Thread: Prehistoric Pokemon World

Over the 5 generations, we've had nine "fossil" Pokemon, Relicanth, and legendary Pokemon that have been around supposedly for thousands of years. But surely there were other Pokemon that existed during the same time as these. Why have these others not been resurrected? Are there simply no fossils? Or are scientists currently researching them so they will know what to expect when they do resurrect them. What would some of these other ancient Pokemon look/like in the prehistoric world?

I never really thought about that but my theory is not all the Pokemon that lived back then died and got fossilized, some are still living at present. Or maybe the world was full of baby Pokémon then they evolved...?

I think the crocodilian animals (which would be the Krookodile family and the Feraligator family) are able to survive years of climate, so it could ring true to the Pokemon world.

Come to think of it, it could be possible that some of the starters are resurrected fossils (or some other memento of prehistoric living) or continued lineage from the past, hence their rarity. Sure, they are not part-Rock, but I am willing to believe that not all prehistoric Pokemon are part-Rock. In fact, the three evolutions with prehistoric motifs (Tangrowth, Mamoswine and Yanmega) are not a Rock-type.

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Originally Posted by winstein

Come to think of it, it could be possible that some of the starters are resurrected fossils (or some other memento of prehistoric living) or continued lineage from the past, hence their rarity. Sure, they are not part-Rock, but I am willing to believe that not all prehistoric Pokemon are part-Rock. In fact, the three evolutions with prehistoric motifs (Tangrowth, Mamoswine and Yanmega) are not a Rock-type.

Thanks for reading.

I never really thought about those evolutions actually existing in a prehistoric setting rather than just being based on ancient creatures. It makes a lot of sense though, like the Pokemon is literally reverting to a previous form in evolution, as in they "devolve" whenever they "evolve." If Pokemon like Swinub, Tangela, and Yanma descended from these extremely powerful Pokemon, I wonder what caused this evolution? (In the scientific sense, not the Pokemon sense.)

You're probably right about fossil Pokemon not having to be rock. My theory is that these rock type fossil Pokemon are only rock because they came from fossils imbedded in rocks and weren't a rock type thousands of years ago. For example, Aerodactyl was likely either mono-Flying or part Dragon when it was alive.

Originally Posted by Enzap

You're probably right about fossil Pokemon not having to be rock. My theory is that these rock type fossil Pokemon are only rock because they came from fossils imbedded in rocks and weren't a rock type thousands of years ago. For example, Aerodactyl was likely either mono-Flying or part Dragon when it was alive.

This is what I've always thought, that the fossil Pokemon's Rock typing is an artefact of the fossil revival process. If that is indeed the case, I've always wondered how true to their prehistoric form the revived Pokemon are, and how much the revival process changes their appearance and abilities.

You're probably right about fossil Pokemon not having to be rock. My theory is that these rock type fossil Pokemon are only rock because they came from fossils imbedded in rocks and weren't a rock type thousands of years ago. For example, Aerodactyl was likely either mono-Flying or part Dragon when it was alive.

This would explain plenty of things, actually. Anorith is for instance an aquatic pokémon despite taking SE water damage, so probably it used to be Bug/Water. Though some do look like they would've always been Rock, like Kabutops.
Compare with Genesect, which gained an steel typing along heavy modifications. Probably the rock-fossil method is the one they have that best manages to recreate how they were, but it's still inperfect.

Originally Posted by Enzap

I never really thought about those evolutions actually existing in a prehistoric setting rather than just being based on ancient creatures. It makes a lot of sense though, like the Pokemon is literally reverting to a previous form in evolution, as in they "devolve" whenever they "evolve." If Pokemon like Swinub, Tangela, and Yanma descended from these extremely powerful Pokemon, I wonder what caused this evolution? (In the scientific sense, not the Pokemon sense.)

Same reasons dinosaurs went extinct: Probably these powerful forms just couldn't survive after some cataclysmic changes (for whatever reason), and the base forms were adapted to NOT evolve so the species could at least still live.


Likewise, probably other extant pokémon also underwent changes and natural evolution over time. It's why Relicanth is notorious as it is supposed to look exactly as it did in the prehistoria (like its source animal), unlike say, prehistoric Lapras or whatever.

no Satoshi is just lazy

i could come at with all kinds of prehistoric pokemon

I find this question to be quite intriguing. It is said that Arceus created the world and Mew, who is said to have created Pokemon. Clearly a long time has past since then due to the fact that there are the fossilized Pokemon. But there are so many questions being brought up. Have the rest of the Pokemon adapted and evolved to their environments, or have they stayed the same throughout time and the fossilized Pokemon are the extinct Pokemon that died off for some reason? Were humans alive back then, and, if so (because of Arceus), did they have any influence on Pokemon? Then the really ridiculous questions come. If humans weren't alive back then, then how did they get here?

I'm getting a bit off topic and asking more questions then I answered. Back to the question at hand, I guess it's the sort of question that only Satoshi can answer. If I were to guess, though, I would say that the Pokemon that did exist (looking at the existing resurrected Pokemon) have sort of a harsher, more archaic and less refined design, and that the Pokemon adapted as time went on, somehow coming to the Pokemon we now know today.