Explaining Extremophiles with Pokemon

After going through a few Pokemon that can be called extremophiles, I share some of my own designs that might fit under the label.
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[@beanburrito4405]

Minior is definitely an extremophile. It lives in the upper atmosphere, usually in swarms, surviving the temperature and pressure extremes while feasting on particulate matter to survive and maintain its shell. After some time, the Minior pack becomes too heavy and they rocket down to Earth, losing their shells in the process and dying a few hours after the fact due to their core being exposed, unless they are shoved in Pokeballs (assumedly this is when they procreate, and the baby Miniors don the shell fragments of their parents to protect their own cores before rising up to the stratosphere to repeat the cycle. This bit in parenthesis is just headcanon though lol, extremely tangential and unnecessary Minior lore rant below) In the lore, it says that Minior are created from “mutated nanoparticles” whatever that means but it doesn’t explain how entire foot-long Miniors can aggregate consistently from billions of nanoparticles nor how this is a consistent enough process to make only five-pronged spherical Miniors and no other creatures nor how this process could possibly produce more than one at a time given the low density of the stratosphere and the low probability of this occuring, let alone creating entire Minior swarms. Unless Arceus itself divined that magical space dust create swarms of sentient magical space dust eaters in the stratosphere I cannot believe that this has happened as a result of natural processes. Even with the magical nature of Miniors there needs to be a consistent cycle if they are going to be common enough to be a daily Rayquaza snack, so I am changing headcanon in this case. Is it petty and pedantic and ridiculous? Yes. Does it bring me solace knowing how Minior are so abundant up there with an alternative explanation? Also yes

[@featherofajay4667]

Honestly, I like your headcanon better.

[@raymond4218]

Brilliant addition to Minior lore. It’s a seriously underrated Pokémon, and a favorite of mine.

[@_alarmclock]

I honestly forgot all about minior tbh

[@obiwancannoli1920]

I've never seen someone care for Minior this much

[@angelinacamacho8575]

So it's the water bear/moss piglet of the pokemon world

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

It's a shame that the only reference to alkalinity in Pokémon is in Gigantamax Kingler's Shield Pokédex entry, stating that its bubbles are so alkaline, that anything making contact will instantly melt. This shows that high alkalinity can be just as devastating to the body as the acids of the opposite end of the pH spectrum.

[@enoyna1001]

Even too much water (7.8/10) is bad. 😅

[@Anaea]

@@enoyna1001 ign

[@jazzercise300]

That's random, why Kingler lol

[@Zolanark]

​@@jazzercise300Probably just cuz it happened to be the crab that got a G-Max form (likely due to Kanto pandering), so they gave it a bubble-beard and made up some stuff about the bubbles to sound badass

[@giratina6665]

high alkalinity is usually more dangerous to organic matter than high acidity. Same Bases and some Acids just have unique features due to other chemical attributes. Like how usually Acids unlike Bases don't really dissolve Organic Matter but HNO3 uniquely does, to an extent that if a human were to fall into a pool of it they were to dissolve completely iirc.

[@alaster555]

FYI, the color/name 'vantablack' is officially trademarked (in the US). I'm not a lawyer, but naming a monster after vantablack could have a bit of legal issue, or should I say, drop you into hot water.

[@marcoasturias8520]

Is "vanta" trademarked? Or is it the whole paint's name, "vantablack"?

[@アオインク-k6v]

@@marcoasturias8520 I think vantablack is the copyrighted color, the person who owns it is a piece of shit too

[@toasteroven6761]

@@marcoasturias8520 Not a lawyer, but Vanta is a custom acronym (as stated in the video) which acts as an adjective for the standard color black---it's that part of the name which makes Vantablack unique, so it could indeed be a risky move using it as a monster name in a future monster-collection game sold for-profit.

[@Thomas-ev4gm]

​@@toasteroven6761 especially since Anish Kapoor is such a dickhead about it

[@oranberry]

this is the same thought process Monster Energy had when deciding to sue Pokemon

[@quack8284]

You should make a mon that has different forms/colors and I can be like a PH scale, maybe some kind of fish or water creature that’s found in all different places around the map, some having different colors for different PH levels. Like those PH testing kits that change the color of the water

[@MidnightCapricorn2696]

Honestly, a couple of indicator pokemon would work. (I say a couple because of one of my favourite plants being a natural indicator for the pH of the soil, I like hydrangeas), a critter based off natural (such as the aforementioned hydrangea or the crushed up bits of red cabbage) or artifical indicators seems fun

[@techknight3753]

