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DJ Wurmplue signing on with Species Differentiations

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to another installment of Species Differentiations. My, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it! I’m your host, DJ Wurmplue, and today we will be looking at the Ralts family. I realize this isn’t my expertise, but my fellow scientist is not available at the moment, so I’ll be tackling this subject for now!

so, if you’ll join me under the cut, let’s get started!

First, let’s take a look at the beginner of this family, Ralts!

(R/S/E/FR/LG)

(X/Y/OR/AS)

As we can see, in the past there was very little difference between a Hoenn Ralts and a Kanto Ralts. However, we currently see a that the Hoenn Ralts has a much whiter body than it once did, and perhaps a slightly duller cap. Whether or not Kanto Ralts have retained their bluish body is still unknown, but i do wonder what could have caused such a notable change? Perhaps its similarity to the Kalos Ralts has something to do with it.

(D/P)

(PT/HG/SS)

There are very subtle differences in the levels of blue between the Sinnoh and Johto Ralts. However, it seems that introducing the Johto variety to Sinnoh has resulted in the whiter blue spreading around. Perhaps this is what happens to the Hoenn Ralts?

(B/W/B2/W2)

Finally, the Unova Ralts appears to be an even lighter blue than the Johto, appearing nearly grey at its shadows. Its cap is also a noticable more vibrant green than any other. Were it a grass type, this would suggest the Unova variety to be the healthiest, but since it’s a Psychic/Fairy, we can only guess.

While i cannot offer Sprites, it should also be noted that the Shiny variety gets significantly more pink between the old and new Hoenn varieties, while all others appear to have the same balance of light pink.

Now let us move on to Kirlia!

(R/S/E/FR/LG)

(D/P)

(PT/HG/SS)

(B/W/B2/W2)

(X/Y/OR/AS)

Once again we see a drastic change over time for the Hoenn Kirlia, though the Unova Kirlia could much better explain this, as it’s the most white of the other regions. Other than this, however, not much to say that hasn’t already been told. The same can be said for their Shiny variants.

Perhaps Gardevoir will be more interesting?

evidently not. Gardevoir actually changes the LEAST over the regions! the most notable outlier in colors is the Kalos and current Hoenn; the only notable difference between the others would be Height. perhaps the shiny will..?

no, no, no! they’re even LESS variant! the only thing to notice is that the blue becomes more cyan to aqua! come on, there has to be SOMETHING worth talking about in this line!!

wait...

what’s this?

yes, yes, this is perfect!

For once, the Hoenn variety didn’t actually change all the much, aside from its body becoming whiter. While this is a very nice development, the true gem is the coloring in the Hoenn and Kalos’s Mega Gardevoir’s caps. It seems as though they’ve saved their cyan progression for the mega evolutionary difference! could this be connected to the mega stone itself? or could is be suggesting the more cyan coloring to be recessive? and what of that black! No Ralts, Kirlia, or Gardevoir of any variety has ever shown Black on its body, much less so much of it! Truly exciting.

With that lovely addition, i’m excited to see what lies with their cousins the Gallade!

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MOTHER F-

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DJ Wurmplue with some quick biology

Hello everyone! so sorry for the lack of updating lately, we've all been a bit busy here. But not too busy for science!

Today, we will be discussing the importance of training your baby Bidoof and Rattata to gnaw its teeth to a reasonable size on a regular basis. So breeders, pay close attention!

First, let's see what we already know about their teeth whittling, shall we?

Rattata:

Stadium Pokedex: Scurries around quickly, searching for hard objects to gnaw. It appears to be jittery and unable to remain still. FireRed and Y Version Pokedex: Its fangs are long and very sharp. They grow continuously, so it gnaws on hard things to whittle them down.

Black2 and White2 Pokedex: It searches for food all day. It gnaws on hard objects to wear down its fangs, which grow constantly during its lifetime.

Raticate:

Gold and HeartGold Version and Stadium2 Pokedex: Gnaws on anything with its tough fangs. It can even topple concrete buildings by gnawing on them.

Silver Version Pokedex: Its whiskers help it to maintain balance. Its fangs never stop growing, so it gnaws to pare them down.

Ruby Sapphire and Emerald Version Pokedex: Raticate's sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses.

Diamond Pearl Platinum Black White and X version Pokedex: It whittles its constantly growing fangs by gnawing on hard things. It can chew apart cinder walls.

Black2 and White2 Version Pokedex: With its long fangs, this surprisingly violent Pokémon can gnaw away even thick concrete with ease.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphire version Pokedex: Raticate’s sturdy fangs grow steadily. To keep them ground down, it gnaws on rocks and logs. It may even chew on the walls of houses.

Bidoof:

Ash's Pokedex: Bidoof, the Plump Mouse Pokémon. It gnaws on trees and rocks with its strong front teeth and lives in nests near the water.

Pearl and Y Version Pokedex: It constantly gnaws on logs and rocks to whittle down its front teeth. It nests alongside water.

Platinum B W B2 and W2 Version Pokedex: A comparison revealed that Bidoof's front teeth grow at the same rate as Rattata's.

Heartgold and Soulsilver Version Pokdex: It lives in groups by the water. It chews up boulders and trees around its nest with its incisors.

Bibarel:

Heartgold Soulsilver and X Pokedex: It busily makes its nest with stacks of branches and roots it has cut up with its sharp incisors.

As you can see, these Fangs are very important to their survival and general character. So Naturally, One would want them to start gnawing form an early age. But why, you might ask?

Well, i'm no bidoof, so i couldn't tell you for sure, but i believe that the youngsters grow a certain discomfort when they forget to gnaw. Perhaps an itch or a soreness? But of course, that still doesn't answer WHY. Why do they need to chew on everything in sight?

The answer lies in Raticate. Their fangs grow at a constant rate and need to be chewed down by incredibly hard things. Things that no creature in their right mind would chew on unless they knew it was a requirement. but for what?

well, Look at Raticate's shape.

I believe that if they were to allow those fangs to grow too long, the teeth would eventually grow too heavy for their jaws to move, and then they may grow in a pattern that would quite literally rip their jaw apart little bit by little bit. Raticate already can't close its mouth; imagine not being able to move its jaw at all because it's being pushed open past the usual limit at a constant but agonizingly slow speed.

Now, obviously the other three aren't in quite as much danger. their teeth grow in a slightly different pattern, after all. But that doesn't stop the teeth from getting too heavy to lift, or even too long to open your mouth without it being blocked. If they didn't whittle them down all the time, those teeth could very well mean their death!

So be considerate to your little rodent pals, and give them a nice log or cinderblock to chew on this christmas. they'll thank you for it!

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DJ Wurmolue reporting for duty!

Trainers, Actors, Coordinators, Breeders and Professors alike, hello there! my name's Lue, and i'll be one of the admins here. i'll be providing  you all with interesting observations, food webs of different regions, and evolutionary studies. I may also jump in on other subjects such as Mythology and Friendship, as well as the interactions of different pokemon. my favorite pokemon is Wurmple, and my favorite Type is a three-way tie between Grass, Poison and Ghost. i'm looking forward to working with all of you!