two immediately. Also, the energy drain is much more dangerous to a Pokémon who is vulnerable to the Ghost type – such as Alakazam – than to one who resists or is immune to Ghost-type attacks. (Given that Alakazam tend to be pretty smart and observant, yours may already be aware of the danger of directly touching Honedge.)

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Fairy Pokémon head cannon

Because they’re vulnerable to the Steel type, Fairy-type Pokémon are very aware of and sensitive to iron in their surroundings. Ironically, this makes them very good at finding metal objects, though with the exception of those who are part Steel-type themselves, it takes a lot of training and trust to get a Fairy-type to lead its trainer to such an item. (Unless it’s a Klefki, in which case it probably just hung it off its ring already.) The sudden departure and/or illness of an area’s Fairy-types is also a clue to scientists that this place may be contaminated with metal.

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What do you think a lot of the competitive moves would look like IRL? By that I mean moves that make no logical sense, and were only added as a game mechanic for competitive teams (follow me, helping hand, etc.)

The majority of the move animations for these just show floating hands, but that doesn't really explain how a blastoise can redirect all attacks on the field into itself :/

Coming at this as someone who sometimes attempts Pokémon fanfiction, I usually write it as the Pokémon itself doing something rather than just floating hands. Like for Helping Hand, having the caster run over to its teammate and high-five/high-paw/high-wing/high-tail/etc. them with a bit of a glow to indicate that they’re being empowered by the move (this is kind of how the anime does it too). Or something similar for Baton Pass with the Pokémon physically tagging each other in/out with an energy burst (and some fancy handwork from the trainer throwing out and recalling them). Or for Follow Me, having the caster run out front and wag a finger or paw or other appendage to represent it pulling the opponent’s attention.

I think overall it depends on the scene and working it in to the preexisting movement of the battle, and these little assist boosts can fit with the flow. But also I get why the anime doesn’t tend to feature these moves.