[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Spira does indeed have something he wants to talk about with Nathan, "That was a rather... strange Parasect. It definitely wasn't shiny, that's for sure, speaking of strange Pokemon, I found, and caught a Lotad that looked a little different, it's 'lily pad' was actually metal and made with gears. Never seen anything like that before." Spira also is a little jealous of the shiny that Nathan found "Oh wow, not only did you find a rare Dratini, but it's shiny‽ The closest I got to something like that was a Chansey."

Mizu simply eyes Spira curiously for a moment, then recurls herself around Nathan, minding her own business. Seems she doesn't have any opinions about Spira one way or another at the moment.

"...a Chansey, huh?  Well, that's not bad either.  You got knocked out of the tournament too, I take it?  Heh...at least I'm not the only one..."

Nathan shakes his head, then continues talking to answer Spira's question about Parasect and Lotad.  "You are right that Parasect isn't Shiny.  And you got a Lotad with gears for a lily pad?  Well, it sounds like you caught something similar to what I did.  It's what we call a Delta Species.  Some people also call them Regional Variants if they've occurred by natural means.  Artificial Deltas do exist, but most of those reside in a small, faraway region called Holon, which is where the term was first coined around 10 years ago.  Not all of the Holon Deltas are artificial, though.  Generally, a Delta Species is a pokemon whose type is different from the more commonly known variety internationally, and the pokemon's appearance, habitat, and capabilities also differ accordingly.  That Alolan Marowak you caught can potentially be considered a Delta species.  That Lotad you caught sounds like it's part Steel type, so that'd also make it a Delta Species.  And that Parasect I caught?  It's a Ghost type.  I've gotten my fair share of other Deltas as well.  For example, I have a Hippopotas that's part Fire type.  Found her living near a large coal vein deep underground.  Some Fossil pokemon might also be able to be loosely considered Delta Species, but it's difficult to say for certain with most of them whether they are.  We're just not 100% sure most of the time if their Rock typings are naturally occurring or not...though after our recent adventure, I'm inclined to say that the Rock typing seems to be naturally occurring for the best known Fossil pokemon at the very least."

And now Spira's gotten the quick and dirty explanation of Delta Species! Spira's free to ask more questions, of course, be they related to Deltas or otherwise.