What Motivates Pokemon's Fishing NPCs? | Pokemon Investigation

[@droomish1]

hey thank goodness we dont live in Paldea, am I right? Now pass me another bottle of that moomoo milk before I get my next cast in

[@GymLeaderEllie]

🥛🥛🥛

[@ivanbluecool]

When you get older. Nothing is better than peace and quiet

[@azeria1]

Except for all the wingall crys

[@droomish1]

nothing but the crashing waves and a bottle of moomoo milk.. hey what's better than this?

[@alphasierrazulu]

I go fishing so I have an excuse to sit in a quiet place for a few hours with a nice view of some still water, with a cooler of snacks and drinks. Sometimes, I forget the poles

[@Nick_Slavik]

Amen to that!

[@ivanbluecool]

All the fisherman are clearly shiny hunting/looking for feebas. More power to them

[@Wizzyhatg]

Pokemon ultimately derives from the Japanese hobby of bug catching/small fish catching, fishing is the soul of pokemon

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

I do like the idea that the fishermen battle, clearly a common and socially-expected activity among anyone who catches or uses pokemon in the setting, not for the actual battle, but to show off their gallery of cool fish they've caught. That approach of using a common social custom to express and show the work you put into your real passion, tying the two together, feels very real to me, and charming. And it also makes the inevitable fishermen in each region with 6 Magikarp or whatever be kinda hilarious in that light, like, either they're really not very good fishermen, or they *really* like Magikarp.

[@mewf2an]

mabye they want a full team of garidos

[@droomish1]

I LOVE when they can tie pokemon to trainer identity like this!! painters with smeargles, janitors with trubbish.. we get these extra hints of story just through normal gameplay and I LOVE IT!!

[@Shadowonwater]

Iike to imagine that all the Magikarp have unusual sizes or something else about them is unique it's just that you can't tell because all the sprites are the same

[@kotzpenner]

@@Shadowonwater I wish Pokemon had slightly randomized weight and height stats, just for the cosmetics

[@Spedonic]

feed a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to shiny hunt feebas, he'll be there for life. (great video droom! much love)

[@canaldecasta]

-Base the latest region on countries with a rich fishing and seafood culture. -Can't fish. Vaultin' Veluza! What's wrong with Gamefreak?

[@shogundy1]

Man I Love Fishing. Truly, one of the greatest videogame past times of ALL time.

[@BenGeigerArt]

LOVED this!!! always so fun to see your long form, short form, streams, anything! Great video!!!

[@jonathanlee9051]

Saved this for later but had to comment now to let you know this is the EXACT type of unique content I subscribe for. You make Pokemon content so engaging and interesting that I didn’t even KNOW I wanted to know!

[@funnelkaek]

I’d rather be on the lake fishin watching droomish than in a church thinkin bout fishing

[@onthefloorwiththedogs]

amen

[@hazyfall1]

I do think its good to note, that these games come from Japan a country where overfishing and poaching is extremely common, especially of sharks. which plays into sharpedo dex entry since it is a shark.

[@davidmccarthy4206]

At a time KZbin is bloated with mediocre video essays, I didn't expect one about Fishing in Pokémon to be so thoughtful, interesting and fresh ! You really made me consider new things about that world. Great job, I loved it !

[@Farons8]

I really adore the aspects of the Pokémon games you like to highlight. You clearly put in some real effort researching all these little niches. Keep up the great work, man

[@flyingtypetrainer4072]

Forgot if I've commented something like this before, but I really appreciate your videos, Droomish. They're an escape into my favorite fictional world and the video essays themselves are so accessible. I appreciate the relaxed narrative as well, though I imagine it isn't exactly easy doing all the research. The meme-y edits are also just 👌

[@droomish1]

it is my greatest hope and pleasure to be understood and have these conversations!! appreciate you!!

[@Mudsk1p]

Fishing is definitely one of my favorite past time hobbies. And it frustrates me that in all of the pokemon games, there hasn’t been a single “online” fishing competition mode! I hope we can see something like that in the future. Fish on folks

[@droomish1]

FISH ON! something like the ocarina of time minigame or any of the Sega arcade games would look good with a pokemon coat of paint on it, love this idea

[@ScarletRebel96]

Half the fun of fishing is the tales and stories that comes with it

[@PokemonWoop]

Now this is an investigation I can get down with

[@droomish1]

let's you and me investigate some camping chairs by the lakefront after this

[@thoopsy]

I'm somebody who doesn't eat fish, but have always been in love with the animals. Honestly, I would fish so much in the Pokemon world. Cool critters to meet that I'm not making suffer by hanging out with them? That rocks!

