Pokémon
From Dexnet
Evolution
Pokémon evolve. This is a well-known fact and science has yet to clearly establish exactly how or why they do it. Some evolve with training, some only evolve after changing hands, some require specific items, and others have still more bizarre conditions to be met before an evolution can occur. Still, all of them evolve in a matter of seconds when they do. It's been hypothesized that the strangely electronic nature of Pokémon is behind this phenomenon. After all, the electronic transfer of a Pokémon in data form is what triggers the change from a Haunter to a Gengar, and no other species alive evolves at the amazing and consistent rate that these creatures do.
A common misconception about evolution is that a Pokémon's evolved state is a measure of its age. This is simply not true. A Pidgey can hatch, grow old, and die without ever having become a Pidgeotto. The fact is, if a Pokémon never meets the right criteria, it will just never evolve. For this reason, higher-tier evolutions are usually quite rare in the wild.
The strangest thing about Pokémon is that they can seem to develop new evolutions out of nowhere. Scyther was considered the only member of its evolutionary line until the first Scizor was discovered. Whether it was the first time Scizor had ever evolved from a Scyther or merely just the first time the right conditions had been met and the result observed is not known. Pichu was also an unknown evolutionary form, and many researchers think it developed at random due to the rise in popularity of human-controlled breeding.
In short, little solid information is known of Pokémon evolution. The specifics have stumped Pokémon researchers for years.
Breeding
For a detailed explanation of breeding, see Bulbapedia's breeding page.
In summary:
- Pokémon lay eggs.
- Ditto can breed with any Pokémon, including genderless types.
- Genderless types can only breed with Ditto
- Offspring will be the lowest evolutionary form of the female parent.
- Pokémon can breed within their species or evolutionary chain.
- Pokémon breeding outside their species or evolutionary chain can only breed with Pokémon in the same egg group.
For a list of Pokémon egg groups, see Bulbapedia's egg groups page.
Pokémon
Pokémon will be listed in their evolutionary groups. The format for Pokémon entries is as follows:
- Dex entry: The entry number the Pokémon will be listed under in the Kanto PokéDex
- Type: The Pokémon's type(s)
- Species: Only really used by researchers, it's rather unimportant for trainers to know
- Rarity in the wild
- Habitat information
- Other
Common Pokémon can be caught by pretty much anybody. Uncommon ones will take some doing, and rare ones can be virtually impossible to find in the first place. Trainers with rare Pokémon are more likely to have acquired them through breeding or purchase rather than catching them in the wild.
Legendary Pokémon are things of myth. Very few people have seen them and nobody has ever caught one. Some people think they just don't exist in the first place.
