Every CRAZY Pokedex Entry in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

[@max-lee1203]

Crocodiles and birds in real life actually get along really well. One of Skeledirge's animations has the bird cleaning Skeledirge's teeth which is something real birds do for crocodiles. The bird gets free food and the crocodile gets a free dentist appointment. Edit: To be specific, the bird in question is the Egyptian plover. Edit 2 Electric Boogaloo: Even if the bird and crocodile thing is supposedly a "myth", it can still be used as inspiration. For example, Lurantis' concept is based on a orchid mantis. Orchid mantis' use their appearance to camoflauge as a plant, but with Lurantis, it's a plant that camoflauges as a mantis.

[@resyrum5301]

Which benefits the crocodile because their employers almost never include dental insurance

[@Thylaacine]

@@aananthbalachandran what about the Egyptian Plover?

[@Lich_Mishima]

@@aananthbalachandran symbiotic relationship

[@washiranz8939]

Egyptian Plover, there are hundreds of evidence in videos everywhere on the internet and documentaries

[@arkking552]

@@aananthbalachandran there are many pictures, videos, and studies related to the symbiotic relationship of crocodilians and birds

[@adrian.y8563]

21:29 Yes this is accurate, people in Asia (especially in China and Taiwan) see swallow nests (or the hardened saliva used to build the nests) as a medical ingredient and use it for food, usually sweet soups. They are very rare so the prices are usually very high, when cooked they are very gelatinous and have a gooey texture. What's interesting is that, since swallow nests are so expensive, people often times substitute them with white tree ears, which is what Toedscool is based off of.

[@aho9071]

I can imagine in the pokemon world since they are electric type, "ahh not enough sleep, welp gonna boil me some wattrel nest for that five hr energy" lol

[@nicholasazarya3437]

are you implying that people in the pokemon world eat toadscool?

[@adrian.y8563]

@@nicholasazarya3437 yes, it’s written in the dex entry

[@derubor]

My theory about why the dex entries for Shellos and Gastrodon seem to contradict each other is, that warmer water forces east Shellos to evolve to protect itself, whereas west Shellos rarely evolves naturally due to it feeling more comfortable in the warmer oceans.

[@kamenriderblastknight2226]

I was thinking that too, west shellos is evolving less and less while east shellos are evolving more and more which causes less west gastrodon and more east gastrodon

[@fivestarguy100]

Wouldn't it be crazy if, in a future game, we got a new evolution/form for West Shellos, because it no longer needs to evolve into West Gastrodon? And vice versa, a new evolution/form for East Gastrodon, because all of the East Shellos evolved due to the climate?

[@rdtripler5604]

Same idea here..!

[@owenweatherbie9938]

There was also that bit in the west gastrodon entry about "shallow" water. Maybe east gastrodon prefer deeper water? So while climate change drive rising sea temperature favor west shellos, climate change driven sea level rise favors east gastrodon?

[@moon4236]

That's what I thought too. The number of shellos born from the two forms would be around the same, it's just that in the past west shellos were forced to evolve more often while in the present it's the east she'll os that are forced to evolve.

[@nightstar5251]

18:28 The mention of blue pigments being tremendously expensive in the past, is probably a reference to how, during the Renaissance, the color called “true blue” was five times more expensive than gold, which is because its color was derived from lapis lazuli.

[@SingingSealRiana]

Ultramarine, not only is is made from a rare stone, it is also very labor intensive to isolate the pigmant from the pulverised stone

[@TowelRanger]

It’s also one of the reasons why Mary (Jesus’ mother in Christian belief) is painted in blue robes.

[@Zora_TheSideCharacter]

For gastradon I think I have a good explanation: The pink ones are being more numerus and dont need to work as much, leading to less evolution. The blue ones are struggling so they are evolving as soon as possible to survive longer.

[@guthguth75]

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

[@ofirsoroka4264]

Maybe the pink Gastrodon species are getting more eggs, but dying quickly after that, and the blue ones just evolving faster

[@matthewwatson5029]

It could also be the case that the pink ones often die before being able to become Gastrodons, whereas the blue ones hatch and grow up in areas that are hidden from humans then come out of hiding once they become Gastrodons.

[@ahsokatanogaming7401]

@@matthewwatson5029 this could be the case because the gastrodons are said to appear near shallow waters and it could be because of the global warming as it is possible tue eastern ones live in deep water as the water along the surface is always a lot warmer then the deeper water so it could be that the water levels have risen since we see very little shallow water in the ocean, more then likely the western are going up in water in the warm upper water while when it evolves it is to big to feed from the shallow waters anymore as the shallow water has decreased

[@luievd89]

Mike, theres a dish made with the swiftlets nest, thats a bird that makes their nest with their saliva which solidify ... So that might be wattrels deal

[@decepticonmaster7702]

Fun fact: When it was mentioned that dondozo and tatsugiri hunts bird poke, it explains why there are a lot of feathers in casseroya lake (the location where you can only find dondozo and tatsugiri). The spoils of the hunt scattered all around the lake.

[@somefunwithcj5830]

also fun fact: I call Tatsugiri "the sus fish"

[@emmittferrymccann7887]

Area calls tatsugiri little sushi guy

[@lunarstudios-mh7qi]

😶 oh god

[@bobandmrmecaleb5873]

Oh, cool!

[@sicklyaura]

I was wondering why I was getting so many feathers there. Never thought about that

[@Spex2601]

I love how Garganacl after evolution goes from salt curing to curing with salt

[@NovumDoesObservation]

This comment deserves more attention, you got a chuckle from me

[@Kyumifun]

Lol But i still think this Pokémon has the ability to salt cure the life out of you in it's final form...

[@luvulfurz_64]

Character development

[@jonathanhensley8395]

Delicious

[@thomasmentch6256]

Lady gaga ostrich 🤣

[@richardkirkland6805]

It took me a while to realize this video is a year old, as I distinctly remembered him reading an ASPITPIAY entry for why Talonflame's dex entry was so specific. Because it lifts Tinkaton's hammer, which weighs 220 lbs. Also, Sawsbuck's Pokédex entry just stated that Sawsbuck Leaf Tea is considered a black tea.

