What's Going on Inside Hisuian Voltorb? 🌱⚡ - Pokemon Legends Arceus

[@Gnoggin]

Hey hey! only a few more videos this year, and then in January I'm going to be recovering from a right arm/wrist surgery I'm getting next week, so wont be able to do much. In preparation of this, I've been making compilation videos to post throughout Janurary. Just something to keep on in the background like an extra-long podcast I suppose. I hope you like them. Thank you for another amazing year!

[@Cliffordlonghead]

First

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Awesome Video

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That was close

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Love the video

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Ok

[@frknspacewizardbrett6044]

One thing I think is interesting about this new Voltorb is that the electricity comes out of the hole on its head. Normal (Kantonian) Voltorb is known for exploding at the slightest bump and looks like its angry, so maybe because Kanotian Voltorb doesn't have a hole it can no longer easily output electricity, causing the energy to build up inside it until it explodes. This might also be why it's so angry looking, pent up as it is.

[@NoizZy_Room]

that means the hisuian voltorbs that got their heads plugged would explode on any impact, wait maybe their the ones that lived. you know how pokemon can only evolve in certain conditions? yeah in hight of pokeball technology it was the perfect chance for their revenge. now why we dont see a hisuian voltorb anywhere idk.

[@frknspacewizardbrett6044]

@@NoizZy_Room The energy would need to build up for a while after the hole got plugged for them to be as unstable as Kantonian Voltorb even if my theory is true. Also I find it hard to believe that _every_ Kantonian Voltorb knows what happened in the past enough to go for revenge.

[@DemonEyeXGamer]

@@frknspacewizardbrett6044 its possible after many generations where the ones with smaller and smaller holes manage to evade being plugged up(or even some that assimilated the plug since pokemon are weird like that) that eventually they became holeless Voltorbs before eventually the outer material changed to whatever it is that Kantonian Voltorb has. Combine that with less ability to regulate the electricity and you have our modern day grumpy boy. There's probably a constipation/fiber joke in their somewhere.

[@NoizZy_Room]

hmm and considering the electrical build up in their bodies, that probably burnt the all the seeds, and so they lost their grass type.

[@frknspacewizardbrett6044]

@@NoizZy_Room We also see that Kantonian Voltorb doesn't have the same wood-like grains on its bottom, so maybe it absorbed modern materials to replace the wood. Because of moves like Seed Bomb, it's possible that the seeds are what give Voltorb its ability to explode, although that might be a bit of a stretch.

[@GAMEmperor-cm7ob]

I think the seed bomb thing works a lot more because of those Japanese firework that is a big wooden ball. Also in the first of those Hisuian Voltorb animations near the end was see it jump into the air and sparks of electricity fly out like and firework.

[@jacobfoxfires9647]

Honestly if they go that route with Electrode which it than becomes a Seed bomb pokeball mimic where the budding plants look like a pattern of fireworks, this will EASILY be the best regional variant in all of Pokemon.

[@artist0154]

I bet that Electrode is gonna be a heavy ball

[@Reddotzebra]

@@jacobfoxfires9647 If they go that route I'm guessing they will try to get a fire type transition in there since the Japanese word for fireworks translates to fire flower.

[@caciencia]

@@artist0154 i think electrode will be great ball and an alternate evolution or third evolution will be a heavy ball

[@jacobfoxfires9647]

@@Reddotzebra Oooooooo so it will trade the electric type for fire? Making it our first grass fire that is both extremely creative and unique compared to just a burning bush? I am all for that!

[@veledwin1]

Never would I have ever thought I'd click so fast on a Voltorb video... Regional forms really are the best thing to happen to the franchise

[@ep-wz8fu]

Nah 2nd best. The best thing to happen was unova

[@akilcharles3473]

@@ep-wz8fu I think he was mainly prefering the kind of gimmicks Gamefreak bring out like Mega evolutions,Z-moves and so on. But yeah i too like Unova (personaly Alola is my fave)

[@veledwin1]

@@akilcharles3473 Yeah I don't really think a region counts as a "thing that happened to the franchise." If we're talking best region tho, they're all equal in my eyes... but my favorite would be Johto

[@ctrl_user5129]

Basculegion tho

[@birdfish86]

Online battling and trading I think got you beat

[@TiganWelsh]

The seed bomb spreading flowers thing makes me wonder if Hisuian Voltorb will end up being connected with how Floraroma Town came to be. You know, the place just absolutely filled with flowers. The Voltorb get chased out of Jubilife, but taken in at the barren town of not-yet-Floraroma, they get happy and suddenly flowers everywhere, almost as if in gratitude for the kindness of the locals. Or something, but that's how I'd write it.

