Summary
Pokemonfans have recently discussed how large creatures that do not belong to any evolutionary line are born. Some popularPokemonsuch as Pikachu have baby versions like the cute Pichu, but many big creatures do not, and this has been a very puzzling question for the community over the years.
ThePokemonfranchise has existed for almost 30 years, spanning several games across nine generations, and 1,025 creatures. These Pokemon come in essentially all sizes and shapes, ranging from small ones like Diglett, Applin, Mimikyu, Shroodle, Joltik, and Togepi, for example, toabsurdly huge Pokemonlike Steelix, Kyogre, Snorlax, or Exeggutor. All creatures that do not evolve from other monsters are born the same way: they hatch from eggs.
Now, aPokemonfan called DodexX_On_Reddit has started an interesting discussion, asking the community how creatures that have an enormous size are born, and wondering how big their eggs would need to be. In their post, the fan uses creatures such as Torkoal, Tropius, and Turtonator as examples, considering that they’re all large, and have no previously known ancestors. This discussion prompted several interesting theories from the community abouthow Pokemon breed.
Pokemon Fans Discuss How Large-Sized Pokemon Are Born
One of the most accepted theories was that all eggs were normal-sized, but ended up becoming full-sized Pokemon when they hatched. Fans have noted that in the TV series, eggs do not exactly “hatch” like they would in real life, but glow, and eventually the creature is born. Other fans compared eggs to Poke Balls, claiming that an NPC fromPokemon X and Ydescribed eggs as “cradles” instead of actual eggs, indicating that they would be bigger on the inside.
Another greatly popular theory is thatthe largest Pokemonwithout evolutionary lines simply hatch in small sizes from eggs, but the whole process is simplified in the games. One fan cited Kanghaskhan as an example, as the creature generally carries a small baby in its pouch, implying that Kanghaskahn babies exist.
In any case, there’s no official confirmation from Nintendo, so it’s likely that these discussions will continue for a long time. There are some cases in which very heavy Pokemon such as Snorlax eventually gain previous forms, such as when Munchlax was introduced inthe fourth generation of Pokemon games, but that’s far from the rule. Hopefully, one day there will be an official explanation for this mystery, but fans should not hold their breaths, as it’s unlikely that it will appear anytime soon.
Pokemon
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