Perhaps this is a bit much since it's a legendary, but Rayquaza frequents the outer atmosphere and can enter open space unimpeded

[@amandawood6606]

Yea you're right

[@gavinbrown216]

When you were talking about sulphophiles I was hoping you would mention the yeti crab, which, while probably not an extremophile, eats them and is the basis of crabominable

[@SpookyShadyGemlin]

I actually have a very similar Fakemon to Nautigrade. It's also an astronaut tardigrade, and it's called Astrograde (astronaut, tardigrade, retrograde), and is a Bug-Psychic type. They have four arms, two legs, two satellite antenna that it uses to navigate towards water, a backpack made of wet moss, and a water bubble helmet, which makes it look like a cute alien astronaut, because it came from another planet. It's ability is Emergency Shut Down, which turns it into Traveling Form at half health. It's limbs retract into it's body, the backpack gets bigger and became a jetpack that sprays water, and the bubble helmet encases it's whole body in ice, also referencing cyro-sleep. Anyway, really cool that probably my favorite Fakemon maker had an idea similar to mine.

[@weebcraft6829]

I think Cassette Beast would like to have some words with you

[@SpookyShadyGemlin]

@@weebcraft6829 There a astronaut tardigrade in Cassette Beasts?

[@weebcraft6829]

@Jaylan Brooks Yep. Complete with jetpack and diving helmet. And its evolition makes it more sci-fi and gives it a cape

[@SpookyShadyGemlin]

Oh my god Cassette Beast names are incredible. The one you were talking about is called *Starigrade*. Traffikrab evolves into *Lobstacle*. One of them is called freaking *BINTERLOPER*.

[@negativezero8287]

If I were a tardigrade, I'd move out from home... In all seriousness, this's an amazing video! I love the vanta black spy worm, its a really unique concept!

[@forestfossils]

why live in the shrubbery when you could have a throne

[@aitusai]

@@forestfossils pressure wouldn't squash me and fire couldn't burn

[@deadlydingus1138]

@@aitusai These are the things that I never will learn

[@capuchinosofia4771]

​@@deadlydingus1138(these are the things I never will learn...)

[@firstwaddledee9182]

Not gonna lie, the pokèmon in this video are some of my favorite from you. And you have set some high standards.

[@firstwaddledee9182]

@@koganeitou he did? I mean, he won’t call them pokèmon when he’s done with them for copyright reasons but he did make them.

[@arachne9177]

8:39 That ability is very interesting… I can’t really say if it’s overpowered or not because it strongly depends on a lot of factors in the game In the Pokemon games the ability would be absolutely broken, because there are multiple ways to deal passive damage that this Pokemon could abuse, even if it doesn’t learn the moves necessary its allies can, and then this Pokemon can just fulfill the role of unbreakable wall and win you the game There are also some moves that allow a Pokemon to attack during sleep And there’s Rest, which means this pokemon can fully heal and be undefeatable for two turns But if your game has different moves or combat mechanics this ability could be balanced as is I would advise for it to just multiply defensive stats during sleep, maybe double, triple, or even quadruple them, testing would need to be done to really establish a balanced solution, but this balancing idea only works with the Pokemon Stats system of course I hope this helps just a bit, otherwise I just had some fun, I love designing abilities and moves :D

[@NameIsNeb]

It could be similar to Aegislash, which changes to a defensive form after using the signature move King's Shield, and when using an attacking move immediately before changes to an attacking form, During sleep it could change to a form with stronger defensive stats than its normal form.

[@soysamdibujos]

Not even a minute in the video and I already know it's gonna be a banger

[@scootermcpeanuts6699]

Honestly I’m just amazed that so few people have tried making fakemon based off extremophiles, they’re some of the coolest things out there. I myself have been working on designing a group of fakemon based on the animals sustained by hydrothermal vents, including the Pompeii worm and giant tubeworm. It’s been a lot of fun so far.

[@zerohcrows]

I think Thick Fat would work well on Nautigrade. Or maybe a buffed up version only when sleeping

[@pike1294]

What if Nautigrades ability made it so it falls asleep when Ice moves hit it? Or it turns the frozen status into the sleep status?

[@aether2kye]

Or what about the ability Comatose? Iirc it basically makes it so the Pokémon is always considered asleep, but can still move and such. It can’t be affected with status conditions either. I feel like this could use a little rebranding (maybe the Pokémon is always considered Frozen or smthn idk.)

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

​@@aether2kye doesnt using fire type moves remove frozen status?