[@jacobfoxfires9647]

Deep insight of Pokemon lore incoming!

[@JackHallowLantern]

That is a really great idea! Even if it isn't confirmed in-game you just gave me a great headcanon to adore 😊💐

[@Glory2Snowstar]

In gratitude... there's a lady there that gives you a Gracidea Flower, which embodies gratitude... HMMMMMM...

[@Wandergirl108]

I thought the reason Floaroma Town came to be was because someone appreciated nature and Shaymin blessed the land in response…

[@Syogren]

@@Wandergirl108 That doesn't have to be a contradiction! By taking care of the lost Voltorb, perhaps the locals demonstrated their appreciation for nature, and so Shaymin blessed the land to grow the Voltorb's seeds more easily!

[@Prettiest_boy_in_the_mourge]

I'm glad that Voltorb got a good design

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

DON'T GO ANYWHERE NEAR POLES, NARANCIA! But yes, love the brows.

[@Lazypackmule]

Now we just need to see if the electrode design is also good Edit: Update- it was not good

[@veledwin1]

@@Lazypackmule it was good

[@Lazypackmule]

@@veledwin1 Cringe

[@Aandeeeee]

Just waiting for the poketubers to make a “ voltorb of every type vid” Where the type changes based on the pokeball it is impersonating

[@JackHallowLantern]

Dusk ball for ghost would make my day :) Fav type and fav ball!

[@powerofanime1]

Dive Ball for Water, Net Ball for Bug, Heavy Ball for either Rock or Steel, Fast Ball for Flying...I like this idea!

[@LilyCelebiFlipnote]

@@powerofanime1 What if the Lure Ball were Dark... and it had a twist where the lure part was an actual lure used for malicious purposes? Oh, and Love Ball being Fairy. Obviously.

[@powerofanime1]

@@LilyCelebiFlipnote Excellent!

[@powerofanime1]

@@LilyCelebiFlipnote And Premier Ball for Dragon maybe.

[@caroalcala3741]

Hisuian Voltorb needs to be protected! I mean, how can you ignore at this cute spherical pocket monster?!

[@13thfullmoon3]

It’s adorable!

[@Chaserbeastofblades]

I think it's already to late for that considering the current Voltorb.

[@pSiLoCyBeRiOuS]

ITS SPHERICAL

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Apricorn pokeballs coming from the industrial revolution and produced in factories or proto-industrialization workshops (a factory worker reaches down into the raw material apricorn bucket and picks up the first documented Voltorb instead) ironically makes Kurt's pokeballs less the ancient traditional practices and more like commissioning Victorian era clothes or technology from some guy.

[@user-xm4tq8rh7o]

People: "WHy is Hisuian Voltorb a grass type, that doesn't make any sense" Me; "It probably because it's looks like it was made from wood, and wood is from trees, and trees are plants, and plants are are bases of grass type pokemon"

[@RealKingChief]

"I'm something of a pokemon professor myself"

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

Literally the first thing I said when I saw that question was "...wood."

[@Ditidos]

Yeah, what I don't understand is it's electric type. In modern Pokéballs it makes sense, but isn't it imitating steam-powered balls? Wouldn't this have been the perfect oportunity to make the first grass/fire Pokémon?

[@lennyface8195]

This just makes me want to see a Voltorb variant for every Pokeball type; hell, you could even make some of them be exclusive to the regions where their specific Pokeball was first introduced!

