#pokemon morphology

[professor-amaryllis]

Pokemon Subspecies: Velvet Beedrill

Velvet Beedrill are a Unovan native species of solitary Beedrill, Meaning unlike the common Kantonian variety they do not make hives, instead living individually in a small underground nest that they hollow themselves. Females will generally raise from 1-3 weedle each year, which will be closely guarded within the nest until they are large enough to fend for themselves, after which they are evicted from the nest.

More info and shiny under the cut :)

Although omnivorous in their weedle stage, adult Velvet Beedrill eat only nectar and fruit, and will only hunt to stock their nest directly before laying eggs. Because f this and the fact that they do nt keep large nesting structures and colonies to protect, Velvet Beedrill are generally much more docile when compared to the Kantonian variety, and are generally considered harmless to humans when unprovoked.

While Kantonian Beedrill can be found in Unova due to human intervention and do compete fro many of the same resources, the less common Velvet Beedrill is considered much more desirable to trainers both for its agile movement and its much more powerful venom which, while not deadly, is extremely painful.

Unfortunately it can be difficult to tell the weedle stage of these pokemon apart, with the only difference being a slightly hooked tail stinger, and the Kakuna stages are entirely indistinguishable until they evolve. Many trainers each year require medical care after attempting to catch a weedle directly from one of these ground burrows and running afoul of the angry mother.

[professor-amaryllis]

Everyone needs to see these pinkchu oh my god im in love

Raichu update !

Her name is Blitz and I’m not entirely sure who sired the babies, but some of them are pink! They’ve been safely moved to the nursery. They are ridiculously adorable, help. I’m probably gonna keep one 🥺💕

Again, yet another accidental pregnancy, so we’ll be adopting them out once they don’t need mama!

OOC: here’s a flats version so you can see their colors better!

[pokemonshelterstories]

Apparently, Spinda can contract cerebellar hypoplasia. My girl is extra wobbly. The vet only caught it because he works with Spinda regularly, and was able to notice something off.

The clinic I used to go to for her checkups never noticed, and I doubt anyone who isn't deeply familiar with Spinda ever would.

It's got me wondering, though; what are some diseases that are extremely difficult to notice in a pokemon unless you specialize in their care?

oh, that's fascinating...i wonder how much of an impact that has on her balance and motor function! this is why specialty vets are so important for non-exotic pokemon. the range of information about pokemon biology is so wide that no vet could ever learn it all!

there are tons of potential health issues that are harder to spot depending on the pokemon- heart disease in spoink, muscular degeneration in abra, metabolic disorders in komala and slakoth...but in my opinion the most nefarious issue is any disease where a primary symptom is disregulation of temperature in fire types. fever can be a silent killer in fire type pokemon, because trainers often don't think the check their temperature (or might not even be able to without specialized veterinary equipment!). it's rare that they get to a temperature where it would be lethal, but i have read several case studies of fire types who unfortunately passed away because their fever wasn't noticed until further symptoms developed and their illness worsened. hypothermia is less common, but it's been documented in fire type pokemon belonging to traveling trainers when they stop for a checkup at a pokemon center, all without the trainer noticing.

your spinda's case is obviously very different, because only a specialist would notice that, but this is why it's important to be familiar with the signs of common diseases in any pokemon you own- especially if the pokemon's normal behaviors or morphology may mask signs of illness!

[psyonicscream]

【Manetric】 - What's your favorite video game?

I'm about to have a slightly lukewarm take. I like sonic unleashed. The Lycan-Slash gameplay was fun, the towns and humans looked great, and say what you want about the "realism" of the stretchy arm but I think it works just as well as the super speed does, power wise. It's an exaggeration of pokemon morphology; Midnight Lycanrock is famously lanky, just like how sandslash can roll fast.

[transgenderer]

Drugs and guns are the real-world objects most similar to pokemon.

Lots of different variants, noticeably with significantly different morphology and subtle distinctions

Magical-seeming powers

All sorts of fun lore

Obeys your will but has a little will of your own

[professor-amaryllis]

Ah, thank you Sophora! This case is quite interesting to me for several reasons, both a general interest in intersexuality for several reasons as well as being a poison type specialist with a penchant for the nido-line, as anyone that knows me can tell you.

Now, Intersexuality can present in many many ways, and none quite so interesting as in pokemon with such an extreme case of sexual dimorphism as the nidoran family. With many pokemon (and it is more common than one may expect) it can be a bit hard to tell without internal imaging what the true gender of a pokemon is, and in some cases certain intersex individuals can fly under the radar as one or the other until there is some reason to do such a scan, but this is much less likely in a case like this.