[@Zolanark]

​@@youtubestudiosucks978Wake-Up Slap removes sleep status as well, but with how Comatose works (and a rebranding with a different status effect would work the same way), the pokemon doesn't actually have the status to remove it, but it's considered to have the status in the game engine for status chance effects so it can't gain a second non-volatile status (so things like sleep or frozen. Confusion and attraction and the like are considered volatile meaning they don't get a status symbol and can stack to a degree) and moves that require it like Sleep Talk, for Comatose with the sleep status, can function. So basically they get upsides of having a status without the downsides. Sleep would be freedom of using Sleep Talk and Snore without being restricted from other moves, etc

[@MrBoingus]

nautigrade is a lovely design, i love him very much

[@SquareCeption]

Nautigrade's special def is literally off the charts

[@viridiansexperimentchannel711]

Rayquaza living in the ozone layer would be a classic example

[@mossasaur]

I gotta say, I really appreciate the sources and resources you put in!! Very nice, I appreciate the effort and care you put into these :3

[@gon_08_psy]

i love your videos so much i've started my biology degree this year and it's just amazing to see everything i learn in class here and i LOVE your art keep up the good work dude :)

[@Denneth_D.]

I had a weird dream where I was using n0rt’s emojimon I like you art style a lot n0rt

[@nightfrostbreeze]

I've heard that flamingos are actually considered extremophiles, as they can live and eat in pools of extremely salty water and survive extreme cold, which they use to live in areas where there is no competition/predators. Tho they don't live in such areas all the time. Also for Pokemon, I wonder if the Porygon line would count? It's Pokedex mentions it being upgraded to survive in space. And would the digital world count as an extreme environment? Would man made pokemon count at all for this category?

[@Azel_C]

I never thought I would hear Nortist use the term "Among Us Imposter" to describe a tardigrade but here we are

[@DanikPeepohappy]

I saw few of your videos before, but this one truly sold me on your channel. I absolutely love how I learned something new with Pokemon.

[@thefierybrib]

I recently kinda re-discover this channel, and it's AMAZING! You're incredible: science-based mons, incredibly thought-ones mind you, and you're drawing all of them, plus editing these videos, and programming the game itself! It's marvelous. Congrats, for real :)

[@Fat1990]

I always thought it was interesting how something like charmander would die if dipped in lava but slugma would love it and even thrive in it

[@iinexxis8178]

the music in some of these places remind me of mabinogi and i am vibing so hard

[@Wailerman]

I say Magcargo, or more so, the people and pokemon who live within a very large area of it, what with being several times hotter than the surface of the sun and all.

[@Ciel13]

Would Magikarp and Feebas count as Extremotolerant?

[@GarryDKing]

in terms of pokemon extremeophiles, I'd say legendaries like Rayquaza, Deoxys, Palkia, Dialga and Giratina definitely count as some incredible examples.a lot of ultra beasts also fall here as well. The first three being able to survive in the vaccum of space, and the other two. as well as ultra beasts basically having their own separate dimensions to thrive in.

[@highadmiraljt5853]

An issue I find is that legendaries and mythicals tend to be more sacred and mystified creatures that are closer to living folklore beings. It would be like calling demons extremophiles for living in an extreme environment.

[@welkin7321]

take your time with the game! we are perfectly happy to wait so don’t worry about us feeling as if you’ve promised too much or are taking too long!

[@shatterthineekey]

minior and the rest of the space mons could be considered one maybe?

[@bdngul]

If you would turn your science-mon creatures into a card game, would you use the pokemon mechanics, or something more unique and in line with your science-based methodology?

[@helengoble1454]

Him: Too much salt. Me: YES. LEMME BECOME THAT EXTREMOPHILE.

[@zygoat2369]

This is a genius idea, well done, and Nautigrade has a nice design

[@mauroperez2848]

I'm amazed at the types of creatures that can live in enviroments that make you question how they can survive. These new pokemon are top-tier quality and are my new favorites.

[@volzuloof]

All of these three are super good, I'd be happy to use them all

[@seanmchugh1981]

The Nautigrade silhouette looked like a mega slow bro with a dome over its head

[@rayyaninspookymonth1630]

Nautigrade is this region's very comical wall (like blissey and shuckle)

[@ScionStorm1]

Oh cool, so I'm not the only one designing Pokemon out of creatures like tubeworms. Mine ended up being a fire/bug that lives deep underwater so it specializes in thermal fire type moves- cause, well, it lives underwater. Thermal fire moves ignore water's resistance to fire.

