03-08-2018, 07:53 PM
"Tanuki's Gym is in the northwest quadrant of town. It can be easy to miss, because it's such a small and simple building. Painted white, and probably swarming with Pokemon. Just look for the gym symbol! Yes, Tanuki is very easygoing. She studies the potential of the Normal type, and she likes to use her Pokemon for community service, not just battling. "
The waiter takes an order for some treats for two people and a few Pokemon.
"Creshire's science does possess the ability to alter genes, but it's such a time consuming and expensive trial-and-error process that often takes more than it gives. But I think what we have here is genetic drift. That's when a family of Pokemon, or sometimes a population, is separated from the others for some time. Differences begin to emerge, until they are solidified in the Pokemon's phenotype, or appearance. These changes do not always breed true, but they are then carriers for the mutation. "
"The more beneficial to a Pokemon's particular needs, the more likely it is to come up again. No, it's not necessary for other exemplars to die for this to work. It's a subtle process of nature reacting to the Pokemon's needs. Why, hundreds or thousands of years ago, Pokemon were very different from their current forms! That's of especial interest to Legendary researchers, for they have the longest lives of any individual Pokemon, and it's possible to see just how they have changed. Creshire is home to many of the oldest Pokemon, and their kinfolk in your home region, and the other regions, they are the newer and more specialized versions!"
"It used to be impossible to confine any powerful Pokemon within an Apricorn, but, as humans became a more important factor in the landscape, some theorize they adapted to work with humans. Some items can cause a Pokemon to throwback to its earlier genetic code, though they will still lack the power of their original counterparts. Why, Eevee used to be a large wolflike being with matted fur! Leafeon was a slimy green thing. My favorite Legendary, Keldeo, is described in Unovan legends as a cute quadruped. In Creshire, he's described as a fierce warrior with eyes of flint! Landorus, who was once well known in Creshire, is sometimes drawn as an old man instead of his Unovan appearance of a floating cloud...thing. Some say he has other forms, as well!"
"So, boss, in summary: Your special Poochyena there is probably some sort of drifted Pokemon, not quite like a Delta, who may possibly be the only phenotypically winged Poochyena in all the world! Even if the others are carriers of the mutation, you see. And I should stress again, since it seems you have bonded with this Pokemon: mutations are not a bad thing. In fact, they're not a 'thing' at all. They're just a difference. It would be just as easy to claim that normal Poochyena are the mutated ones. They just share common ancestry with one another, manifested in different ways."
"Let me write some of this down...my, I've said some of those things in ways that I'm rather proud of. I'll push an update to the Pokedex right away. 'Creshire's science does possess the ability,' hmm, yes..."
The waiter takes an order for some treats for two people and a few Pokemon.
"Creshire's science does possess the ability to alter genes, but it's such a time consuming and expensive trial-and-error process that often takes more than it gives. But I think what we have here is genetic drift. That's when a family of Pokemon, or sometimes a population, is separated from the others for some time. Differences begin to emerge, until they are solidified in the Pokemon's phenotype, or appearance. These changes do not always breed true, but they are then carriers for the mutation. "
"The more beneficial to a Pokemon's particular needs, the more likely it is to come up again. No, it's not necessary for other exemplars to die for this to work. It's a subtle process of nature reacting to the Pokemon's needs. Why, hundreds or thousands of years ago, Pokemon were very different from their current forms! That's of especial interest to Legendary researchers, for they have the longest lives of any individual Pokemon, and it's possible to see just how they have changed. Creshire is home to many of the oldest Pokemon, and their kinfolk in your home region, and the other regions, they are the newer and more specialized versions!"
"It used to be impossible to confine any powerful Pokemon within an Apricorn, but, as humans became a more important factor in the landscape, some theorize they adapted to work with humans. Some items can cause a Pokemon to throwback to its earlier genetic code, though they will still lack the power of their original counterparts. Why, Eevee used to be a large wolflike being with matted fur! Leafeon was a slimy green thing. My favorite Legendary, Keldeo, is described in Unovan legends as a cute quadruped. In Creshire, he's described as a fierce warrior with eyes of flint! Landorus, who was once well known in Creshire, is sometimes drawn as an old man instead of his Unovan appearance of a floating cloud...thing. Some say he has other forms, as well!"
"So, boss, in summary: Your special Poochyena there is probably some sort of drifted Pokemon, not quite like a Delta, who may possibly be the only phenotypically winged Poochyena in all the world! Even if the others are carriers of the mutation, you see. And I should stress again, since it seems you have bonded with this Pokemon: mutations are not a bad thing. In fact, they're not a 'thing' at all. They're just a difference. It would be just as easy to claim that normal Poochyena are the mutated ones. They just share common ancestry with one another, manifested in different ways."
"Let me write some of this down...my, I've said some of those things in ways that I'm rather proud of. I'll push an update to the Pokedex right away. 'Creshire's science does possess the ability,' hmm, yes..."