Now as far as how this will present upon evolution, the true answer is without knowing the exact hormonal balance of the pokemon itself, its hard to say. Some that produce more testosterone may lean towards the size and features of the king line, some that produce more estrogen may lean towards the queen line, and there are about a thousand middle grounds between them. This is of course simplifying this to an extreme degree, as many other hormones and receptors also have an effect of the final makeup of the pokemon.

From the sounds of what you're describing it does seem safe enough to rule out chimerism as the root cause at least, as that would be a much more stark contrast in the coloration, carrying both pink and blue- usually that is, as even then the chimerisim could also be internal... though none of those would cause a yellow coloration at all.

In my personal opinion, i would get them checked out a bit closer by a specialist, as there is a good chance a secondary condition is causing the unusual coloration- most intersex nidoran end up a more muted pinkish/purple color somewhere between the two extremes. And either way its always good practice to get more proactive with care of most visibly-intersex pokemon as there can well be health problems associated with the hormonal imbalances and comorbidities.

so yesterday i found an intersex nidoran (i went to a pokécenter and their machine froze up for like 5 seconds before identifying it as intersex) and was wondering. what do you think it'd look like when evolved? because it doesnt seem to want to evolve and i fully respect that, but also nidoran's evo line is HIGHLY sexually dimorphic. so i figured i'd ask someone

btw i cant seem to get a good picture but. theyre yellow! golden beaste

Rather than answering this myself, I think I will instead refer this question to @professor-amaryllis, who has a great deal more specialized knowledge for Nidorans, specifically, than me.

[pokemonscience]

Arenicola deserticus, commonly known as Sandshrew in its juvenile form and Sandslash in its adult stage, represents a unique adaptation within the order Pholidota. This species has garnered attention from researchers due to its remarkable ability to thrive in arid environments, coupled with its distinctive scaled armor. The existence of a distinct Alolan variant (A. deserticus alola) further highlights the species' capacity for adaptive radiation, showcasing significant morphological and behavioral changes in response to cold, mountainous habitats. This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of A. deserticus, exploring its biology, ecological interactions, and the challenges it faces in both its native desert ecosystems and the newly colonized arctic environments.

[pokestudentjune]

Ooc post, my universe headcanons >:)

A little comment, but a lot of my headcanons honestly stem from @/prof-peach 's account, so feel free to check them out! Literally my biggest inspiration and I've been stalking her pokeon content for well over 5+ years before finally joining rotomblr!

Meat is eaten, but its lab grown. Eating actual pokemon is usually frowned upon in many developed areas, but is still practiced within less developed areas or for cultural reasons.

Speaking of meat, different regions and different towns specialize in developing different meat kinds, and is a prime source of economy. e.g. Unova is the only place that sustainably produces bouffalant meat, whilst other regions often use tauros, miltank, or even camerupt meat.

Grass pokemon are also eaten, but also not really. Theres actual vegetables to be grown and eaten, so not many people go out of their way to try and consume a live grass pokemon.

Its not uncommon for people to eat fruits, leaves, or other products produced by grass type pokemon, but people also eat unfertilized buds or undeveloped cuttings of some grass type pokemon. Plant abortion!

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Gym challenges are not equal to wild pokemon battles. Theyre of course still very valid ways to develop battling skills, and are not only targetted towards less experienced trainers, but they're within a controleld environment with opponents who are trained to not severely hurt the battler. Wild pokemon often attack with non restricted power and are more unpredictable, which is why its not easy for people who are frequent gym challengers to transition into a ranger position. Ranger life isn't for everyone!

Pokemon are animals, but also not really. All pokemon are sentient, but not all pokemon are versed in human life, and may never fully grasp it even when living amongst them. Trained pokemon pick up on human language over time, but wild pokemon don't always understand.

All pokemon can learn to understand the common human tongue, but not all can learn to speak it. Being able to communicate effectively to humans is often shown within more intelligent psychic type pokemon or pokemon known to exhibit psychic abilities, and even then this communication is through telepathy usually. Other extremely intelligent pokemon have been shown to communicate through typing/writing/drawings, and many people have taught their feline and canine pokemon communication through predetermined buttons.

Different breeds/variants outside of the regional ones exist. There are different breeds of pokemon frequently shown within more domesticated species such as felines, canines, bovines, and equines. Exampes include show bred delcatty to emphasize specific features such as fur length or height, or work-rapidash, bred to be bigger, heavier, and sturdier than your standard wild breed. (Just added this for fun morphology diversity!)