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

I'd kinda want the Premier Ball to be a unique shiny rather than a new variant. Just like a shiny, Premier's are functionally identical to the standard ball, they just look different and generally require you to buy a lot of normal ones to get, which also fits the idea of encountering countless regular pokemon while shiny hunting

[@Wyrmshield]

Beast Ball ultra beast voltorb

[@dylanium5755]

Maybe Voltorb was always a plant, and if you go back before Hisui, it was just pure grass type (or maybe not even a pokemon yet). Then it started converting the energy it got from photosynthesis into electricity which let it defend itself or move around. It reminds me of the squirting cucumber plant.

[@RodrigoLeaf15]

I'm a bit confused on why did you take the infected route with Fungus... when you were going through the right thought process xDD What if, just like you said for mimics, Hisuian Voltorb resembles a Pokeball so it attracts trainers to grab it and move it around, giving it the chance to spread its seeds away from the original plant. Many plants do this, taking advantage of other animals to disperse the seeds, so in this case, it uses humans to propagate their species :P

[@PlayerZeroStart]

The issue with that idea is that, as far as we know, Legends Arceus is the first time people are stepping into Hisui. Voltorb wouldn't have had time to learn what a pokeball is or even to know to use humans to propogate their seed.

[@boo9781]

@@PlayerZeroStart it’s likely a coincidence, humans made poke balls to look like voltorb, hisui voltorbs began seeing the advantages of this and in the future when poke balls are modernised into the classic look voltorbs adapt to maintain their newly acquired mimic technique, explaining why they stopped looking like ancient poke balls

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@PlayerZeroStart Or maybe it's possible that the design for the first Pokeball was in some way inspired by Hisuian Voltorb. This would actually be quite interesting, as it would mean that the whole explanation given of Voltorb looking like a Pokeball would actually work in reverse

[@justinpatrick8696]

@@PlayerZeroStart It isn't the first time ppl are stepping in here, the Diamond/Pearl clans are meant to represent the aboriginal ppl that existed in the region that Sinnoh represents in Japan, which had a similar situation where foreign ppl started to come in offering advancements similar to the America's being "discovered" by Columbus (and eventually going just as badly), so there is some logic for there being a history for these to be based on.

[@lillith7257]

The problem with all of this is that they arent mimics Especially the old ones we know They specifically dont want anything to do with humans which is like anti mimic

[@pixellord2370]

He's a Ball of Joy. Question solved.

[@pathojon]

Or he's just full of energy, explains the electric type

[@IanHsieh]

Speaking about seeds and explosion, that reminds me of balsam flowers whose fruits explode to spread their seeds out into the wild.

[@Raymond421]

That's what came to mind when I first saw it's typing

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Now the question is: If Voltorb can change the way its Pokeball looks like, what does it actually look like?

[@Gloomdrake]

Crack one open and find out

[@PsychoDiesel48]

It is a mimic polemon. It is disguising itself as predatory camouflage. So, whatever happens to be around, it'll adapt its shape. Voltorb and the other "object" mon follow this mimic model of camouflage. (See the litwik and vanillite lines). Sorru for the extended explainer, just thought I'd share.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

It adapted to look like the most ubiquitous container in its habitat. And, yes, pokeballs are canon containers of anything. The only reason humans aren't stored in them moght be because humans break out of them. In gen 5 games there is a trainer who mentions maybe pokemon train each other in the wilderness. They accept human trainers because they recognize them as capable of helping them grow stronger. They accept pokeball storagw because it is efficient for their goals.

[@Ryodraco]

@@SergioLeonardoCornejo indeed, the games have shown repeatedly that after initial capture pokemon can leave their ball at will. Normally they don't, presumably because it's so comfortable in there and/or out of respect for the trainer.

[@allenholloway5109]

@@SergioLeonardoCornejo That is a very nice idea, and when I want a nicer Pokemon canon, I use that, or something very similar to it. ...but what does the different levels of Pokeball mean? The Master Ball would have no purpose if they were just containers that Pokemon could just leave any time they wanted. If catching rate was based on badges instead of type of ball, it would be a whole lot nicer, since it would imply that they are staying out of respect for your training ability. But it isn't, and it sounds a little sketchy. (If you could explain the tiers of Pokeball in a way that is consistent with the notion that the Pokemon can leave, please tell me, I actually want to know if it can be explained in a realistic way while not being problematic.) Trainers abusing their Pokemon literally could not happen if it was all by choice.

