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these_balls) wrote2008-03-06 10:06 am
these_balls) wrote2008-03-06 10:06 am
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Extended FAQ: Pokemon
SPECIFICS ON POKEMON:
Ditto: Ditto can be used to transform into disguises like masks or awkwardly breathing totally-a-ghost blankets. Whether or not the ditto is skilled enough to make a very convincing impression depends on the ditto themselves and their training.
Eevee Evolutions: To evolve a Glaceon or a Leafeon, you can purchase a Mossy Rock or Frozen Rock from the department stores.
Kangaskhan: A Kangaskhan is born with a baby in its pouch!
Rotoms: Rotoms can access any appliance form in order to transform. It will essentially possess the appliance and carry it about with him. That toaster over there? That's now your Rotom. Have fun with that. However, Rotoms still have the ability to chance back into their original forms and possess other appliances.
Vivillon: Given the many natures of their colors, players can choose which coloring they'd prefer for their Vivillon.
Zorua/Zoruark: Regarding illusions, their abilities to copy things that aren't in Route. They won't work tangibly, but they can look mighty convincing.
General Questions:
Can Pokemon have unusual markings?
Yes! They can have anything ranging from battle scars and small spots and discoloration to being slightly bigger or smaller than average or having small, differentiating quirks. Generally speaking they should still be recognizably a member of their species.
Are pokemon capable of human speech?
Yes. With a few stipulations:
1. It'd take at least a year before they were able to communicate with any accuracy, possibly more if the effort wasn't the pokemon's idea initially. And that's with daily voice training; it would be make months before they could make a sound that wasn't in their normal repertoire (name + natural noises).
2. Some pokemon cannot learn to vocalize as humans can. (We're looking at: birds, ponyta/rapidash/other ungulates, any pokemon without a flexible mouth/throat, etc.)
3. Pokemon are limited to the kinds of sounds/moras they can naturally produce; so for example, a pikachu would have huge difficulty producing s or o. The accent would be incredibly thick for quite some time. It would take a lot more effort than daily tongue twisters to train them into speaking further.
If your character is in route for long enough, and has the motivation? Nothing's stopping you. But really, teaching them sign language or writing is so much less painful.
Beauty Evolutions: It normally takes a few months of some good ol' fashioned TLC and cuteness care for a pokemon to evolve via beauty. Make that pokemon feel like a star!
What about Water types on land?
Most water types can live outside of water for long periods of time. Please see Moves for more information. Magikarps are just special.
If a trainer were to have a concealed pokemon hiding on their person and uses an attack on command while pretending it's the trainer performing the move, would the local law enforcement have any problem with this?
It depends on the context. If not used maliciously and only done to earn money, law enforcement will just tell you to knock it off or be careful, but if it's just done for kicks every once in a while or to show friends, they'll leave it be. If it's done just to train in the grass, they won't step in.
How do Pokémon that evolve via trade while holding a special item would evolve, such as Kingdra and Magnezone? Do the same rules apply here?
Yup! Same rules apply, though someone could simply be holding the Pokemon for safekeeping for the original trainer and it would evolve. They do not need to be permanently traded, or officially traded.
Ditto: Ditto can be used to transform into disguises like masks or awkwardly breathing totally-a-ghost blankets. Whether or not the ditto is skilled enough to make a very convincing impression depends on the ditto themselves and their training.
Eevee Evolutions: To evolve a Glaceon or a Leafeon, you can purchase a Mossy Rock or Frozen Rock from the department stores.
Kangaskhan: A Kangaskhan is born with a baby in its pouch!
Rotoms: Rotoms can access any appliance form in order to transform. It will essentially possess the appliance and carry it about with him. That toaster over there? That's now your Rotom. Have fun with that. However, Rotoms still have the ability to chance back into their original forms and possess other appliances.
Vivillon: Given the many natures of their colors, players can choose which coloring they'd prefer for their Vivillon.
Zorua/Zoruark: Regarding illusions, their abilities to copy things that aren't in Route. They won't work tangibly, but they can look mighty convincing.
General Questions:
Can Pokemon have unusual markings?
Yes! They can have anything ranging from battle scars and small spots and discoloration to being slightly bigger or smaller than average or having small, differentiating quirks. Generally speaking they should still be recognizably a member of their species.
Are pokemon capable of human speech?
Yes. With a few stipulations:
1. It'd take at least a year before they were able to communicate with any accuracy, possibly more if the effort wasn't the pokemon's idea initially. And that's with daily voice training; it would be make months before they could make a sound that wasn't in their normal repertoire (name + natural noises).
2. Some pokemon cannot learn to vocalize as humans can. (We're looking at: birds, ponyta/rapidash/other ungulates, any pokemon without a flexible mouth/throat, etc.)
3. Pokemon are limited to the kinds of sounds/moras they can naturally produce; so for example, a pikachu would have huge difficulty producing s or o. The accent would be incredibly thick for quite some time. It would take a lot more effort than daily tongue twisters to train them into speaking further.
If your character is in route for long enough, and has the motivation? Nothing's stopping you. But really, teaching them sign language or writing is so much less painful.
Beauty Evolutions: It normally takes a few months of some good ol' fashioned TLC and cuteness care for a pokemon to evolve via beauty. Make that pokemon feel like a star!
What about Water types on land?
Most water types can live outside of water for long periods of time. Please see Moves for more information. Magikarps are just special.
If a trainer were to have a concealed pokemon hiding on their person and uses an attack on command while pretending it's the trainer performing the move, would the local law enforcement have any problem with this?
It depends on the context. If not used maliciously and only done to earn money, law enforcement will just tell you to knock it off or be careful, but if it's just done for kicks every once in a while or to show friends, they'll leave it be. If it's done just to train in the grass, they won't step in.
How do Pokémon that evolve via trade while holding a special item would evolve, such as Kingdra and Magnezone? Do the same rules apply here?
Yup! Same rules apply, though someone could simply be holding the Pokemon for safekeeping for the original trainer and it would evolve. They do not need to be permanently traded, or officially traded.
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