[@schlydops6352]

1:36 hey it’s me

[@xaius4348]

Chatot is an extremophile because the move chatter helps it to thrive on twitter.

[@mashxp.biochem]

I wonder what legendary mons will be introduced in this game xD. I'm having in mind some of the ideas, it's gonna be "artificial", something that represents the "marvels" or breakthroughs in mankind's technology.

[@mashxp.biochem]

I'm pretty new to this channel but I immediately fell in love with it. Nortist really did an amazing job! By combining both of my favorite things: Science and Pokemon (⁠✷⁠‿⁠✷⁠)

[@SobbleNo.1]

raquaza lives in space, does that make him an extremophile by pokemon standards?

[@HouseLyrander]

My thought for Nautigrade is that instead of outright invulnerability when hit by Sleep, they get a free boost to Defense and Special Defense as if they had just used Cosmic Power. Then, let them learn Rest so they can clear statuses, heal, and buff their defenses with a single move. Maybe also make the Ability guarantee that they can use Rest even when Frozen or Paralyzed as well.

[@Shamazya]

If you want to tie two science concepts together you could create an extremeophile based on other things that come from extreme conditions. Like how certain chemicals are only produced in space. Or how a diamond is formed under extreme pressure.

[@greenmario3011]

Tardigrades really chose resistance to the vacuum of space over resistance to being eaten by snails. Feels like someone made them up as a joke.

[@PalakangTuta]

Fun fact: Magcargo was already a pokemon even before the volcanic snail species was discovered.

[@RandomFolk]

I have two ideas for what Nautigrade’s ability could be. The first idea is that: When Nautigrade falls asleep, any negative stat changes are removed. Example: If it has its attack sharply decreased then goes to sleep, the attack will no longer be decreased. The second idea is that: When Nautigrade goes to sleep, its special defense stat will sharply increase. That way after sleeping it can receive an advantage for tanking special attacks.

[@Andy-sv6fj]

Larry from Scarlet & Violet might be Extremotolerant because he toils through the mortal coil but manages to survive by the faint, unreal promise of death

[@ilyatepeyolotich6459]

Tardigrade is like your local XtremeSkater shop

[@Zerox_Z21]

I designed my own Pokemon based on the scaly foot gastropod. It's a Water/Steel type with an ability to boost heat-based moves it can learn, such as Lava Plume and Scald. Actual extremophile Pokemon by my reckoning could be Rayquaza and Deoxys.

[@happyhippoeaters4261]

Ill Informed comment about the silhouette.

[@LunarPurin]

When thinking of extremophiles living in acidic conditions Paeodocypris came to mind immediately, living in PH levels as low as a PH of 3. I'm kinda surprised it wasn't here but I guess I shouldn't be since it's more accurately a range of 3.0 - 4.5

[@royart4781]

Hold up... Diglit cave...

[@guse7688]

Watching this in an ice bath 👍

[@ailingstar8856]

Fun fact, there's a Pokeani episode that reveals that a lake can be so toxic that not even Muk and Grimer will live in it! They may be extremophiles by our definition but even they have limits.

[@Dra-tyl]

Good video man!

[@The7thLysineinyourDNA]

8:32 OH GOODNESS THAT SPECIAL DEFENSE IS OFF THE CHARTS!

[@kacperszarek4223]

At what point does this man become a scientist?

[@Metasepia_]

Groudon Groudon Groudon (Great vid as always N0rt!)

[@AnnieC.1993]

A good extremophile for pokemon might be Deoxys, since it lives in the vacuum of space, though it is an alien legendary, which I would understand you deducting points for.

[@CoralReaper707]

I wish Flamigo was made an extremophile because Lesser Flamingos live in acidic lakes

[@awsomeATM]

Nautigrade's defense could be doubled while asleep, and you could increase its number of turns it can't sleep for.

[@norikplays9409]

Vantawurm looks like it has a hat on.

[@Shayne007]

I just want to asked is this game that you're making is it going to be on steam because if it is then i will play even if it cost money which I don't at all 😊

[@J4CKNO1R]

yeah i consider myself an acidophile too when i see salazzle

[@mylespope6203]

Impwrvious should have the added effect that sleep talk doesn't work if you have the ability. That way you can't be attacked sleeping but also can't attack, and that makes it more balanced.

[@Tsuchiyomi]

That tardigrade is so cute 😭😭😭😭

[@aaronolson6736]

Nautigrade's ability sounds good but might also need either no rest or no sleep talk/snore to be balanced. Ultimately depends on stats

[@arigangan]

Awesome video

[@Swagsire_]

Nautigrade has kirby eyes and I love it

[@GalactaKiller]

Nautigrade is the new version of Tardinaut, eh ? Welp, still not as cute and 'plush-sized' as the v1, but he's a distinguished gentleman !