[@rjs4176]

Imagine if Hisuian Electrode is just an even bigger seed bomb or even just a big ol' berry. That would make my day just knowing that.

[@Docmain3]

I like the berry idea. Touche

[@mariokarter13]

I'm imagining a bonsai tree growing out of a round pot.

[@chasedownall6492]

Strawberry Electrode? Now the seeds are on the outside.

[@rjs4176]

@@chasedownall6492 Doesn't the pokémon world have completely different berries then ours? Oran berry Electrode is where it's at!

[@chasedownall6492]

@@rjs4176 Rawst Berries more like.

[@Kayclau]

Neato. I actually fist thought it looked like a Pineco, so I'm more inclined to the "there's a creature inside" theory, but I liked all your explanations. Specially the last one. I kinda wanna do it myself.

[@jacintacapelety9600]

I've seen two theory videos about Hisuian voltorb now and much to my surprise, neither have mentioned peat moss, which literally spreads its seeds by exploding.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I really like the typing they decided to go with since we only have an Electric/Grass in Mow Rotom. Hoping to see more unique or rare type combos. Speaking of the type combo, I had this idea for a Grass starter that would be Grass/Electric Beaver with the middle stage possibly being a the region's Pikachu clone (Though unlikely to happen in a real game).

[@NoizZy_Room]

hmm you know the time, and the region is a pretty good explanation on why some pokemon type combos are rare, such as animals in real life. or they just have no idea how to implement them

[@alejandropetit6573]

I lpve unique types like that, one of the main reasons why lanturn is both my favorite water and electric type mon

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

It's kinda funny that Pikachu as the mascot gets more attention than its evolved form, even getting a gigantamax form and was debatably better than Raichu even before that, yet Raichu got a regional variant with a different type while Pikachu hasn't yet. You'd think giving the mascot a regional form would be a no brainer but maybe they are scared to alter something as familiar as Pikachu so drastically? Like at this point why give a region a Pikachu clone when you can give it a new regional Pikachu instead and have an alternate evolution method so you can evolve Pichu into the original and use the real thing as the true Pikachu clone functionally since the regional variant would have different typing? A grass/electric Pikachu clone could be cool but an actual grass/electric regional Pikachu variant would be even cooler imo. Maybe it would have a new Raichu form to go with it or maybe it would get a new branching evolution entirely, you evolve it with the Thunder stone to get a new Raichu form that highlights the electric side while downplaying the grass but if you evolve it with a Leaf stone you would get a new evolution that highlights the grass while downplaying the electric side. Idk could just be a cool way to give the mascot's whole line an interesting twist that also sort of plays into it being treated as Eevee's counterpart in Yellow and Let's Go by giving the regional Pikachu more than one stone evolution to choose from

[@dwoll8337]

I think it's likely Voltorb is a relative of other grass type pokemon that secondarily lost its grass typing. Partly because of people plugging up its hole and being annoyed by it, but also partly because wide-spread, industrialized electricity is right around the corner, opening a new niche in the environment for it to take over.

[@7UNGSUNNY]

I don’t know much about legends are us because i want to skip the spoilers, but i know this fine round lad gotta be on the team.

[@Cuil]

Something they could also be based off of are exploding seedpods. Seedpods that just straight up blast their contents under extreme pressure.

[@mariokarter13]

I think the second short with the berry sticking out of Voltorb's hole was a hint. Hisuian Electrode probably has a tree growing out of it. Like a bonsai with a round pot at the base.