[@unski7051]

I know this comment is a couple of months old, but anyway. It's also that specific weight because it's like 200g off of exactly 100 kilos, which is the unit the original version as well as any other localisations would use.

[@That_NRD]

Looking at Maschiff's Pokedex entry, I wonder if Sada/Turo got Arven a Maschiff specifically because they knew they'd be away from him for long periods of time, so the Maschiff would be able to make Arven laugh, even if he was sad.

[@364-unbirthdays8]

I love this and hate this at the same time. It's beautiful, and I am now very sad

[@k-coolrgs9578]

Very nice headcanon very sad though.

[@Saiyan254]

You can see a photo of a young Arven with a maschiff in Area Zero

[@lynternet]

i love this theory :’)

[@JZJ7777]

That would actually be really sweet.

[@rileyhoggan6278]

Fun fact, the aggressive autumn form of sawsbuck references real world behavior of deer. Fall is mating season for them (also known as the rut), and it’s when males will fight one another for the right to breed, thus explaining the game devs reasons for making the autumn form more aggressive and prone to fighting

[@coolkcroyale]

Then as we all know during the winter they go through a seasonal depression

[@chompcafe6779]

So sawsbuck is just … *horny*

[@tberlin9070]

Oh thats cool

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

@@coolkcroyale the post nut clarity got delayed, but it hits hard

[@cousinjack1184]

@@standard-carrier-wo-chan don't you mean "post RUT clarity"???? 😅

[@athenaraines]

Weirdly, Kingambit being a reckless attacker in combat rather than a tactical genius actually fits with its namesake. The King’s Gambit in chess is known for being a wild double edged sword of an opening; very aggressive and confrontational, but also leaving weaknesses on your side.

[@christianwai1796]

Its name is a play on king but also on kin gambit, in that it recklessly gambits its kin away to get stronger with its ability supreme overlord

[@ZaidanDarmasakti]

I thought female Bisharp evolved into Queen Gambit.

[@sakuya1185]

@@ZaidanDarmasakti I hope it does in future games

[@gengarzilla1685]

Kingambit's personality is just a horribly disappointing downgrade from the cruel but cunning Bisharp though. Now it's just a tactically incompetent brute.

[@Matt_Dazy420]

@@ZaidanDarmasakti 😂

[@lasercraft32]

22:36 Lycanrock is a rock type, Deerling is a grass type. That's why they're enemies instead of just predator and prey.

[@masterjoseph25]

Won't Deerlimg have the type advantage though?

[@ascellaplays]

@@masterjoseph25 that's the reason it's NOT predator and prey. The deerling is more likely to be a threat to Lycanrock, so that's why they're natural enemies instead.

[@phillyknox]

My theory for the Shellos/Gastrodon entries is that due to the ocean temperatures rising, East Sea Shellos are evolving faster and more frequently to be slightly heartier and survive the different temperatures while the West Sea is having less incentive to evolve- probably due to its habitat zones increasing in size. Also those paradox entries sure are *the* dex entries of all time

[@grain_o_salt]

pun intended?

[@MasterIsabelle]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thinks this

[@k-coolrgs9578]

Good Headcanon

[@knifeturtle8799]

@@MasterIsabelle good too know im not alone

[@RGC_animation]

However, in the game, is there really more Shellos and Gastrodon of one species tho?

[@reenamiller4489]

When the dex talked about deerling being a pest, I wasn’t surprised, considering I’ve watched many family members try to keep deer away after their plants and crops are chewed to bits. I actually like that they added that detail when compared to actual deer

[@Mysticgamer]

I'm playing the indigo disk dlc, and they're everywhere in the grassy areas.

[@DG_Toti]

I mean it’s still based on a true fact. In places where wolves were hunted to near-extinction since they were seen as a threat to farms, deer began overpopulating and becoming an _actual_ threat to farmland.

[@thejewsader]

Also, the thing about using lycanroc to get rid of them is similar to how in Yellowstone National Park, after people had gotten rid of the wolves, they had to add them back because the deer population got too high

[@Aganie.]

yepp deer are actually considered pests irl so that's pretty fitting lol

[@lynternet]

@@Mysticgamerwas thinking about this LOL

[@hunter_cocopops]

For skeledirge, I think it’s meant to represent how in real life, the Egyptian plover bird and crocodiles have this sort of mutual bond where the crocodile lets the bird eat out of its mouth. Therefore the crocodile gets cleaned and the bird get free food

[@雪者]

Ahh, I get it

[@xBloodxFangx]

Also, I personally love the idea of Houndstone having previously been a Houndoom, as Houndoom is a doberman type pokemon and I have a doberman and will be very sad when he passes away. So I like to think he could come back. Also the whole resident evil zombie dogs being dobermans too

[@omarriverajr.4341]

So skeledirge and the bird actually have a real connection to the world. The Egyptian plover is a bird that works in symbiosis with crocodiles to clean their teeth. The birds gets “invited” by the croc to clean its teeth.

[@toxiccream6424]

was just gonna write this lmao

[@auroradia9435]

Same

[@felixthekat333]

Thank you for writing this

[@darkgamer3209]

Also it's signature move uses the bird

[@d.ed.l5745]

Oh I thought it was because there are birds that hang out with crocs or alligator and the birds usually clean their teeth when the have their mouth open. They don't get eaten they work together as partners.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I love the idea that some Primeape evolve to Annihilape just to LITERALLY spite Death itself. That's honestly iconic. Also Sawsbuck's fall dex entry completely aligns with a deer's rut season. It happens between the middle of October to early December which again aligns perfectly with their winter form dex entry being much calmer and easier to tame vs the fall form. I'm soooooo loving that Pokemon is continuing to bring in real world aspects to these Pokemon because essentially, they ARE animals. Just with cool powers.

[@TechnoArpan]

too angry to live, too angry to die

[@haddy106]

You can tell who in the comments is American or not from whether they call it Autumn or Fall

[@cr0ccon3t91]

Paldean primape: "in my tribe, death is not the end..."