[@allanchon1361]

I'm thrilled to see all those fishing ruminations from stream coalesce into such an entertaining vidya. You landed a big one this time, boss

[@chris-piche]

I can tell you why a fisherman fishes

[@droomish1]

you are a fringe case I fear

[@weenierotini]

Civ great person sound went hard, 11.5/10

[@blinkspot2667]

Now I wish there was a fishing mini game like the bug catching contest. Haha

[@ahdurinregion]

The idea of fishers in the Pokemon games is really interesting, cause you could consider them to be like the player - catching Pokemon and trying to be the very best. The only difference is what they aim to be the best at! While you've got a specific goal (become Champion, typically), the fishers are looking more towards getting new PRs or rare encounters, exploring the sea/ocean as they could make "that discovery"! Great video as always, love the deep dives!

[@droomish1]

in any game centered around some form of pvp, those characters trying to win in "different" ways always feel the most enriching.. and there's really something special with that in a world like pokemon's

[@emajorjr95]

I imagine a large part the of inspiration for so many fishermen in Pokémon is similar to bug catching and the culture surrounding both of them in Japanese culture, since they’re an island nation and the ocean has always been a big part of their society especially when it comes to what they eat, I would say it’s ingrained in them and was a contributing factor to the implementation in the games

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

Very facinating deep-dive. I agree with you that size enthusiasm, as well as the desire to find rare pokemon may have been the "first spark" for many of the fishermen, and then the community helped keep them interested.

[@nsiderultimaseth]

I really love how this video tackled (pun intended) the concept of inclusivity in the Pokemon fishing community. People give away Rods left and right! Giving away an Old Rod might not be that much of a sacrifice, but Fishermen are out here giving away Super Rods just for the love of the game! I never thought of it until now. I look forward to rewatching this video in the future.

[@BeIlG]

I LITERALLY just watched a short where a guy found a Japanese pokemon fishing gummy. I didn't realize how popular it is in games to do random fishing mini games. Great video!

[@Maricodone]

Can't wait to watch this while having dinner 🍽 Love your vids a lot!

[@MagusAgrippa8]

It's just sad that fishing is gone entirely in Gen 9, along with the Fisherman/Fisher trainer class.

[@droomish1]

hey I was thinking we make an open world game and REMOVE the fishing.. pretty smart right?

[@MagusAgrippa8]

@ I guess it's because fishing is /kinda/ random encounter only? And we don't have those at all anymore? But at the same time, why not make it so encounters in the water can be reached by a rod or through surfing?

[@iquemedia]

15:00 imagine you're a fisher you've just landed the smallest magikarp you've ever seen you release it so it may one day become large years later you're fishing at the same spot you land the largest magikarp you've ever seen it's the same magikarp

[@christiancinnabars1402]

3:52 I think Basculin's dex entry implies that they're still eaten, since its meat is "more popular with the youth." It's just that they went from a staple food item to probably a more luxury one. The blue-striped Basculin dex entry also points out that it used to be a "common food item," with an emphasis on its rarity (or previous lack thereof) rather than its legality.

[@healthyminds9279]

Fantastic video that analyzes a super interesting question. My theory is that battling IS thought of as part of fishing in the Pokémon world. Instead of just catching and throwing back, it's catch > battle > throw it back. The existence of pokeballs provides a whole new layer to certain nature activities from real life. Imagine if instead of having to throw a cool fish right back in the water, you could use pokeball tech to make it battle your friends' catches, see who wins, heal your fish back up, then release back in the wild. Then you can do it all over again. Perhaps fishermen occasionally keep special catches as pets or battling aces.

[@dany_fg]

catch the fish. learn the fish. become the fish. such is the way of the fisherman.

