69th treasure [text]

[captainash]

Oh glorious network bursting with arcane and forbidden knowledge, please answer my query if you can.

How many pokéballs would it take to fill a 36-cubic-metre ball pit?

Comments

[crystalmaster]

Twenty is a good beginning. There probably are variants, or ones with manufacturing defects and that kinda thing. Maybe there's people like that who collect them and we just haven't run into them yet. I wonder how long Pokeballs have been used. They're pretty high-tech, so it doesn't seem like they would have always existed.

[captainash]

Oh, manufacturing defects, I hadn't thought of that. The more stringent the quality control, the more they can in value. Add to that the antique models, maybe even the variants exclusive to other countries... The number does build up quickly.

[crystalmaster]

Oh, that's a cool thought! I hadn't considered maybe other regions had their own styles. I wonder if there's any of the first Pokeballs in existence, like in a museum or something.

[captainash]

Haven't seen any pokéballs in Pewter's museum, at the very least, but that could be because it wouldn't fit its theme.

[crystalmaster]

Is that a rock and mineral museum?

[captainash]

There's plenty of those, yes, but also local artifacts, fossils, and even a section dedicated to genetics.

[crystalmaster]

That sounds fascinating. I'll have to check it out if I'm ever over that way.

[captainash]

It's definitely worth the trip. Plenty of restaurants have opened nearby, too, so it's easy to relax with a good meal after spending the whole afternoon looking at the exhibits.

[crystalmaster]

Cool. I've heard Kanto is overall more urban than Johto. Maybe I can take time to explore after my Rookidee evolves.

[captainash]

It's more modern, in a way. Sometimes to its detriment, considering they transformed their main cemetery into a radio tower. Still, it's worth a thorough visit.

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, I heard about that. That is pretty off-the-wall. It sounds like something my rival would have done back home. I wonder if the tower's haunted. I can't imagine the ghosts liked the move.

[captainash]

On the one hand, I've never heard anything about ghosts in the tower. On the other hand, that's the kind of thing they probably wouldn't want to admit if it happened. Bad optics and all that.

[crystalmaster]

I can't blame them for that. If I had a situation like that and it would affect my business, I probably wouldn't wanna mention it either ... unless it'd actually be dangerous for people if I didn't.

[captainash]

Oh, I can think of plenty of people who would hide it even if it was dangerous, even if that's unlikely to be the case here.

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, I can too. My rival would have. They're too interested in making a fast profit to think about how they could get sued if it came out. Even if they don't care about anyone's safety, you'd think some of them would think of that!

[Radley would care for both reasons. He's concerned about people and doesn't want them hurt, and being sued would just be a huge pain and ruin his reputation.]

[captainash]

Even back home, it'd be about the money more than anything else. Just as short-sighted, too. Funny how some concepts are universal.

[crystalmaster]

Too bad too. But I'm glad some more pleasant things are also universal. I've found most people from all these different worlds are nice.

[captainash]

Maybe whatever brings us here generally selects pleasant people? Not every time, of course, but maybe there's an active process going on.

[crystalmaster]

... That's an interesting thought. If we weren't randomly picked, I wonder why I was chosen.