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@Haddy that's cause fall comes from German and autumn is from French. The UK has more French influences than German so makes sense you'd take on more FANCY words like Autumn while we take on fall

[@miles6492]

@@TheRibottoStudios Except in German, autumn/fall is called Herbst.

[@comicsans6264]

Wattrel's violet dex entry is a reference to bird's nest soup. It's a type of bird nest that's made of the bird's saliva that hardens up into tough threads that sticks together like super glue. People collects their nest and makes them into soup. People say that the bird's nest has some health benefits for your body. They're also very expensive.

[@solgaleoex5997]

I am drinking it while watching this

[@nicklinn5731]

I’ve had the opportunity to have birds nest soup. It was in a restaurant’s basement dining room in the middle of Philadelphia’s China town. One of about 20 courses, part of a dinner for my friend’s father’s funeral. Flavor was unexplainable, milky, umami, and yet somehow a little fishy; also a gelatinous porridge texture.

[@thaoaothi818]

Yeah, Mikey should go to Asia one day, just any country

[@austinburras2993]

Or the bird it self

[@nahomiklepke5906]

Yes the soup is made by using the swiftlet birds nest. Wattrel also resembles the bird in its apperance.

[@charizardunites]

6:50 I love the line after he talks about this cute gremlin. My inner corviknight lover, “THIS CREATURE IS AN ENEMY OF TEAM SKY!!!!! Go forth Mega Charizard Y and Mega Rayquaza, strike it down!!!!!”

[@skiddv]

I think the skeledirge line is based on the Nile Crocodile and an Egyptian plover bird. The Croc will open its mouth and the bird will pick at any leftover meat stuck between the teeth.

[@Matt_Dazy420]

facts

[@jacobmartin7434]

They even protect each other nests

[@elpabloescobar8278]

That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure if I was 100% correct on that

[@suicune690]

As a Sawsbuck enthusiast, I should mention that the Autumn form's aggression is based on the rutting season of white-tailed deer, native to New York/Unova.

[@gavinhowell719]

I think the reason for Shellos' and gastrodon's confusing Pokédex entries is because the west one is less in danger so it is stopping evolving all together while the type that is in more danger is evolving more to save the species

[@tcbrison6592]

I was thinking that the west one has a lot more competition so fewer are able to evolve as resources become spread thin while the east ones have more than enough to thrive. At least for now.

[@Aaroncarter95]

Honestly it could be both. Because it's no longer in danger of going extinct it no longer fights to stay alive and thus doesn't need to evolve fast HOWEVER because so many are in an area they fight amongst themselves where the weakest perish to allow the strongest to survive. Basically they're stuck between needing to stay strong enough to fight each other but not need to get much stronger to require an evolution.

[@RobinHisgen]

I indeed don't think it's a mistake. I think that, at the very least, the differences cause 1 species to evolve more (resulting in more Gastrodon), and the other to evolve less (resulting in more Shellos). Maybe gastrodon has a bigger tolerance for temperature shifts than Shellos, which would normally cause Shellos to evolve if their waters get too warm/cold (maybe it's a seasonal thing, where they would normally evolve in summer/winter, when the water temperature changes too much and make it unbearable for Shellos).

[@cwalshy6527]

I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING

[@girafarig7859]

I like to think the reason donphan is so susceptible to rain is because their signature tough hide gets soft when its wet for a long period. Like a callous on your hands or feet, it's super hard and tough when it's dry but after a shower its soft enough to scratch off with your fingernail

[@thesaltdragon]

Quick note on the Kingambit entry, Kingambit is actually a reference to a chess move known as The King's Gambit, a highly aggressive opening that focuses on doing as much damage as possible early game.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Makes sense as pawniard and bisharp's names come from chess pieces.

[@Galactica62]

⁠​⁠@@Twinklethefox9022yeah Pawniard is the pawn and Bisharp is the bishop

[@el_perro2436]

And the rookidee line covers some other pieces, rookidee is the rook, and corviknight is the knight

[@garrisonmoncher5461]

So is Nidoqueen the last peice or is that another pokemon?

[@Commander_Appo]

Which is funny since Kingambit is meant to be the last Pokémon you use

[@kurtwagner4663]

Actually yes. The nests of swiftlets(which are real birds despite the name lol) are treated as a delicacy and some even say they have healing properties

[@DaKing08]

Google Asia birds nest drink

[@robertlupa8273]

Wow.

[@KawaiiRuby7]

Bizarre

[@leobuana7430]

And the nest is made of the bird special saliva

[@ruijesus5457]

Yeah i search for this comment hehe

[@forplaylistpurposes9941]

In reference to Wattrels entry about eating its nest, birds nest soup is a real delicacy made from swiftlet bird nests. This bird doesn’t make nests from twigs but instead will use it’s own spit that will harden and create a nests. People in Southeast Asia and China will take these nests and create a broth from it, as they sort of dissolve in water.

[@otakotako2601]

can confirm that people breed swallows here just to take their nests and eat them

[@lunamoonstone6932]

I was hoping someone else would mention this, thank you!

[@idfkwhattowrite4838]

Yep, it can be pretty expensive sometimes cuz its believed to have some great health effects (I think, I personally don't like bird nest soup so idk if thats actually true)

[@tracyglasper5177]

The soup actually tastes pretty good. I had it once at a Cambodian wedding I attended.

[@forplaylistpurposes9941]

@@tracyglasper5177 I’ve had it at a wedding before too but I was a kid so I can’t remember if I like it or not…

[@Bloodpix]

I think the main reason Capsakids teeth are what is added to things to make it spicy is they kinda resemble the seeds inside the hot pepper. The seeds tend to be spicier. I imagine it's also easier to ground and pulverize as a seasoning.

[@KojinMacJorn]

When it comes to the Gastrodon's, look at it like this: Since the Pink Ones are becoming more numerous due to rising water temperatures, it becomes far more comfortable. This causes it not to struggle to survive, thus not requiring it to Evolve to survive. Flip this on its head for the blue. Due to the rising water temps, and its decreasing numbers, what remains must evolve to survive.

[@DaisyDream_pers]

Glad someone mentioned this, because it's what I was thinking

[@equivalentconcept1403]

I just thought shellos migrated when they evolved.