Grass types are probably the pokemon type with the most variants, as plant families are so big. Sometimes, this variation can affect typing as well. For exampe, a pokemon with an aquatic plant gene/variant has a higher chance of exhibiting a water typing. On the other hand, if a pokemon showcased a lily gene/variant, theres a chance that it will exhibit a poison typing, as lillies are generally toxic to people and other pokemon.

Sometimes wild pokemon will simply have slight appearance changes based on the environment they're living in, but not nearly as drastic as regional variants. Sometimes some butterfree exhibit slightly different patterns depending on the area they're found, but not always as drastic as vivillion.

Genetics are always weird though, there can be a bunch of different factors behind how and why a pokemon looks a specific way.

Various drastic size differences exist within pokemon. Pokemon can be very very tiny, and are usually unable to be caught by pokeballs for this reason. Its also morally looked down upon to use them in battle, these tiny guys belong to the environment and local ecosystem.

When it comes to crossbreeding/hybrids, when two different pokemon of the same egg group produce offpsring, there is a 90% chance the offspring will be born true, also known as whatever species the mother is. The offpsring may still exhibit some species traits from the father, such as slight color/tone difference, a particular type resistance, abilities/moves, fur/limb length, etc. Though this is still somewhat uncommon.

Sometimes though, that 10% kicks in, and the offspring appear to be roughly around a 40/50 split between father and mother, of course taking on the primary appearance/species of the mother. This can cause a drastic change in moveset, but also the typing. Sometimes the typing of the parents override's the standard pokemon's type, or the build of the pokemon simply cannot accomodate the usual standard typing.

[unovantype]

Do you perhaps know any fun facts about a particular species of Pokemon? Just as an example, perhaps Sableye or Gengar?

Ohhh you mention Sableye and I'm IMMEDIATELY going to infodump on you.

Before Dual Type Theory, scientists fought over the typing of Sableye CONSTANTLY. Sableye is morphologically similar to many Ghost types and is immune to Normal moves and Fighting moves, but is also immune to Psychic and behaviorally follows patterns for Dark types.

One of the biggest academic Typing fights occurred because they couldn't decide where to put Sableye - and it didn't help that Sableye wasn't immune to certain Normal type moves (this is because those moves are actually Fairy type moves but scientists didn't know that back then!) Some people even wanted to put it in Rock type because of its affinity for gems.

Sableye is one of the reasons Dual Type Theory got proven. Because there was such contention, that meant there was a lot of research, and it ended up being typed as both Dark and Ghost, the way we know it today!

I have a lot of feelings about Sableye. I did my final project in my Dual Typing class on it. The big hope is that I can have one someday but who knows!

[zombielesbean]

a lot of games nowadays like to avoid saying "choose your gender" and come up with other terms like pokemon's "choose your style" but I think the wackiest one has to be trackmania with "morphology"

(also I thought this maybe meant there would be multiple body types but its just two)

[ponyfartsu]

Now we're going way back. Before Pokemon Sun and Moon introduced regional variants I went a lil' nuts drawing possible morphology variations among different species of Pokemon. I'm still really proud of these.

[professor-amaryllis]

OK SO i have safely contained our two anomalies. Aside from their slightly off colors, they have some physical features that i believe are from the father-side of their heritage.

The leftmost inkay has a thorn-like spike in the top if it's crest that isn't soft like the rest of him, and his crown coloration leans toward the red/orange part of the color spectrum. His de saturated lower body and arms seem almost greenish, especially compared to the other inkay. He has flared tentacles, with a frill like end, unlike the straight edges of his siblings. He also shows a very aggressive temperament, and i now have several tiny holes in my hands and arms.

The rightmost inkay is very saturated compared to her siblings, with a bright pink and blue body, and her lights are so neon shes hard to look at when she flashes them. Her crest consists of three bubble like half spheres all squished together rather than an arrow like crest. She has long eyelash-like growths above her eyes that seem to act as eye protection, and a serrated beak that is quite sharp. Her tentacles end in two round "fingers" with a touch of purple on the ends.

I'm pretty sure i know the parents now, but I'll wait til the tests get back in a few hours to be sure. I may keep these two back for observation at the lab.