[@Zenlore6499]

I’m no expert in seeds and gardening, but I’m pretty sure that if you had a particular garden and somebody comes along and potentially kills it with mystery seeds, you would be VERY unhappy with them.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

That's not surprising, but it's also not the reason given for why people became irritated by it, that is because it tends to discharge it's electricity too easily when it gets all happy and excited; it's even seen annoying other Pokemon by doing this in the pair of shorts made to show it off. It's a similar problem for humans, except that they aren't as resilient to electric shocks as Pokemon tend to be, given they can battle until they get knocked out rather than fighting to the death; naturally, the Hisuian people don't appreciate being randomly shocked by an overly happy Voltorb, and even though it may have a friendly demeanor, it's electric shocks are dangerous, possibly even lethal to people, so it's understandable why they would want it out of their settlements

[@SophisticatedGoat222]

I'm a big fan of the new Voltorb, although honestly I never had a major issue with the old one. It's only Electrode that I think is super lazy, and I'm hoping we either get a new alternate evolution or a total design overhaul on Hisuian Electrode.

[@williammartin9585]

You’ve become my favorite Pokémon KZbinr in the past few months leading up to PLA. I’m excited to track with you and enjoy your future content!

[@kculzsinet]

An idea that I've seen is that hisuian electrode evolved to look like pokeballs since hisuian voltorb loves making friends which becomes easier when people come to you. People may have plugged its hole as it discharges electricity whenever its happy and it later evolved to keep that plug in and thus why its so angry and explosion-prone nowadays.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

The question that needs to be answered, in that case, is WHY exactly it would evolve to have the hole on it's head be permanently plugged up. And I believe there are a couple of possible answers for this: 1) As it evolved to become less plant like over time, it no longer needed a way to disperse it's seeds, thus making the hole become obsolete 2) Because it's able to discharge electricity from the hole on it's head and not just seeds, maybe plugging that hole let it make more efficient use of said electricity? I mean, it tends to discharge it pretty easily when it's happy and excited, which makes it very prone to accidentally discharging it when it does want to

[@kellen8405]

I never would’ve thought that I would want a voltorb on my team. Regional forms are the best!

[@LazyQahnaarin]

I really hope they just give Voltorb a regional evolution instead of just Hisuian Electrode, like they did with Galarian Meowth and Perrserker.

[@christianjaymatas875]

3:44 This reminds me of your video on the berries where you try to poison yourself by eating fruits wrong

[@CradilyBestPokemon]

At least we know he's a happy little sphere

[@Icalasari]

I figured it must be a species of tumbleweed, except instead of dropping the seeds as it tumbles, it just builds up energy then explodes, spreading spores/seeds everywhere

[@mythosinfinite6736]

Apricon balls are completely natural, but we can still see them do the zap-and-shrink thing that modern manufactured Pokéballs do. I think the electricity can be simply explained as a natural property of apricorns as a whole, maybe even somehow tied to their seeds.

[@Reyd0r]

Me eagerly waiting for him to finally start talking about the seed bombs and when he finally did he did not disappoint. An absolute Lockstin moment

[@olympiadeverre]

I’m picturing Hisuian Voltorb spreading seeds like the littler forest spirits do in Totoro, rolling around in one straight line all clumsily ^^

[@thewonderdoc2999]

He couldve spared us from the knowledge of avocado wasps But he chose violence

[@giboit.]

I think that Voltorb is still an electric type mimic that just evolved to keep looking similar to the object that it wanted to imitate, adapting by switching the grass type for steel type when humans stop using apricorns as the most common material for the creation of pokeballs (so with the past of the time, it´s shell just hardened enough and ended up gaining the type eventually). The whole inspiration from seed bombs was pretty cool and accurate in my opinion.

[@1stDragonlord]

I love learning with Lockstin. You have such a funny and interesting way of bringing new topics to me

[@balanc-joy9187]

Am I the only one who imagined at the "kicking them out" part at the beginning that the people of Hisui _literally_ dropkicked them out? Anyone?...

[@otbaht]

i saw voltorb and the grass/electric type and then the hole on its head reminded me of a cherry top when you pull out the stem. Makes me imagine them growing on a tree and falling off leaving the hole where the vine/stem/etc grew. I know that the pokemon breed but without ditto how would they breed? Especially if the theory that they are mew clones that failed is true XD

[@Iracondus]

In addition to being a literal "Seed Bomb", it could vert well also be based on the concept of "Explosive Dehiscence", a method of seed dispersal utilizing explosions. The most famous plant using this is the Sandbox Tree (AKA the Dynamite Tree), which is capable of sending it's seeds flying 100 meters every which way.