[@MDB2KEntertainment]

I just commented something similar to this but finding your comment just after makes mine seem stupid 😅

[@DrPotatoSkins]

I was literally on my way to comment this. And yeah, it makes perfect sense. With a harsher environment comes harsher survival conditions, and vice versa.

[@darthultor6365]

My theory was that since the dex said That West Gastrodon hunt in shallow waters, They become more rare due to rising tide, with perhaps the opposite happening for the East Gastrodon

[@Flameflamesonthesideofmyface]

Wattrel’s nest being a delicacy is probably a reference to bird’s nest soup which are made from swift nests( They make their nest from their saliva) Scarabs represent rebirth so the “infant” being referred to may be its reborn form

[@timotheninja]

Are you telling me that people eat bird saliva?

[@ShardySharky]

@@timotheninja yes that is what they are saying

[@beatricezhang8272]

Yes, yes they do

[@HaaraAki]

@@timotheninja yes, they can also cost around $3,000 a pound. Depending on the grade.

[@timotheninja]

@@HaaraAki wow

[@gladoseon4117]

I imagine that the Gastrodon conundrum can be answered rather simply: East Shellos are now in a better situation to evolve, while west Shellos are now in a situation where it’s better not to evolve.

[@MimikyuCookie]

Sounds about right

[@jacksondaniel3500]

Or the east is gaining age and experience, and the west is having a population boom

[@charizardunites]

29:56 All I could think about is aqua breed Tauros using its front hooves to grab its horns and click them back like it’s cocking a gun.

[@llawliet1598]

Something I haven’t seen anyone talk about with the tinkaton and corviknight is that you can really only find 1 Corviknight outside of Area Zero, and Tinkaton’s line in several areas in paldea. In Area Zero though, you can find Corviknight everywhere, but no Tinkaton at least to my knowledge you can’t find one. Almost like they’re in hiding within the Great Crater. I think it’s a very nice touch personally

[@DarkKnight-q2d]

I never actually thought about this, but this is crazy. It’d be awesome if Gamefreak actually did that and on purpose.

[@minaricanojieun7605]

another thing I found cool is that tinkaton’s shiny is just a diff coloured hammer, a similar colour to shiny corviknight-

[@RGC_animation]

@@minaricanojieun7605 It murdered a shiny Corviknight to make itself shiny!

[@A134-z8g]

@@RGC_animation Thats why I can't find one shiny corviknight now it makes sense

[@RGC_animation]

@@A134-z8g Well how many shiny Tinkaton did you find?

[@rhettjones7176]

Some deep chess references with Kingambit. The Kings Gambit, an opening chess move, is a high-risk strategy that if it pays off results in an aggressive win by the using player sacrificing pawns. It is a move not used as often as more long-term strategy styles are used today. Hence why Kingambit isn't known for his strategy and more for his aggressive fighting.

[@milesph6905]

Retaliate fits into this too. It's usually a more more associated with other pokemon, I think, but it fits well with the reference to the strategy, at least in my opinion.

[@mackenziecrooks9235]

Fun fact about Sawsbuck autumn form, it lines up with how deer IRL behave, as it's their mating season. Buck become far more territorial as well

[@CesarACastillo]

A friend of mine knows this from experience he was gored after thinking it was a good idea to tease a deer we found in the mountains

[@q-miiproductions878]

Plus their antlers drop off in winter.

[@charizardunites]

6:50 “THIS CREATURE IS AN ENEMY OF TEAM SKY!!!!!!!!” Mike said.

[@pikachuyip1478]

I like Crocodile’s final evolution and the interesting part about the small fire bird is has symbiosis to real life crocodiles and birds.

[@markcleveland5162]

Thank you. Why don’t people understand the reference of the final evolution.

[@kyeblade06]

@@markcleveland5162 some just dont know about it

[@t84t748748t6]

i wanne knowe if its a different pokemon it got a soul so its a different pokemon like slowbro and kangaskhan dont lump 2 diferent pokemon together name them

[@bluebaron6811]

I love crocodiles. They seem like terrifying creatures (they still sort of are), but all they really do is sleep and carry birbs on their back.

[@Sheenifier]

@@markcleveland5162 with someone as knowledgeable as Micky with these kinds of things I was expecting him to know this right off the bat. It's just wow you of all people

[@darthpaul99]

Donphan is based on a tire, so the dex entry about it being vulnerable to rain and not doing well with that isn’t just it’s weakness because it’s a ground type, but also a reference to how tires can lose traction and not perform well in rain.

[@chaosthebifurry1116]

Congratulations you have lost your father Making fun of the bot

[@mozziestiks7580]

Skeledirge's bird is based on the symbiotic relationship between Nile Crocodiles and Plover birds! The plover birds will pick and eat bits of meat and plaque off of the crocodiles teeth, getting a meal and also cleaning the croc's teeth in the process. I think Skeledirge actually has an animation of the little bird doing this exact thing!

[@Midiveill]

It's so cool! so much thought was put into his design, he's definitely my favorite Paldea starter by far

[@Aceius]

It could be a reference to psychopomps as well. Bird like creatures that carry souls to the other side.

[@maskofmany9208]

Yes it does have that animation, whenever it happens in the wild, it is a test of trust between the two, as the bird puts it’s life into the crocodile’s hands (or jaw). The crocodile does not bite, and instead patiently waits for the bird to finish what it is doing, a truly beautiful interaction in the wild

[@corrupteddata3533]

You beat me to it.

[@absolutemaniac7368]

It turns out this doesn't actually happen and is a myth

[@Marandahir]

Deerling being a pest is a reference to real world Deer problems. Our forests - especially the Eastern woodlands of the US such as around NYC - have healthy canopies but devastated understories because the deer eat all the seedlings of native trees. Deerling is native to Unova, based on NYC. We need to hunt Bambi, unfortunately.

[@frogace55]

So a fun bit with the paradox mons and the Dex (Spoilers), when you finish The Way Home storyline, Clavell says he's letting you off for breaking the rules, but you can't mention going into Area Zero. With that in mind, the fact they are all tabloid types of entries make perfect sense, because in-verse, that's basically all the information that exists on them beforehand, and giving accurate info means sharing you went to Area Zero.