[cantdanceflynn]

OK SO

I BOUGHT THIS BABY FOR BASICALLY DIRT CHEAP ON A WHIM BC I GOT THIS BEAUTY AT RANDOM FROM THE MORPHOLOGY PREDICTOR AND I WAS LIKE "LOL THATD BE SO EXPENSIVE BUT ITS SO PREDDY" AND THEN I CHECKED ON THE AUCTION HOUSE AS A CHECK AND THERE WAS LITERALLY THE PERFECT BABY FDHUIFHDUIFD I JUST HAD TO BUY THE CRACKLE GENE BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT

[mariotennispowertour]

ok i have not played a pokemon game to completion since gen iv because. well the gameplay loop is not the most enjoyable thing on the planet to me. infact it feels awful and anxiety inducing. i know that players can choose not to engage with evs and ivs but im sorry thats just not me im much too nosey. lets not get into it. but i do. i very much do. anyways despite it all ive been playing pokedoku on a daily basis for what seems like the past month or so and. my interest in pokemon has been piqued and i mite try one of the newer titles for the switch but idk which bc theres too many and im having abit of choice paralysis about it. but yea im so intrigued w the way these newest titles approach the morphology aspect of convergent and divergent evolution inwhich pokemon can develop parallel to one another or change radically due to environmental factors like. toedscool is so funny to me and that line just tickles a certain part of my brain we love it. and then corsola galar is like. literally so cute and edgy and funny and such a bold creative decision to make. its so blunt in a middle school creepypasta way and im so in love with it. what if we gave corsola depression from climate change and pollution and then it killed itself about it

[pokemonshelterstories]

How are organic steel types immune to poison? Like I get how Magneton can't be poisoned; it's metal. There's nothing there for the poison to interact with.

But what about the ones with flesh and blood and immune systems?

it has to do with typing interactions. certain type energies, when a pokemon's cells contain them, will nullify other type energies when they're used in the form of a move. it's the same reason why ground type moves don't affect flying types even when the move could theoretically reach them off of the ground, or why normal type moves don't affect ghost types even if they can't become incorporeal. similarly, adjusting a pokemon's typing- such as with a move like soak- will allow it to be affected by moves it was immune to before the change. even a beldum can be poisoned this way! it's nothing about the actual morphology of the pokemon; type is the more important factor here.

[adventures-on-foster-island]

An Introduction to the History of Domestication

As I study to become a professor, my main field of study has been on Pokémon domestication and the effects that humans have had on the ecosystem because of our relationship with Pokémon. The difference between wild and domesticated Pokémon vary depending on species and climate, and are often so subtle that the average person may overlook them. Things like size, fur length and patterns, disease resistances, and temperment are clues as to whether a Pokémon was born in the wild or captivity. Why is this important though?

Noticing and documenting these differences can help track populations in the wild. For example, a pack of wild Growlith in Kanto is a natural part of the ecosystem; however if domestic Growlith were introduced to the pack via abandonment or breeder dumping, the ecosystem would fall out of balance and the Pokémon may fight eachother. Another important thing to note is that some Pokémon species, such as Swirlix, Fidough, and Yamper, were never wild in the first place, and seeing them out in the wild is troubling since they lack survival skills, and upset the predator-prey balance.

Pokémon in the field egg group are often the easiest to study, as humans have been domesticating mammalian Pokémon for roughly ten thousand years. Did you know that Mareep were some of the first Pokémon ever domesticated? Through selective breeding, domestic Mareep went from an agressive species that would shock anyone who came close, to a docile Pokémon who lets caretakers shear its wool regularly. Eventually this selective breeding also produced a species without an electric typing, Wooloo, which resulted in softer wool.

Eevee is another great example of long term domestication. It is believed that long ago, wild Eevee from different climates had traits from the species they would evolve into from the time they were born. Eevee born near water with Vaporeon parents would have webbed feet, sleeker bodies, and more teeth, whereas those born in the ice and snow to Glaceon parents would have much thicker fur and hold onto more fat in their bodies. These slight variations helped the young Eevee survive until evolution. When Eevee became a popular partner Pokemon, researchers and breeders caught a lot of them to cash in on the popularity, dwindling the wild populations. Although some decendants of these original, wild, and slightly less adaptive Eevee still exist, most of the ones you can find today were bred from a mix of variated Eevees and released through special programs when they were on the verge of extinction.

Although we have been domesticating Pokémon for longer than recorded history, the science behind it wasn't truly studied until the last few centuries. One of the most noteable recent studies was done on fox Pokémon, specifically Nickit and Vulpix. This study proved that humans selected each generation of "puppy" Pokémon based on behavior rather than appearance, and that behavioral genes were linked to morphological traits, which is how we got our well known friendly canines.