Thread: Science and Pokémon: Pokémon eggs: Analyzing the concepts behind the game

Science and Pokémon: Pokémon eggs: Analyzing the concepts behind the game

Just like with the Pokémon themselves, the science that surrounds them is often based on the real world. The translation of the real world science to the world of Pokémon is dubious at times, but it is rooted in science.

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That was a nice read, interesting really, but does put a few questions in your head: What about Tauros and Miltank?

Nice. This never get's old:

Originally Posted by Pokemon Day-Care on Bulbapedia

Inside the Day Care on Route 34

I wonder when you guys are going to change that.

Still of course eggs are true to RL. ;)

That was really interesting. I enjoyed it alot. Ive always thought wit the ditto thing that Ditto simply transforms into the other pokemon to breed, which isnt a complicated concept. As for other Pokemon i just dont know. Its not completely based on science, it cant be.

I didn't learn anything new from that. It didn't delve as deep as some writers (like that of Origin of Species) goes into; you could sum it all up in a sentence:
"Mammals usually don't lay eggs, but echidnas and platypuses do, so it's cool for Pokémon too - and Ditto's weird."

Also, Magnemite can breed; it's in the Mineral egg group, meaning that if you breed a Magnemite/ton/zone with a Ditto, you can get Magnemite eggs. So the point about that is void. Also:

And again, to not allow the legendary Pokémon to reproduce is another time that Pokémon follows the rules of science: when there is only one animal left in a species, it cannot reproduce

It has never been said that there are only one of the species; the most likely reason that legendaries aren't allowed to be bred, is that they are supposed to be special and hard to obtain. Besides, with seem a Lugia and its child in the anime.

I've got to say I agree with Joshawott in that it wasn't really informative. Still a nice piece, but it barely touched on the biological implications of breeding in Pokemon; I already knew everything in the article. Maybe that's because there's not enough source material to write about.

Nice article! So who came first: Pokémon or the eggs? And about legendaries, of course they can't breed, there's way too many legendary Pokémon already, we don't need any more of them.

This was extremely interesting.

I'd love to be able to breed legendaries. We can never have enough. D:

And an interesting read, even if we didn't learn anything new. Well wait, I did. D8 I didn't know echidnas lay eggs too.

As I love eggs, this is fantastic reading! (sorry, I need to use up some posts so I can PM)

I'm twelve years old and what is this?







.. But seriously, very interesting read. I like that Pokemon derives a lot from actual science. Also, now I know where Wailskitties come from and why :).

Originally Posted by D-Strike

That was a nice read, interesting really, but does put a few questions in your head: What about Tauros and Miltank?

I have always wondered why Tauros and miltank have never had a joint baby form; they're based on the same species.

Originally Posted by empoleon dynamite

I've got to say I agree with Joshawott in that it wasn't really informative. Still a nice piece, but it barely touched on the biological implications of breeding in Pokemon; I already knew everything in the article. Maybe that's because there's not enough source material to write about.

Ya, it wasn't very deep science-wise -- I was trying to make it an interesting read and go for breadth at the same time.

I thought that this was a really nice article. It was an easy read and I thought the concepts and ideas were explained nicely. The most interesting part of the article for me was about the platypus and echidna.

Originally Posted by Paperhorse

I thought that this was a really nice article. It was an easy read and I thought the concepts and ideas were explained nicely. The most interesting part of the article for me was about the platypus and echidna.

Those are my thoughts exactly. :D

I liked it.

Most people have a Ditto parked in the Day Care as it can breed with any other Pokémon.

you make it sound like ditto is a car!! LOL

it would be bizarre to see a Magnemite lay an egg,

baby magnets LOL

(all was quoted from the article)