[@CrystalGreymon]

Wouldn't using any of them in battle against anybody also be the case?

[@frogace55]

@@CrystalGreymon The existence of the Desert Titan and the fact it happens to be the Donphan paradox means that it's possible for others to have leaked out as well, so. . . not exactly You are already lucky enough to be riding on the Paradox Cyclizar, so finding another isn't too much of a stretch

[@BrendonStMarie]

Watching Toedscool run is probably one of if not the funniest animation in the whole game. I almost died laughing when I saw it the first time

[@Keryusai1]

Same lol

[@SaiOkami777]

I always imagine that sound effect they used in spongebob for squidward's walk

[@Aaroncarter95]

It looks so cursed honestly.

[@Saiyan254]

Lol someone needs to make it to the SpongeBob cheap walk cycle

[@Onsvaltti]

It still makes me happy to see.

[@KeebeThePlush]

For a kids game, the devs never fail to include stuff that can make you shiver if you found the mons irl

[@joesephyouseff5497]

Entei erupts volcanos every time they bark and there is confirmed multiple of them

[@jonnymaldonado5974]

"for a kids game" schtick is getting pretty old don't you think? even Gamefreak seems over that by introducing more mature material in S/V with the professors being killed.

[@ShaeTollefson]

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[@kiapandora2094]

Watch the first original Digimon

[@exacutionpoints8908]

@@jonnymaldonado5974 it's still a kids game. besides, multiple deaths have been known in pokemon before, this one single one isn't gonna change that.

[@jannfredryckmatias3545]

1:00:54 Hahah glad you took note of these, too. I nicknamed my Treasures as Mollusgrudge, Erminhate, Elkenfear, and Goldenvy thanks to these Dex entries.

[@CheeseLoverRed]

I have a theory about the Shellos and Gastrodon. Because there aren't a lot of Shellos in the East they have more need to get stronger to defend themselves from predators. Therefor much more of them are evolving into Gastrodon. Which decreases the number of Shellos even more as more of them are Gastrodon. Whereas the West have more Shellos in the group to protect each other. The West also have more competition amongst each other and most likely only a few decide to evolve. Maybe as a ranking system if it has any deep meaning to it.

[@RANGER_VR.]

I was thining of the same thing that more east shellos are evolving yet less west shellos dont have as much of a reson to evolve.

[@izzyandthewolfcosplay3904]

I just made a post for a very similar theory and scrolled down and saw yours

[@CalebJohnston-vn8dx]

i also suggrest is that since there defending themselves too much they have less time to breed

[@Casselberryfinn]

I was literally thinking the same thing

[@spencerkeigley3270]

I think it because more east gastrodon has to move to surtin areas that are colder but west is the opposite because it has more room in the world.

[@jidner]

19:41 adding on to this, the reason it’s face looks peaceful in death is because all the rage left it’s body and manifested into annihilape. such a cool concept

[@haku8135]

The dex entry just said Gothitelle has seen the end of existence, and it's beautiful. Never said WHY it was ending.

[@adambryant4149]

I'd like to imagine a Gardevoir summoned a black hole

[@crimson_king3350]

And Micheal said that were all gonna die in 1 billion years into the future but Gothitelle saw the future of earth in 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 and probably more

[@violetbean8928]

@@crimson_king3350 by only 4 billion years later the Earth would have been destroyed by the sun growing, so there'd be no future of earth to look into. also, if proton's don't decay, then the universe ends in 10x10^10^56 years

[@thedeepfriar745]

The entire universe fell to the righteous fury of anihilape

[@crimson_king3350]

​@@thedeepfriar745 Maybe it did

[@RINGPOT-zu8gi]

59:54 he was my favourite KZbinr rest in peace Mikey

[@toonirl6675]

As someone who has lived their entire childhood among white tailed deer I can say that those Deerling and Sawksbuck entries are remarkably accurate

[@inboxmeonnicegramMandjTVExtra5]

You have won my giveaway 🎁🎁☝️☝️📥📥

[@confderatechocolate4645]

Came here to say the same thing.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

The fact that this video is an hour long, whereas they are typically around 30-40 minutes should say how amazing this dex is Also, I think Kaytee definitely loves Phanpy even more with this pure strength

[@X525Crossfire]

Actually, Michael, the Deerling-Lycanroc thing is reflective of Japanese culture. Farmers in Japan worshiped wolves because they hunted the herbivores (such as deer and wild boar) who would eat their crops, and they would even leave food at their dens as an offering for their protection. Also, I think Deerling and Lycanroc are listed as "rivals" because Deerling has a type advantage over Lycanroc.

[@ELi_Sorrell12347]

boars aren`t herbivores they eat anything that fits in their mouth you can see from my profile i hunt boar so i would know

[@PatchyConvert]

@@ELi_Sorrell12347 That kind of irrelevant since they still eat crops...

[@th3gr1zzlyk1ng8]

And another thing of note here is that autumn sawsbuck is aggressive because for deer the autumn is their mating season (called the rut) and male deer fight each other for mates

[@X525Crossfire]

@@th3gr1zzlyk1ng8 Not exactly what I was going for, but okay...

[@johncronk8867]

Deer are a menace to farmers worldwide, not just Japan. Take it from a Montanan.

[@missnightowl1476]

4:52 Talonflame being 54lbs yet still managing to carry around 4x its weight is pretty cool

[@RoniDraws]

i think the Donphan entry makes sense, Phanpy is young and its skin isnt as hard and tough as Donphan, so they dont mind the water but for Donphan it probably makes its skin soft and squishy, leaving it vulnerable to cuts and bruising while it fights off predators and such

[@kidomaruking35]

Do you remember the phanphy in the third pokemon movie how it demolished onix? Good times

[@wikiuser92]

@@kidomaruking35 That was an illusionary Phanpy that was much stronger than a real one.

[@kociarzultimate384]

Donphan is based on tire and driving is hard during rain

[@kidomaruking35]

@@kociarzultimate384 genius

[@gengarzilla1685]

Yeah, rain makes it harder for tyres to keep traction. A Donphan in the rain would lose control too often and keep crashing into stuff.

