http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/ Bulbagarden - The original Pokémon Community en Fri, 24 May 2013 08:51:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/images/styles/Millenium/misc/rss.jpg http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/theory-about-hydreigon-56013/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:40:07 GMT I've always thought it was puzzling how Deino goes from having one sentient head to two sentient heads to one sentient head and two non-functioning ones. It's rather nightmarish in hindsight; what happens to Zweilous's second head once it evolves into Hydreigon? Hell, what is it like for Deino to gain that head in the first place? I was having a conversation with a few of my friends about Hydreigon's anatomy (specifically how its secondary heads function, and whether or not they're able to breathe or swallow) when I came up with a bit of a theory involving Zweilous's evolution into Hydreigon. It doesn't cover why it gains heads when it evolves; rather, it explains why Hydreigon doesn't have three dominant heads (which would make the most sense, considering the path of its previous evolutions). I proposed that Hydreigon originally had three fully-functioning heads, but over time the species lost them due to natural selection. It is stated that Zweilous's two heads are aggressive towards each other, so it can be inferred that Hydreigon would be the same way. However, this could be fatal considering Hydreigon's strength and brutality. If Hydreigon's three heads were to get into a disagreement, it would be a fight to the death. This naturally made Hydreigon a very unsuccessful Pokémon. The Hydreigon we know today came to be as a result of a mutation. Perhaps a number of specimens developed incorrectly when evolving from Zweilous, resulting in two of their heads becoming deformed and "non-functioning". As these Hydreigon didn't have two other sentient heads to compete with, they didn't end up killing themselves. The three-headed Hydreigon became less common as they gradually drove themselves to extinction, and after a number of generations they completely disappeared from the gene pool. While these Hydreigon died out, the mutant ones thrived and continued to produce mutant offspring, successfully reestablishing the population.

Eh, I dunno. It was just a thought. ]]> Ahnyo http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/theory-about-hydreigon-56013/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/somehow-i-knew-today-going-suck-55936/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:41:44 GMT I was in a bit of a hurry when I was getting ready for school. I ate a couple of cookies (breakfast of champions, am I right?) and took a sip from a bottle of Lipton citrus green tea. I then shoved the bottle in my bookbag, in case I got thirsty during class. When I stepped outside to catch the... I was in a bit of a hurry when I was getting ready for school. I ate a couple of cookies (breakfast of champions, am I right?) and took a sip from a bottle of Lipton citrus green tea. I then shoved the bottle in my bookbag, in case I got thirsty during class. When I stepped outside to catch the bus, it was incredibly windy and I got pummeled by a flurry of wet snow. I sat down in the bus, placing my bookbag on my lap. I noticed that it was unusually damp, but I figured it was just snow and shrugged it off. My bus is extremely cramped, so there really wasn't anywhere else I could put the thing, anyway. I also noticed this strong odor that smelled a bit like sulfur. At first I thought someone had passed gas, but the smell persisted throughout the entire bus ride. When we pulled up in front of the school, I slung my bookbag over my shoulder and immediately noticed that my entire lap was soaking wet. Thus began the awkward walk down three hallways to my creative writing class as I prayed no one would think I peed my pants. I hid myself in a corner of the classroom, hoping my pants would dry by second period. I opened my bookbag to pull out my bottle of green tea... and it was completely empty. Somehow, the lid had become unscrewed and the thing spilled all over everything in the two biggest compartments of my bookbag... and that included my gym clothes, and the book I had to read for English. And it smelled absolutely rank. I don't think I want to know why the green tea I was going to drink smelled like rotten eggs. Yeah, it was a pretty fun day. I had to explain to my English teacher that my book and annotations had been ruined, and then I had to go through gym class wearing a thick sweatshirt (luckily we were only playing table tennis, but it was still rather uncomfortable). Well, at least tomorrow's Friday. ]]> Ahnyo http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/somehow-i-knew-today-going-suck-55936/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/alas-poor-spider-53527/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:54:56 GMT When I was doing my geometry homework at lunch, I spotted a small shape crawling along the edge of the table. I quickly realized that it was a beige spider, a little smaller than a quarter. It was creeping towards Liz, the girl sitting at the other side of the table, so I told her, "There's a