[@PHiLLy2c]

!!! The obligatory lockstin video ive been waiting for !!!

[@Gyarretto7]

I don't really like the "Haunter is Voltorb" theory, because it's honestly kind of a flimsy one. It's mainly based around the fact that Voltorb has the same eye shape as Haunter, but the thing is, a lot of Gen1 Pokemon have a lot of shared design elements. In particular, a LOT o Gen1 Pokemon, including Rhydon, Charizard, and Blastoise, have the same shaped eyes too. It's not a sign that Voltorb and Haunter are one in the same; it's an artistic quirk on the part of the Gen1 art design team.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

2:32 Meanwhile in the Isle of Armor there is a kid with a rubbish machine that will rip you off in exchange for Apricorns.

[@akilcharles3473]

I never like or disike Voltorb,it was just there when i see it. I even sometimes try to put it on my team in some games and it help a lot. So when i found out Hisuian Voltorb and learn about it online, i grown to appreciated more (the same goes for all Pokemon,even the weaker ones aswell).

[@petrsevcik5044]

The "possessed pokebal" theory is still the only one that works for both variants.

[@dominicmoras4283]

Ever since they revealed Hisuian Voltorb and not its evolution, I've been thinking Electrode's replacement might be very different from what we'd expect, like an actual tree or something.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I think if that's what they're going for, it'll probably be a totally new Pokemon that hasn't been seen before rather than a Hisuian version of Electrode. In fact, I think that at least one of the newly revealed Pokemon actually is such an example

[@DestructX]

Man I love the amount of brainstorming you do for your videos

[@mattwo7]

0:48 I mean they're still usually pretty chill if left alone. I mean one even let its trainer paint it like a watermelon (least one can only assume it was the voltorb's trainer because how the f-), that takes a considerable amount of chill I'd think.

[@marlonknockaert3233]

this makes this pokemon as a concept make so much more sense, what a great video :D

[@Dandamayn]

7:30 (ish) was that a Dark Cloud mimic? Man that takes me back.

[@yukatic1473]

i literally just found out hisuian voltorb exists its basically just a smiling voltorb. I'm happy they got rid of their anger issues

[@barrybend7189]

It's more likely that when industrialization happened and the PokeBall changed to it's modern form Voltorb loses it's outer shell. Losing its electrical resister and is more irritable. There could be colonies of Hisuin Voltorbs as they are mentioned in the pokerap at the end credits of Horizons.

[@raspyraccoon6530]

Poketubers get deeper with theories than I previously thought possible for Pokemon. Love it.

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

There are some fruit, like the Ecballium, that literally "explode" when they're ripe to disperse their seeds as far and wide as possible.

[@Nutleaf420]

He was right. Electrode was infact pissed.

[@michellep3814]

Now I’m imagining a Glameow using Hisuian Voltorb like a treat toy ball.

[@Umbrellie_]

I think another inspiration might be exploding seed pods seen in a variety of plant species. Specifically though, the disgustingly named "Squirting Cucumber", which is a round/oval-ish pod with a *hole in the top* that forcibly ejects seeds when disturbed by even a slight vibration... Much like Voltorb's are known to do.

[@kazotlo5173]

4:14 skip to here if the bugs eating the fruit is disgusting to you

[@alestanortje1686]

Sooo happy you did a video on this topic! I love the new voltorb design after seeing the little animations. Could not wait to hear your thoughts on it!

[@krissh5886]

So thought. The fungus spores could land on a pokeball and still take hold. The electric typing could be from that and still keep the plant typing. And over time the fungus adapted to other types of pokeballs cause it was efficient.

[@MegaXypher]

You're honestly just my favorite KZbinr. Please keep up the amazing work, I love your videos

[@tegandumpleton3360]

My currant headcanon: voltorb was the first to mimic apricorns as camouflage. Then, as humans realized this, they took a closer look at the apricorns, realizing that they could easily be hollowed out and carved into Voltorb's ball shape. Perhaps even noticing the unique attributes of each apricorn, eventually leading them to be made into poke balls. What I want to know is who figured out how to put a mini pocket dimension in a plant!

