#Original 151

[fwipination]

Pokedex 150, Mewtwo

Created in a lab to be a weapon, and now free to make of the world what he will. Perhaps it all depends on the trainer he meets first.

"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth is irrelevant, it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."

[bisexualbaker]

Imagine you've found a very specific genie that will allow you to retroactively change the typing of three Pokémon or Pokémon lines of the original 151. It's not a new regional form or a new evolution, the Pokémon themselves are retconned to have these types as early as possible in franchise history. You've used your first two choices to make Charizard Fire/Dragon and Gyarados Water/Dragon. What's your third choice?

Boost for a true Pokémon battle in the notes sample size or whatever.

[jazzy-lea]

Been trying to doodle a pokemon-a-day. I haven't been as ontop of it, but it's been a fun creative process and I'm filling up my sketch book again.

[savory-babby]

I was doing concept art for my skateboard and proceeded to accidentally make realistic Charizard. Look and behold my beautiful angy boy

Follow my insta for more :D

[hardcoregamer]

Original 151

Mall at Fairfield Commons

2727 Fairfield Cmns Drive

Beavercreek, OH

45431

[grinreaper420]

[pokemonbiologyirlthetabletop]

Staryu & Starmie

Staryu (#120)

Petrocephalus pentagramus

General Information: Staryu the Star-Shaped Pokémon, this is believed to be an extraterrestrial Pokémon from beyond the stars. Its likeness to earthen sea stars is entirely coincidental.

Staryus average at 2’7 feet (0.8 M) tall and weigh around 76.1 pounds (34.5 kg).

Habitat: They are most commonly found in the ocean, but some can be found in brackish waters and freshwater streams that connect to the ocean.

Life Cycles: A Staryu is born in the winter, often in the coldest parts of the ocean where the chemicals it needs for chemosynthesis are most abundant. They are born as singles (or twins on rare occasions) and are fully independent upon birth. Many Staryu never know who their parents are, and that’s quite fine by them. After birth, a Staryu will explore and wander on its own, using its red light (which is unseeable to most creatures in the abyss) to communicate with others of its kind. When the summer arrives, Staryus will emerge from wherever they have made themselves at home, and surface en masse together. These mass gatherings of Staryus are multi-functional: socializing & communicating with each other, mate finding, and conversing with the stars.

Staryu are actually predated upon all the time, but so long as their core remains intact, a Staryu will fully regenerate any part of itself within the day. Most that predate upon them tend to only nibble on bits and pieces, which grow back swiftly, so the Staryu is largely unbothered by it. The biggest source of true predation is by juvenile Sharpedos, who will eat the entire Staryu, core and all, without hesitation, until they learn that keeping the core intact means more food in the long-run.

Like other Pokémon, Staryu become reproductively mature at level 15. They may take a few years to find a suitable mate, whom they may stay with for a couple years or even a few decades, and autumn they will lay an egg that they will leave hidden at the bottom of the ocean and let it fend for itself.

Behavior: At night at the end of summer, Staryus can be seen at the surface of the ocean lighting up the waters with their shining cores, like red stars shimmering on the ocean. They seem to be using these flashing lights to communicate with the stars in a language that scientists are still trying to decipher. Are perhaps the Staryus of Earth trapped here? Are they a migratory species like Solosis? The answers to these questions and many more, remain a mystery.

Diet: Staryus are chemosynthetic organisms. They utilize the chemicals found naturally in ocean water to provide the energy that they need, and since these chemicals are in ready abundance at all times, it allows them to regenerate quickly. This is in stark contrast to the native sea stars of Earth, who are voracious predators of mollusks and corals, and this is additional evidence to the belief that Staryus are not actually sea stars and are, instead, freaky little alien dudes that happen to resemble a sea star.

Players, this means that you do not need to feed your Staryu (or Starmie) except by allowing them extended time in ocean water.

Conservation: Least Concern

Relationship with Humans: There are some cultures in Oceania that believe Staryus to be born from stars that fell into the sea. Pop culture media tends to associate Staryus with the Pacific Ocean and its many islands. Some cultures even revere the Staryus as fallen stars, messengers of the ocean or night, children of the stars, and many more. There are also cultures that eat parts of them, but honor their sacrifice and their ability to regenerate with ease, believing them to be a gift from the creator as an unyielding food source so long as they’re treated right.

Staryus make excellent starter Pokémon for trainers of all ages. They may not have parental instincts, but they know how to love and be loved by its colony/family.

Classification: Staryus are believed to be an extraterrestrial Pokémon. It bears no genetic similarities to any other Pokémon with one key exception, Deoxys. Between the striking physiological similarities with their regenerative rocky cores and their vaguely similar protein and cellular structures (the DNA is still very distant in relation), scientists speculate that wherever Staryus hail from, they come from the same Mew as Deoxys.