[@WXv214]

Nautigrade should probably have something involving switching as if you could just swap in and out it would be a super strong defensive pivot

[@Vivian-eo3qc]

Snorunt! for somehow managing to live off just snow. I'm making some fkemon myself based off the sulphuric landscapes of places like dallol

[@PHSB2007]

A question about your end music Is it yours? Or is it from somewhere else? And while i'm at it, what about the rest of the soundtrack?

[@TrulyBS-QJ]

Is cheatgrass an extremophile considering it loves forest fires¿ And lava cactus, an extremely impressive pioneer species based on what it pioneers (hint in the name)

[@Eevneon]

Charmanders probably live in volcanoes because there isnt rain there, so their flames won't go out, not because they like the place, just because it's way more comfortable and less violent for them in there.

[@jackofspades4000]

Vantawurm is definitely going on my team

[@aisumaneyegon5398]

Dude, I gotta know the name of the songs you used in the background. Specifically the one for sulphophile

[@tyrannicproductions]

Deoxys is extremotolerent since it was born in space, but can exist in earth's atmosphere and its gravity.

[@laszlodancso-vanda9065]

Lol the silulette lukes like a future-paradox-mega-slowbro.😂

[@ZX-Gear]

Giratina. The dude lives in an Antimatter Universe.

[@nettlesandsnakes9138]

But they were also literally a deity, I think in Pokémon canon it’s actually one of the first deities to be created. And when they say banished for its violence that doesn’t mean it was banished to its own realm because it was acting violent towards others. No, it was banished because it was destroying so many other things.

[@johanadormeo4170]

aww cute astronaut bear

[@LucyRoseLuna]

thanks for telling me what vanta stands for

[@rarelyused3]

based on the silhouette id say that the new mon will be an extremophile. at a guess ofc

[@volkspanzer8444]

I hope Nautigrade is never able to learn rest and protect somehow.

[@PJutch]

8:41 Can't be damaged when Asleep but can't move one turn after sleep because restoring humidity and metabolism speed is kinda slow?

[@taxirobot7219]

Rayquaza and Deoxys are both definitely extremophiles. They live on the edge of space in the upper stratosphere.

[@SwerveStarEx]

Does Ultra Space count as a location for an Extremophile environment? Yes, it appears that theoretically any exceptionally strong version of a Pokemon can survive there, given how USUM works with diving into Ultra Wormholes, but it is an environment with no natural light thanks to Necrozma, and it's explicitly stated that only incredibly powerful Pokemon can survive in Ultra Space.

[@pythongods12]

thermophile and acidophile sound like actual terms tbh.

[@Bread-to5go]

🔴Hay nordist. Is there Will be an peseudo Science inspired pokemon In the rosster? Pls comment i ask this in days

[@6lettergaming]

Rogenrolas dex entry says that it gets As hard As iron when it is exposed to high pressuure underground

[@CrypticWaves]

When you do make your game in the equivalent of the Pokédex you should add what they’re based off of

[@moody_windproduction4148]

Please make a tutorial on your art style please

[@guse7688]

Just watch his streams

[@takenname8053]

SUPER NICE

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Honestly Rayquaza could probably be considered an extremophile. It can survive both in space and at ground level, but its preferential habitat is the ozone layer of the upper stratosphere where not only is there a lot less oxygen, it would be incredibly cold and bombarded with radiation.

[@dayandere2669]

I'd consider Primal Groudon to fit that bill... Although to be fair Primal Groudon forces the environment to be harsh

[@Cookie_85]

Archaebacteria? Is there such a thing? I only know archaea and those are not bacteria but are there own group next bacteria and eukaryotes.

[@n0rtist]

It's just an older name for Archaea. Everything else you claim is right, Archaebacteria(now called Archaea) are separate from Bacteria. I was just taught that their names were bacteria and archaebacteria back in the day but that's just a terminology difference. I guess too many people got confused because it has bacteria in the name despite being separate from bacteria. If you see any older texts just know that Archaebacteria = Archaea

[@sandradermark8463]

I ❤ Nautigrade so much

[@carrionysus5893]

Seems to me the best way to balance nautigrade would be to just make it very offensively weak. That’s the reason they don’t rule the planet after all - they ain’t hurting anyone. Make it an extreme tank with terrible attacking stats and very few offensive moves