[@zinzolin14]

The seed ball theory is interesting, and not one I've heard of before. I thought perhaps H-Voltorb's connection to Japanese culture was urushi laquerware, seeing how the top red half resembles red lacquer, which is made of sap harvested from trees.

[@eddieperaza8948]

I think we're going to see some kind electrically-charged plant in the region as a result of Voltorb throwing electric seeds everywhere (which, btw, electric seeds are an item in the games).

[@eldenrah9959]

I loved this video, from the music, the theories and the end was a damn plot twist!

[@Piratefaellie]

the seed bomb inspo makes the most sense, but i also read a more darwinian theory that, just like other plant/fruit pokemon, voltorb's ancestors were camouflaged as all kinds of apricorns. But as apricorns became more rare, they started to evolve to look more and more like the apriballs that were being produced, or at least the apricorns that make "normal" pokeballs (as there would be more of them). And finally as apricorns became suuuper rare, they basically started to evolve in conjunction with pokeballs instead which were much more common :)

[@leoc4177]

I think you might be confusing avocados for figs, because fig wasps are known for being involved in the pollination process for some species of figs but avocados are usually just pollinated the usual way with flowers

[@jessehunter362]

Most species of figs, if only bc of how quickly figs speciate along with their fig wasp symbiotes

[@neewb2723]

I remember watching the old video. Glad you added more energy in your new videos

[@SilentZieth]

Perhaps the seeds in Hissuian Voltorb out performs the various crop plants, leaving little to no nutrients for the farmed plants. This would explain why they are seen as nuisances. Think about it as if you were a farmer, how would you perceive an animal that brings in a plant that basically kills your winter harvest?

[@adamchojecki8762]

Hello, here before the voltorb really goes boom

[@mr.slappii513]

9:35 OMG I've been saying that idea for a while. I'm so glad someone else had the same thought.

[@PlazmaticBrony]

Saw a really dumb article last week that people playing Pokemon Go encountering Hisuian Electrode were confused by the hole on its bottom half, calling it a "booty hole"... Like, they never realized that Electrode is just a flipped over Voltorb... And Hisuian Voltorb has that exact hole in that exact location. Unobservant people are unobservant.

[@Imaginita]

Coolest idea you dropped here (perhaps unintentionally, I’ll admit I’ve been watching in the background) is that Hisuian Voltorb is the sign of a genetic ancestor of both Foongus and modern Voltorb, implying Voltorb is a kind of fungus.

[@celarts5752]

He's just a lil guy, I love him

[@danag9648]

the way you bit that avocado was the most unholy thing I've seen in a very long time

[@lionguardfan2019]

y'know, Scyther could also be in the theory. The eyes of that pokemon when it's mad enough have the Eggexcute/Haunter/Voltorb eyes...

[@boredhuman6512]

The seed is stored in the voltorb

[@TheSpeculativeDoodl]

Maybe hisuian voltorb have a symbiotic relationship with apricorn trees and simply looks like they do because it is an efficient way of moving long distances to spread the seeds while also protecting itself (using the seeds). That could explain both types, voltorb being a natural motor to help transport the seeds, and having the grass type because of the symbiotic relationship. Ik the idea is loose and isn’t great but it’s the best I came up with.

[@knucklesdontchuckle]

I’m so glad that we get to watch an episode about Voltorb’s seed!

[@dragoon-0519]

It has now been confirmed that it's a pokemon ability that allows them to shrink. It's not caused by the pokeballs

[@FloYoFreo]

You are my favourite KZbinr

[@thisijchipguy4009]

Because Hisuian people though Voltorb was annoying and were plugging it’s whole to prevent it from spreading it’s seeds, the ones who looked like Pokéballs could blend in and be skipped over. They evolved over time to start looking very much like Pokéballs. Later when new Pokéballs started looking different, they evolved to look like those too. Somewhere along the line, they all moved to Kanto as Voltorb today is noticeably absent from Sinnoh’s Pokédex. Once they moved to Kanto, they stopped spreading seeds altogether, perhaps the dramatic increase in fire type Pokémon in Kanto compared to Sinnoh/Hisui, was the environmental pressure needed for them to change. Now they’re only electric types. Just a theory from a guy who takes Pokémon lore to seriously! Reply if you see plot holes in this theory because Lord knows there probably are. Loved the video, Lockstin is the best!