[@invadernav3422]

Something else I really like about the Tinkatink line is that you can see the hammers used by each previous evolution in the next one's version of the hammer. It's such a nice detail!

[@UniGya]

Cetoddle's entry implies a very funny evolution of the species where it started in the water like all life, left to become mammals, decided to go back to become whales, and then decided to leave again

[@GoatMilkCookie]

Cetoddle is like a dog/cat: "Open door I want to go outside" *opens door* *hey go outside then come back in instantly* *closes door* "Open door I want to go outside" FUUUU

[@GabeSteadyGeminiTaylor]

“Sawsbuck leaves can be made into black tea…” I want to try that tea, wonder if it’s black or green or? XD love you Mikey

[@Elros89]

Kingambit's strategy of just throwing its army at its opponents makes sense when you look at its ability, which makes it stronger when more fainted pokemon are around

[@kingteddieP4]

So not having a strategy Is the strategy.

[@steeredshark5542]

@@kingteddieP4 or, it’s like the Joker. Have a plan that is incredibly well thought out, but, let people think that you don’t have a plan do you can easily surprise them

[@Mariomaster157]

So Kingambit doing a Leroy Jenkins

[@meepmeep2706]

Crocalor's sombrero is made of marigold shaped flames that acts as a nest for the egg. It started as a petal on fuecoco and became a marigold head dress people wear in day of the dead. It is said that marigold guides the soul in the afterlife and its orange color is like a burning fire that lights up the paths of the souls. So When fuecoco evolves into crocalor, the flame hair attracts the soul of a phoenix that is most commonly associated with death and rebirth because that's the cycle of a life of a phoenix. The chick on skeledirge is based on egyptian plover and their relationship with nile crocodiles. It's a symbiotic relationship between the two, the crocodile gets its teeth clean and the bird gets to eat and the crocodile wouldn't eat the birds. Also the bird becomes a mic and shoots out as a phoenix when skeledirge uses torch song.

[@roxas13keyblade65]

Made me like this mon so much more

[@varunteja6583]

Well explained!

[@caioperfeitolopes7417]

Plus the fact that crocodiles and other related species have been seen coexisting with birds with them cleaning their teeth in exchange for the food they get for doing so. And a singer with clean teeth is good for the stage

[@varunteja6583]

@@caioperfeitolopes7417 That's awesome man, didn't know that about singers!

[@joshuaervin7922]

This makes sense, I do know the singing and the color design follow the clown from the opera Pagliacci with him looking like a sad clown.

[@GabetheMagician_22]

Blue Florges "rare paint" is a reference to natural blue pigments in real life. In the past, blue was one of the hardest kinds of paint to make from natural sources. It mostly came from lapiz lazuli, but eventually people discovered how to make it from some species of plants as well.

[@Error404_Octopusuwu]

1:20 The Egyptian plover eats bugs off of crocodiles back.

[@BigPapaShane]

Something I appreciate about the fact that Tinkaton hunts Corviknight is that a normal Tinkaton's hammer matches Corviknight, and Tinkaton's shiny is just the hammer changing to be the color of shiny Corviknight. Pretty much confirms that Tinkaton doesn't just hunt Corviknight for sport, but also for its armor.

[@lilim364]

I think shiny Tinkaton's hammer is supposed to look like rusty metal? Shiny Corviknight is a bit more on the white side I believe

[@ketchup9581]

@@lilim364 shiny tinkaton hammer matches a wood hammer not really rust

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Also I think Rabsca and Rellor are basically reincarnating constantly. Rabsca's bug part is it's elderly shell, with the Ball being it's new self incubating. The two of them are a mix of Dung Beetles using dung balls to feed their kids, and other scarab species' connection to the afterlife in some cultures. At least that's what I am guessing.

[@wikiuser92]

I think it's that way too. Sounds logical.

[@rayturnatus2007]

I think its related to Ra's daily rebirth, with Kehpri the dung beetle being the one that rolls the sun dung ball across the sky

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

@@rayturnatus2007 I knew it was Egyptian, I just wasn't sure on the specific myth. But I knew it was.

[@padenyetter5135]

46:58 For the Shellios theory, I believe that the Shellos are increasing and decreasing based on the temperature of the water, and in order to survive the east Shellos are evolving at a higher rate than the west Shellos in order to compensate

[@santigarr]

I thought it was because the east form shellos were evolving more than the west form

[@poketrenerboberowy8130]

for me i fell like there is more of the pink one. so they dont need to evolve to survive and become stronger while blue one have to or they will die

[@roseprincess7668]

@@poketrenerboberowy8130 This is what I was thinking too

[@ExTrEmEStOrW]

idk why but my idiotic mind went maybe the west shellos went to the east and got cold, evolved into the east gastrodon XD

[@raicudona6395]

"I don't know at what point a robot becomes a pokemon.." About the time a Porygon, Rotom or general ghost decides "I like that host body."

[@TheTriforcekeeper]

@7:57 I loved Clodsire's Violet dex entry: It lives at the bottom of ponds and swamps. It will carry Wooper on its back and ferry them across water from one shore to the other. Imagining the evolution just carrying the smaller Woopers across water is super cute to me. Edit: typo

[@Killerbrixs]

When they evolve they are like I miss my friend so I will be them >:) so cute🥲🥲🥲

[@AmandaC.]

The fact about the Autumn and Winter Sawbuck make sense when you think about real world deers. Their mating season is around autumn so it would explain why they are more agitated and calmer in the winter, after mating season

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

And the flowers sapping their nutrients referencing how deers can get calcium deficiency or straight-out Osteosporosis when their antlers start to grow :D

[@Murkrow067]

I have a theory about Gastrodons: As the West Shellos' life conditions are getting better, their need of evolution to survive is decreasing at the same time. In the other hand, the situation is opposite for the East ones which makes them more likely to evolve for surviving and being able to live in those conditions.

[@adrigl3371]

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking, one is just evolving more than the other, therefore there’s less of the base form in the wild

[@Agricarnation]

!!!!! yes!!!!! this is what i was thinking!!!!!!!!