[@fishrocker95]

2:52 deep fried metang… i never would have imagined i’d have to read those words in succession and think about what that would be like

[@dany_fg]

did you know? every mammal evolved from a fish ancestors that learned to walk on land. as per the Phylogenetic tree, every creature is also a part of the group that it descended from. this is why birds are technically considered the only living dinosaurs and why you can classify humans as a kind of fish. we are all fish(er)man

[@iquemedia]

farming shiny feebas in RSE be like _AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH_

[@grlluigi]

Love to go meet the boys down at my lake house on the lake of rage and heading out w a few mikes hards and my dads old rod to fish us up a really slimy bottom feeder for throwing on the bbq for dinner, cant beat it

[@azeria1]

A big notice is how alot of fishermen only have old-good rods most likely with a select few having super rods

[@droomish1]

hey that's just the love of the game nothing professional about it

[@RainbyFIN]

I find the scenario of Veluza dropping a chunk of its body and just carrying on like normal way more disturbing than if they just implied they're sometimes killed for food tbh. And if you don't agree yet, just imagine detaching a filee from your very alive Veluza yourself and it not having any reaction 😰

[@thrillhouse4151]

Someone’s gotta catch all those Magikarp they eat over there.

[@Moonsong227]

So what im hearing is fishing is the knitting/textiles community of the pokemon world

[@markusmanssen5624]

I'd say, it started out as a means of catching food, which used to be treated as normal in the past. But with advances in Pokemon rights, eating Pokemon became frowned upon. But people didn't want to give up the tradition. So it was transitioned into being purely a sport.

[@garchompelago]

I as never passionate about fishing aside from back when chain fishing was a thing. I even got the rare ones like a shiny Milotic, shiny Huntail and Shiny Gorebyss now.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

I wonder if some of these anglers are simply looking for a pokemon with good nature or IVs, or maybe shiny hunting. It'd be kind of fun if one of them was doing something we usually only see players do.

[@grlluigi]

Fishing is life

[@Testostyronne]

12:55 A fellow deli worker I see 👀 I must say, I was sceptical as to how you could spend almost 18 minutes talking about Fisherman NPCs, but I was pleasantly surprised. Another banger Droomish video for the books 🐟

[@garryame4008]

There's plenty of fish in the sea, so it's alright if your magikarp isn't the biggest. Despite what some fishermen might say, size isn't everything

[@Monkey-Dee]

4:40 am I stupid for not knowing what the background noise is?

[@BenGeigerArt]

I just realized, this makes x and y the only main series 3d games with fishing as we use to know it. I believe gen 7 started only having fishing spots, right?

[@weenierotini]

also free my boy george mallory

[@droomish1]

if only a mountain existed then I wouldn't be so dang depressed

[@thecertainscientificreddit4541]

I like this guy. He has a calming voice i can sleep to

[@Ikcatcher]

I fish to avoid paying child support

[@blakeeielrs8018]

Theres some fishy business happening here Ehe This reminds me of a character named Kaedahara Kazuha, I think he would love the fishing scene in Pokémon (but he would definitely cook them lol)

[@Wizzyhatg]

I would absolutely DEVOUR a clodsireburger

[@BeIlG]

Is this why the slowpoke tails detach on their own?

[@jonathanmuncil8782]

RatherBeWatchingDroomish

[@onthefloorwiththedogs]

feesh video!! fish fish fish!! 🐟🐠🎣

[@capreo]

4:33 HE KNOWS ITS DOOM

[@FinesseFather]

I like to think some of it has to be population control in certain seasons. Like there is probably leniency on hunting Magikarp during breeding season because you don’t need a bung of guardian in one spot

[@skylordianandy2644]

Listen. We all need our hobbies.

[@Johtocrest]

7:20 isn't that gen 3??

[@carlosfid9549]

it is, but it's the gen 3 remake of the first gen games.

[@TheUniverseWatchesYou]

Hunger, I suppose

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you're having a good day

[@AlvaroCarrascoJurado]

Why do I fish pokemon? Because they're there

[@Chance_ow]

I read the Titel and was like nah thete aint no way smone eould do this 😂

[@george16744]

Fish.

[@FieryRedmond]

For the love of the game, baby!

[@DasLandShark]

Hello sports fans!

[@BenGeigerArt]

LEAVE MY WISHIWASHI ALONE! :D

[@goopy-fella]

told my wife i was going to the bank

[@droomish1]

got my arm stuck in a cast on the way there..

[@onthefloorwiththedogs]

@@droomish1hey come on

[@CDromatron]

Women love me. Fish fear me.

[@Goomatora]

Why did you say ancient like that

[@thatroykid]

hell yeah wawa representation

[@capreo]

TWOOZE!!!

[@oKnuTo]

Gotta be a party pooper In this one. Catch and release is simple animal abuse. And its the same on a magical fish in the pokemon world.

[@y8knsnsnzmzz]

Fishing is fun for everyone!

[@dathbaeder]

KZbinrs running out of ideas oh my god

[@marcusthesmokinguchiha]

Let’s goooo