Starmie (#121)

Petrocephalus irispetrocephelus

General Information: Starmie the Mysterious Pokémon and the evolved form of Staryu. When it surfaces at night, the its core (the gem in the center) emits signals that are so powerful, it’s believed that they can travel the vast distances of space. It can produce light of any color of the visible spectrum and well into the infrared and ultraviolet sections, too. These complex signals are believed to create a deeper, more complex, and more nuanced language than Staryus are capable of. No one is entirely sure who it is that Starmies are talking to out in space—perhaps others of their kind?

Starmie swim by spinning their body like a propeller. Their ability to emit signals are so strong, that sometimes when humans approach, their psychic powers give the human a headache.

Starmie average at around 3’7 feet (1.1 M) tall and weigh a whopping 176.4 pounds (80 kg). Most of their weight is the gem at their core.

Habitat: Starmies migrate through the ocean in all depths. They can technically live on most places on Earth, but they really prefer the ocean, where their food is in abundance. They are resistant to the effects of climate change other than its impacts on the plankton supply.

Life Cycles: Starmies are relatively rare compared to Staryus. Their life cycles are nearly identical to Staryus. A big difference though, is that Starmies are bigger and stronger, making it easier for them to defend themselves against the few predators that they do have. Unfortunately, this does include humans.

Starmies are believed to live for hundreds of years with no known life expectancy. The main causes of death are predation, poaching, and disease. Like with Solosises and their evolutionary relatives, a Starmie’s ability to regenerate is dependent on its access to Earth’s (relatively) abundant nutrition.

Behavior: Starmies are highly intelligent creatures with a complex language. They are independent at their core but enjoy the company of friends.

Diet: Starmies are chemosynthetic creatures, but they also eat plankton. 

Conservation: Least Concern but only a technicality. Because Staryus are considered Least Concern, Starmies are legally considered to be as well (at least in most countries), but in truth Starmies in particular are rare, and becoming rarer, due to overhunting by humans.  

Relationship with Humans: In modern times, Starmie Cores have become the subject of poachers who will kill the Starmie and sell its gem-like core for a high price to jewelers.

Starmies are incredibly useful in laboratory settings and in space research. Many astronaut teams utilize the signaling power of Starmies to communicate directly to stations on Earth, who have their own trained Starmie to send and receive signals to each other, who can then use their intense psychic powers to learn telepathy and speak directly with humans. This is not an innate ability of theirs, but the fact remains that Starmies can learn to speak human languages fluently, and thus conservation efforts are on-going in the fight to win Starmies the Right To Be Left Alone.

Classification: Starmie and its pre-evolution, Staryu, are in their own clade, Petrocephalya, which they share with Deoxys. This clade is unspecified but is generally treated as a extraterrestrial domain-type tier, akin to Archaea, Prokarya, and Eukarya.

The name “Petrocephala” and its variations means “rock-brain.” The species epithet for Starmie, “irispetrocephelus” simply means “rainbow rock-brain,” a reference to the fact that it can emit light of an color of the visible spectrum.

Evolution: It evolves from Staryu with a Water Stone.

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[iwatchanime]

The 4 Original Starters

[strdstwanderer]

I think whenever the discussion of Pokémon looking like Digimon gets brought up, people tend to pivot towards Mega Evolution. No one ever talks about Rhydon.

I think people tend to remember Angewomon and the various metal empire Digimon whenever talking about the franchise. But if you look at Rhydon, it has big dinosaur Digimon energy.

Look at him!

[fwipination]

Pokedex 133, Eevee

You know him, you love him. The little fox that reminds you you can be anything you set your mind to.

[bisexualbaker]

Original 151 Retype Showdown The Sequel

After that first very specific genie with its very odd taste has gone on its way, another weirdly specific genie hears about you and tracks you down. It also was unsatisfied with the typings of some of the original 151 'mon, but it didn't really care for any of the options you were considering before. What do you pick this time?

Reblog for more Pokédex entries sample size or something to let people know about the increased poll options!

[kiangoru]

Poliwag~(๑˘ᵕ˘)

[what-yadoking-likes]

I asked the little RNG Elf to generate me some numbers between 1 & 151, & I would draw whatever Kanto Dex 'mon came up... roughly. For fun. It is fun.

Here are some of my recent faves (forgot Tumbles has a picture limit of 10):

[meariigoround-art]

I made a cozy psyduck enjoying its gaming time~

[insecurepriestess]

It's Wednesday... I'm at work... Articuno should be the one answering my emails...

[unknowninflux]

I had a thought.

Not giving Kantonian Farfetch’d an evolution and naming “Malard’key” is such a MASSIVE missed opportunity!

Imagine what we could have had!