[@ItsIggyTime]

Also since there are more west, predators are hunting them. So more east can survive until its a gastrodon and defend it self

[@TTRoxas27]

Yeah my way of thinking too,wanted to comment this,but i am glad i found this one before i did 😂😂

[@lasercraft32]

I bet Scarlet and Violet take place in separate timelines, one where global temperatures are rising, and the other where global temperatures are cooling. THAT'S why Shellos and Gastrodon have conflicting dex entries.

[@narzz7440]

for for Wattrell, in my country some people do eat the nest, it is called "Sarang Burung Walet/Walit" literally means Walet Bird Nest. Oftenly used as medicine and this is wiki entry: Edible bird's nests are bird nests created by edible-nest swiftlets, Indian swiftlets, and other swiftlets using solidified saliva, which are harvested for human consumption. They are particularly prized in Chinese culture due to their rarity, high protein content and rich flavor

[@azazel_anime4803]

I think the reason Deerling and Lycanroc are enemies instead of just being predator and prey is cause Deerling has the type advantage.

[@thelonleygengar]

Crocalor having a bird is a reference to how some birds help crocodiles

[@Crowe0920]

The Sawsbuck being aggresive in autumn is a reference to real life WhiteTail deer rut. In the autumn the Bucks get more aggressive because they are looking for mates and actively fighting each other for mates.

[@definitelynotarickroll]

Fun fact: One of Gumshoos’ Pokédex entries states that it was imported to alola from another region When Scarlet and Violet was announced, I was hoping that Paldea would be this mysterious region that I didn’t know about

[@keylimepython641]

It still might be. Paldea's Gumshoos and Yungoos entries do not mention it as being from another region.

[@reggiegotjokes]

18:50 “really hoping for another legend game” PKMN DEVS: we got you

[@tetra_kirby5691]

I love the idea of Cetitan's ancestors being like "hey let's go on land" and then later "hey let's go back in the water I liked it" and then like "heyyyyyy so I changed my mind again can we go back on land"

[@TheFaithfulAnon]

36:00 Something to note about Rellor and Rabsca is that Rellor's shiny makes it mud ball golden, but when it evolves the "Rabsca" is gold. I feel like the mud ball just became sentient and has replaced Rellor, it did say that the mud ball contained psychic energy.

[@CountryBlader]

I’ve come to realize something. Mega Salamence is said to end the life of its own trainer. And Roaring moon seems to be a prehistoric mega Salamence. So that means the reason the mega Salamence will attack its trainer is because it’s reverting to a near prehistoric form.

[@Airlo-rk8wj]

So roaring moon evolved into salamence over time, then when salamence is exposed to mass amounts of mega energy it transforms into a form similar to roaring moon. Could this mean that other megas are "past forms" or their original pokemon?

[@CountryBlader]

@@Airlo-rk8wj that’s something I’ve been thinking.

[@artsyika]

@@Airlo-rk8wj If i remember correctly, Mega Aerodactyl is said to be Aerodactyl's true form before it went extinct and became a fossil! So to some degree, the answer is yes!

[@IceDragon289]

I really like the detail that autumn Sawsbuck is more short-tempered. Autumn is mating season for a lot of deer species, and bucks get super aggressive during that time. Edit: spelling

[@jessietheant1513]

Can we just appreciate all the amazing editing and graphics for this HOUR LONG VIDEO? The editor put the same amount of love into this as a shorter video! Good job!

[@KreamedKARN25]

Fun fact, blue pigments we’re rarer in historic times due to lapis lazuli being incredibly hard to find. So the fact that florges violet entry calls attention to that in the Pokémon world is pretty cool.

[@leafeon8956]

At what point in the past is this? Because I remember hearing that blue used to be a girl's color because blue fabric was extremely cheap and misogyny stuff. I could've fully made that up I don't remember where or when I heard that tbh

[@forplaylistpurposes9941]

You’re referring to gendered baby clothes, which started in the 19th century around the same time artificial pigments were being created. Blue being considered a rare paint pigment has been a thing since the pyramids were built and probably even earlier.

[@leafeon8956]

@@forplaylistpurposes9941 OKAY thank you

[@KreamedKARN25]

@@leafeon8956 yeah, what he said

[@pratikgaikwad7472]

@@leafeon8956 Bruh where did misogyny come from?

[@harrisonk2635]

I love the name kingambit. And how its dex entry relates to its name, the King's Gambit in chess, which is a very risky and aggressive opening in chess. I love it

[@akiramakara2062]

With the Capsakid entry, I think it specifically said teeth, because the seeds of the bell peppers are what are actually spicy. And it would just make sense that the teeth represent the seeds, as opposed to something outside its body.

[@gachacarrot6406]

Wattrel's dex entry is actually inspired by the Swiftlet bird. These birds make there nests by using their saliva as glue since they usually build their nests on the side of cave walls. People eat them by most commonly turning the nest into a sweet soup called bird's nest soup, others cook it with rice to make it into birds nest congee or bird's nest boiled rice. They do this by separating the saliva from the twigs and cleaning off the reamaining feathers.

[@terra.luina.07-naomiegamin44]

The nido bird and its soup.

[@gachacarrot6406]

@@terra.luina.07-naomiegamin44 The nido bird is actually just another species of the cave swiftlets. Their technically almost the same thing. And, like I said, there are actually multiple ways of eating birds nest. The soup is just the most common way.

[@terra.luina.07-naomiegamin44]

@@gachacarrot6406 and probably, Mikey would experience eating that if he goes for A trip to Asia

[@Onsvaltti]

Isn't this super common in countries like china? 🤔

[@terra.luina.07-naomiegamin44]

@HikenoAce yeah China does d9 this dish... Some in the native provinces in my country, Philippines also cook these rarely

[@zerogame5448]

1:21 The lore behind the bird of skeledurge is that crocodiles are found with birds on them while also letting birds create nests on them at moments, crocodiles are very docile creatures to birds while also letting them clean they’re teeth

[@adventurekitty101]

Symbiotic relationships are very interesting.

[@josephcirrincone9596]

@@adventurekitty101 yes they are

[@Ellie-Angela]

Not only do they let birds make nests close to their own, they'll also just protect any eggs near them from predators, be it their own or others.