spider." I showed it to her, and we watched as it turned around and dangled from the middle of the end of the table. Liz's friend, Jenna, got out of her seat to look at it, and when she went back to sit down, she freaked out because she thought the spider had attached its thread to her leg. My friend, Michelle, made the spider go onto her pencil and brought it onto the table. It decided to walk past her and head towards a girl named Monika, who is afraid of spiders. She started screaming, so Michelle picked it up again and carried it over to a window. Before she got there, the spider jumped onto the ground. As soon as it hit the floor, a boy ran up to it, raised his leg, and stomped on it as hard as he could. We all stared at what was left of the small beige creature, laughing nervously. "Well," said Michelle, "that was anticlimactic." It was pretty depressing. Just seconds ago, we had been peacefully observing the spider going about its life, and then it was dead. If it was poisonous or dangerous, then I suppose it would've been justified, but it wasn't hurting anybody. I don't understand why people have to be so disrespectful to nature, spiders in particular. They're very fascinating creatures, and it's a real shame that most people hate or fear them. ]]> Ahnyo http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/alas-poor-spider-53527/ http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/shiny-charm-worth-every-ounce-effort-53287/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:01:18 GMT Being an avid shiny enthusiast, I was ecstatic to find that there was an item that increases the odds of encountering shiny Pokémon in Black 2 and White 2. I was also thrilled that there was a worthwhile reward in store for those who complete the National Pokédex instead of a lame diploma. I'm really glad I decided not to transfer all of my Pokémon from SoulSilver to White... it would've been a massive pain to trade everything over to Black 2. I had completed the National Pokédex in SoulSilver, but I didn't actually own every Pokémon. This time, I planned on creating a "living Pokédex". After I transferred over everything I had (I don't even know how many times I had to play that dang mini-game), I had 412 Pokémon registered in my Dex. At that point, I only had about ten Generation V critters registered. Since most of the Pokémon I was missing were pre-evolutions, I had a ton of breeding to do. It was a tedious process, but my trusty Magmortar sped things up with his Flame Body ability. When I finished hatching all the Pokémon I needed, I focused on completing my Unova Dex. I've played through a total of five Gen V files, so I had a lot of the evolved forms that would've normally been challenging to obtain. Again, I ended up having to do a lot of breeding, and leveling up some of the Pokémon I hadn't managed to train before. My little sister helped by getting me a Leavanny and a Lampent. I had to do some hunting in Platinum and HeartGold for the few pre-Unova critters I was missing by then, and I resorted to using the GTS to get a Plusle (I had to forfeit a level twenty-seven female Eevee, which, considering what people normally ask for on there, wasn't bad at all). On Friday, pretty much a week after I started, I had finally reached my goal; I had 647/649 Pokémon (the only ones I'm missing are Deoxys and Meloetta) arranged in National Dex order in my PC. And at long last, I got my hands on my desired Shiny Charm! I immediately headed to Pinwheel Forest, since I had been dreaming about getting a shiny Scolipede (it didn't help that one of my friends caught one, and bragged about it and refused to trade it to me no matter what I offered to give him). The Pokémon there are also high-leveled, which would provide good training for my team. I hunted when I was watching Madagascar 3 with my family... and then when I was watching Supernatural... and at any opportunity I got, really. On Sunday, when I was waiting for my mom to cook breakfast, it finally happened. A wild double battled initiated, and I expected to run into yet another standard Cottonee and Vigoroth. The first Pokémon was a typical Cottonee, but the second?

As soon as its sparkles lit the screen, I excitedly called my sister from her room. She was impressed and really happy for me, and she watched as I tried to catch it. My Haxorus, which knew False Swipe, had fainted, and I didn't want to risk attacking it (even though I knew several of the moves my Pokémon had wouldn't knock it out). I took down the Cottonee in one hit with my Vaporeon, and used my other turn to switch out so I wouldn't have to attack the Cottonee. I decided to throw a Net Ball at it. Shake... shake... shake... click! I had caught my first shiny in the Unova region, and my first shiny under the influence of the Shiny Charm! I couldn't think of a good name for the female Swadloon, which was promptly deposited in the PC. I'm not sure if I'm going to evolve her or not.
Well, she certainly wasn't a Whirlipede, but it still felt great to catch a shiny regardless of its species. I'm not leaving Pinwheel Forest yet, though... not until I get my elusive shiny Scolipede! ]]> Ahnyo http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/42202/shiny-charm-worth-every-ounce-effort-53287/