#regional variation

[darksilvania]

Kroelian HONEDGE, DOUBLADE & GASHINIGAMI (Steel/Dark)

They are based on Sickles and Scythes and the idea of soul-stealing blades. When they "end" someone, their souls become trapped in the piece of clothe at the end of the blade.

They have the ability "Soul Reaper", this absorb any ghost-type attack and restore some HP

[ramanas-biology]

how does convergent evolution work? what makes it different from a regional form?

OOOOH very good question! very very good question and i’m glad someone asked.

so, let’s take an easier to see example first:

regional variants are a pokemon of the same species that have adapted to another climate or environment; in this example, vulpix, initially native to kanto, are also found as alolan vulpix (natively known as keokeo), who have adapted to the cold weather of mount lanakila, thus also adopting the ice type. i don’t even know why they did this, though, alola is warm in literally any other place. perhaps it was cooler all over at one point...?

as for convergent evolution:

let’s get this straight: these pokemon are not the same species. one’s a water blobby guy, the other’s a fungus

convergent evolution is, to put it simply, two separate species of pokemon adapting a similar body plan by necessity. for example, tentacool has these tentacles to, of course, swim and propel itself, but for toedscool the shape of their legs, which are mostly just blobs of muscle, are perfect for running. both shapes are equally good for hiding in their respective environments!

i do hope this helps!

[chocolatechipkraken]

Geode Dudes

[dragonskulls]

Some coast striker concept doodles, mostly to showcase their weirdo double tongue + i love drawing teeth. Also whelps are see through when they hatch, most lose this quality as they grow, but a few (especially in the Deepwater) keep their translucency well into adulthood.

A small fun fact, many humans call coast strikers "grinning deaths" as their toothy snarls can look like a grin to a person. Given their amount of teeth and their two tongues, other AshWings can find them a bit unsettling

[rhoconfidential]

« Yeah, this is a bassoon. The name comes from the italian, bassone. »

« Oh, what do the Italians call it? »

« …something else. »

Etymology map of bassoon

[serpentface]

The wassibi, threatening you with a very bad time.

Wassibi are mid-sized (11-16 lb) solitary mustelids. This species is native throughout the lands south of the Viper seaway, thriving as generalists in a great diversity of habitats (though rarely occur in very arid environments or at high elevations). They are omnivores, using their broad noses and strong claws to dig out earthworms, beetle larvae, roots and tubers, foraging along the ground for insects, scorpions, bird eggs, fallen fruit, and small lizards and snakes, and occasionally scavenging carcasses and trash. They are particularly noted for their ability to find honey- splitting open bees nests with their claws and leisurely consuming larvae and honeycomb, seemingly untroubled by bee stings.

Wassibi are known above all else for their devastatingly noxious defensive anal gland spray. When threatened, they hiss, arch their backs and tails, raise their fur, and point their anus menacingly in the direction of danger. Should posturing fail, they will unleash their spray at the threat's face. Their anal glands have powerful muscular control and the attack is devastatingly accurate at up to 10 ft. In addition to having an atrocious stench, the liquid is mildly irritating to the skin, painful and temporarily blinding to the eyes, and can induce intense nausea and vomiting. The smell is resistant to washing, and can take weeks to fade. Most predators who experience a hit will learn to recognize the wassibi's stark aposematic coloring and avoid anything resembling it.

In addition to this potent defensive weaponry, they have dense fur and thick, loose skin, which renders them difficult for most predators to effectively grasp or pierce without risk of being bitten themselves. As such, wassibi have few consistent natural predators and are given a wide birth by most other animals. Their tendency to walk boldly in the open and sometimes even scavenge at carcasses alongside much larger predators commonly lends them cultural reputations of fearlessness. Wassibi are known for attacking large venomous snakes that potentially threaten their young, which (along with their frequent consumption of scorpions and bees) leads to common misconceptions that they are entirely immune to venom. They have no such resistance, rather their thick fur and loose skin cause bites and stings to land less effectively- most stings fail to penetrate their fur altogether, and bites often deal glancing blows that inject little to no venom.

Their biggest predatory threats come from humans. Wassibi meat is fairly rich and not unappealing to most palates used to wild game, but they are rarely considered worth the effort and risk of killing for consumption alone. They are more commonly hunted for their pelts (worn commonly by Wogan and North Wardi herders in hopes of deterring attacks from predators), bones, claws, and fat (used in traditional medicine for their purported antivenom properties). This hunting is fairly limited in scope overall, and most Wassibi populations remain stable.

[teapopp]

Thank you :)

[mechaniaa]

and if i said i liked greasy nargacuga more than fluffed up nargacuga then what

[ancient-string]

That’s so interesting! I had no idea it was so localised there. Here it’s def used a lot.

[darksilvania]

Kroelian MANTYKE & MANTINE (Steel/Flying) and Kroelian REMORAID & OCTILLERY (Steel/Water)

Kroelian MANTYKE is based on a Flying Saucer and the Atlantic Torpedo (Tetronarce nobiliana) and MANTINE is based on a Stealth Bomber and the Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Mobula birostris). Their metallic bodies are not as flexible as their Jontho's counterpart, but it allows them to move faster and without making any noise, allowing them to ambush prey undetected.

Kroelian REMORAID & OCTILLERY are based on Missiles and Torpedos. They have repurposed their "shooting" abilities and use them instead a "propulsion". They are able to launch themselves at their prey or predators, using their hard steel bodies to knock them out with the force of impact alone.

They have a more symbiotic relationship than their jonthonian counterparts, as they hunt together. MANTYKE/MANTINE gets them close to heir prey without detection,close enough for REMORAID/OCTILLERY to shoot themselves at them without missing or giving them a chance to escape. Wuth this strategy they are able to take down prey even larger than themselves.

[ramanas-biology]

favorite regional variant? i love how pokémon adapt to different places!! i don't always understand the adaptations but i'm like hell yea babey

so true!!! i think my favorite out of all of them has to be paldean wooper, second only to hisuian zorua. they r my little eeby deebies and i want so many of them. i have yet to find a place in the professor’s index where hisuian zorua are still around, though :( i’ve only ever found the smokier gray ones northeast of sinnoh

wooper is especially strange because the theory about them is that the treasures of ruin (a legendary quartet sealed within paldea) set a drought upon paldea, thus causing woopers to adapt to rapid dehydration. very interesting!!!

[heckarum]

[honoratacarnage]

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Here, have some Alien Pokemon!

tell me what y'all think!

oh and infodump bellow

Alien Drilbur frequently found on asteroid impact sites. they love Clefas and often huddle together, pressing their heart-shaped nose on them, it's how they greet their friends! wanna know when an alien Drilbur is about to evolve? look at its spots! just like a galaxy, more spots mean more power!

Alien Excadrill are truly odd Pokémon, often see creating complicated structures out of dirt and clay. With their claws? No! With their telekinetic powers! any form of manual digging is more of a hobby for them now. Highly organized, they elect they most capable Excadrill to lead them. Researchers affectionately call these leaders "Captains"

[chaosisdying]

cooked a grass/water torterra based on aquatic turtles species and marine biology (plus pearls because haha pokemon pearl)

[un-pearable]

“miku as your home culture really shows that the USA has no culture” discussion has lost the plot. say it with me folks . it’s not that USamericans don’t have a culture it’s that we’ve so aggressively globalized it that people feel it’s the “default” rather than an amalgamation of the popular culture we produce and export and explicit geopolitical decisions. it’s neocolonialism. this is like. necessary to understand if you’re going to meaningful critique the USA’s impact on the rest of the world culturally and otherwise