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victory_road2016-12-01 08:25 am
meteorman) wrote in victory_road2016-12-01 08:25 am
[video / action for Route 37]
[As is usual whenever Ford makes a post, the feed clicks on and he immediately starts talking.]
Take a look at this!
[He lifts up his hands -- both of them, because as usual, Roswell is holding the 'gear. Cradled in his palms and looking just a tad bit overwhelmed to be on video is--]
Fungus!
[Yep. It's a Morelull, and he is just over the moon about it.]
I had thought that Foongus and Amoongus were the only mushroom-imitating Pokemon (not counting, of course, the parasitic variety that preys on the Paras line). I have read through the Pokedex quite a few times since my arrival and there was never mention of this species, but lo and behold, an entry has appeared for Morelull sometime within the last few days. Is this a common occurrence? Is there always potential for completely new Pokemon to simply materialize out of the ether? Fantastic.
And sensible. There are over fourteen thousand species of mushroom native to my own dimension, to say nothing of molds and yeasts. That only a select few Pokemon have ever adapted a similar biology is surprising when fungus is one of the more successful organisms as a general rule; my assumption now is that there are many, many more and we simply haven't stumbled upon them yet. Not only that but Morelull is Grass and Fairy type! I wonder if they naturall congregate in rings in their resting day state--
[Oh my god. This is so cool. This is so cool you guys. Does this mean he's going to be spending the rest of his time in Johto aggressively checking rotten logs for new Pokemon species? Probably.]
Take a look at this!
[He lifts up his hands -- both of them, because as usual, Roswell is holding the 'gear. Cradled in his palms and looking just a tad bit overwhelmed to be on video is--]
Fungus!
[Yep. It's a Morelull, and he is just over the moon about it.]
I had thought that Foongus and Amoongus were the only mushroom-imitating Pokemon (not counting, of course, the parasitic variety that preys on the Paras line). I have read through the Pokedex quite a few times since my arrival and there was never mention of this species, but lo and behold, an entry has appeared for Morelull sometime within the last few days. Is this a common occurrence? Is there always potential for completely new Pokemon to simply materialize out of the ether? Fantastic.
And sensible. There are over fourteen thousand species of mushroom native to my own dimension, to say nothing of molds and yeasts. That only a select few Pokemon have ever adapted a similar biology is surprising when fungus is one of the more successful organisms as a general rule; my assumption now is that there are many, many more and we simply haven't stumbled upon them yet. Not only that but Morelull is Grass and Fairy type! I wonder if they naturall congregate in rings in their resting day state--
[Oh my god. This is so cool. This is so cool you guys. Does this mean he's going to be spending the rest of his time in Johto aggressively checking rotten logs for new Pokemon species? Probably.]
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Route 37, though given that it's a mushroom I would assume its habitat is very widespread. Fungus can adapt to most any environment, you know.
[Ford, that's not how Pokemon work... Ford...]
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[In excitement, she claps her hands together in front of herself—but then, abruptly, her expression goes blank again, Manaka lifting her eyes toward nothing in particular as she thinks.]
Ah, but is it okay to assume it behaves like a normal fungus...? Pokémon do lots of things real mushrooms don't, like walk around and make noises.
[Ford obviously needs to work on his childish cartoon logic, okay.]
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I think it is safe to assume that it may emulate basic traits of the organism it has based its biology on, even if there are key differences.
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[Childishly, she sticks her tongue out to emphasize the point.]
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If I happen to spot one I'll keep an eye on it for you. I'll want to observe it in the wild anyway.
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