[@deadlydingus1138]

“Look at you. So young and happy. Where did the years go?” - Spongebob Squarepants

[@stormRed]

There's also those plants that spread their seeds by exploding after something touches them, like jewelweed!

[@skwid6483]

Quick idea for its ability: Scatter seed, when knocked out, this Pokémon scatters leach seeds on the opponent’s side

[@sargeabernathy]

Although it would be a stretch reference, I thought the way Hisuian Voltorb moved reminded me of the old 80s/90s toy beach ball that had a water pouch weight inside. This allowed the toy to fly through the air in a very zigzag pattern. Nerf had a product called the Oopee ball. The idea is when it is thrown through the air the water pouch causes it to jump around mid-air, allowing for a very chaotic but fun game for kids. Because of the seeds inside and the way Voltorb moved, this toy was what I first thought of.

[@ExSupervillainKazi]

When you thought that’s about it…and you thought so far ahead I didn’t even see this coming! Learnt a lot!

[@Pika25-fw7fq]

3:28 erhem actually it’s fig wasps because figs are like inside out flowers 👆🤓

[@DeoxTew]

The thumbnail killed me. I am done. 🤣💀

[@TheRegret]

speaking of hisui, why is the diamond clan leader's symbol a pentagon? the natural shape for a diamond is a rhombus, or the diamond suit in a deck of cards, more like revive than anything else. apparently no natural crystals form in a pentagon, so maybe it's a weird pokemon universe only thing? especially when you take into account the "prism spheres" from the underground. idk where else to go with this but i thought i would let you know.

[@theforgottenscribe]

People tend to recognize the shape of a cut diamond as the gemstone far more than they do the shape, would be my guess as to why.

[@TheRegret]

​@@theforgottenscribe yeah but this dont even look like a cut diamond, the proportions are weird, this looks more like a bulbous house.

[@senorapples1115]

I think hisuian voltorb becoming kanto voltorb could symbolize workers becoming more jaded with factory work.

[@Deathnotefan97]

If Grimer is just toxic sludge that spontaneously came to life because of exposure to “x-rays from the moon” than I don’t see why Voltorb (both forms) can’t just literally be a living pokeball, no need for any of this possession or bug eggs going on, just that occasionally someone making the pokeballs f***s up and somehow you get a Voltorb

[@ozzeryunarei1023]

Not sure if this has already been said in this comment section, but it's entirely possible that Hisuian Voltorb went extinct and another species evolved to fill the niche later down the line. It also works for Haunters, having no more apricorn pokeballs to possess and as such start appearing in pokeball factories

[@goodjuju8198]

Amazing thumbnail XD

[@DrPumpkinz]

A buddy of mine has a theory about Hisuian Voltorb. It doesn't at all explain what Voltorb actually is, but it does predict what mechanical role Hisuian Voltorb will play. So _whatever_ regular Voltorb is, it's known to spontaneously appear in Pokeball factories. In Legends Arceus, Pokeball factories don't exist, but the player does craft Pokeballs themselves. The theory is that Hisuian Voltorb won't be found naturally in the wild, but rather will spontaneously appear when the player crafts a Pokeball, just like how modern Voltorb spontaneously appear when factories "craft" Pokeballs.

[@Valnanailo]

Every update I get more excited for this game

[@doubledamn2599]

Was that a mimic from Dark Cloud? Good on you Mr. Editor. Too few people appreciate that game series. Now if only the licensing issues were fixed we could finally get DC3 (or 4, depending on how you count Rogue Galaxy).

[@NguyenTu-zy2tt]

I am a grown ass man , but 'seeds is stored in the ball" got me chuckling like crazy