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Just like some real world crocs

[@ryanscarberry9415]

True

[@NightFall-rl8nu]

I think the reason donphan is weak to rain because he's based on a tire and tires have less Traction in the rain

[@cyberfell_draws]

The reason why Skeledirge has a bird was probably because it was based on a sorta symbiotic relationship of crocodiles and the Egyption plover. The reason why Crocalor has an egg is probably also because it's based on plovers laying it's eggs in crocodile nests as a way to protect their offspring.

[@aidenk.364]

My personal head cannon is that since Rotom is sometimes a little prankster/pest, the new washing machines are designed specifically to keep rotom out

[@germany8339]

I read pest and I just thought of "Rotom, the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse "😂

[@aaalol886]

​@@germany8339 pestilence

[@ytk2508]

I think it's more other washing machines aren't as comfy, and so rotom doesn't want to go in there

[@dreamfirefight9456]

But then why do we have Rotom Phones where Rotoms love to interact with the owners of those phones? Not to mention the Alola Pokédex. If Rotom was that much of a nuisance, why would them be overall so cheerful in those aforementioned appliances?

[@irrespondible]

@@dreamfirefight9456 Because the fancy apps in the phones keep them busy. If you have a child, you know KZbin and a game on the phone can help to keep them quiet for a bit.

[@dillonsomerville4729]

For the Shellos paradox, I think the reason is that West Shellos enjoy warm water, so they don't need to evolve into Gastrodon, while East Shellos enjoy cold water, but since the water is slowly warming, more East Shellos are trying to evolve into Gastrodon who to my knowledge don't have any temperature preference.

[@ghengiroo4143]

That makes a lot of sense

[@zhengleo6305]

Actually, there’s such thing as bird nest soup (some bird nests are actually made of the bird’s solidified saliva) 21:30

[@fabrizioart1928]

Yup, came to say this.

[@madethistocomment727]

So it's......spit soup?

[@zhengleo6305]

@@madethistocomment727 basically, yeah

[@mexxhan5981]

@@madethistocomment727 It's a delicacy made from the solidified saliva of swiftlets, but are one of the most expensive animal products due to their rarity, with 1kg being worth $6600/1 pound being worth $3000. It is very good for the skin, high in protein and has a rich flavour.

[@AngelaEAwesome]

I saw a video where people were climbing cliffs to get the nests. I think they had to dive to get to the nests and it was dangerous to get. to them

[@SephirothRyu]

Any ghost pokemon: **exists** Dex entry: MAXIMUM DARKNESS!

[@marcusknightley]

Regarding Cryogonal not being ghost type yet having a spooky dex entry, maybe the current species evolved from a previous species that had the ghost type. Overtime, that spirit either managed to die out and freeze over, or the current Cryogonal is just the manifestation of pure negativity, overwhelming the ghost type. Edit: “pure negativity” still sounds ghostly, maybe even dark, but forming pure ice would suggest the spirit just stopped existing.

[@katelundberg2029]

The way Mikey says "Dreepy is dead" with the flatest expression cracks me up every time

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Crazy that this type of video is 1 hour plus. I'm used to it being around 10 to 20 minutes. Shows how many interesting dex entries this gen brought us.

[@rafaelcosta8291]

Funny is that there are only 400 mons

[@kayquinn9439]

My favorite quote 13:05 “ keep your distance from the tiny deadly elephants”

[@exi_m7074]

Honestly, the fact that annihalape gets SO angry that it dies, and then decides “NO! IM NOT DYING!” and comes back to life due to sheer stubbornness just makes me chuckle Also the Yellow Squawkabilly entry connects with the Fletchling entry. It can be assumed the Yellow Plumage Squawkabilly drove the Fletchling out of town.

[@pikathemimikyu6655]

The second one is what I thought!

[@AkamexAris1023]

Call an ambulance but not for me

[@adhiprajna4127]

@Laboa i wonder

[@The_Light_of_Stars]

UNDERTALE and Doom.

[@uaeoaeoeoi]

The Shellos and Gastrodon entries make sense if you just assume it is describing the shift in population as one form enters a population boom or mating season while the other form is reaching the point where their population has mostly started to evolve, this just implies that in the wild these pokemon tend to take a few years to a few decades to evolve without a human trainer to promote them to grow strong faster.

[@mothyena]

These longer videos are such a treat- even if these entries are mostly horrifying!

[@joaodasilva3210]

15:01 He entered his “I have no enemies.” Arc

[@eclipsedmoon87]

Hop could command a Passimian without issue. He's concerned about his Pokeball throwing style throughout the game

[@ZenoDLC]

It's just unfounded worry

[@gustavju4686]

​@@ZenoDLCYeah, he had a bit of an inferiority complex, so wasn't so confident about his skills compared to Leon's.

[@CloudsAndDays]

My guess is that while pink shellos have higher odds of hatching, they generally have a difficult time surviving to adulthood. Perhaps because they are easier to spot in the wild and the pokemon that hunt them are more aware of how to catch them. Meanwhile blue shellos, while they do not hatch as often, have higher survival rates. Their blue color offers more camouflage and predators are less aware of them. As a result, they reach adulthood where they are more capable of defending themselves against predators.

[@feiradragon7915]

That'd make sense since bright colors like pink would best camouflage in healthy coral reefs but if there aren't reefs where you're born, or it got so hot the coral died, suddenly pink's a neon sign to the wrong pokemon.

[@thefredlittle2201]

Yeah that would explain some kid of population control think but if you know prey and predator population charts if they have less a chance of survival but there are less blue how do they get more of the evolve there numbers should still be decreasing cuz there are less of the thing they come from cuz the Bleu and pink population likely feed on the same things they would occupy the same niche so I'm still left confused

[@nickmosey1549]

I believe that the blue ones must evolve to survive in the wild and can survive because they have more prey, and pink ones evolve less due to having less food to gain energy to evolve.

[@adrienstarfaer]

I was just guessing that east Shellos were evolving faster

[@stickboybot8611]

I think I the in the wild one for is battling more and evolving more.