:(
*throws paras into boiling water*
Make sure to feed them some berries and help them out
>>744248395i hope the new pokemon adds a regional parasect where the crab half wins
>>744248395should we tell him?
>>744248395That thing is born with the fungus already on its back.Do we have any idea how it'd look if it wasn't immediately infected?
>>744248395I don't get it
>>744249186the mushroom on paras back is a fungus that when grown, will completely take over the host's mind and body.That crab will never 'grow up' to reunite with Bulbasaur because by then he'll be completely 'gone'.He'll be overwritten by the mushroom given time.
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>>744249330wtf I thought this was a children's game
>>744249186>A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.>The bug host is drained of energy by the mushrooms on its back. The mushroom appears to do all the thinking.>The bug is mostly dead, with the mushroom on its back having become the main body. If the mushroom comes off, the bug stops moving.>Mushroom-lacking specimens of this Pokémon lie unmoving in the forest, lending credence to the hypothesis that the large mushroom is in control of Parasect’s actions.It's over.
>>744249330Damn the "fungus"... I'm the only "bug" we NEED
>>744248485>mushroom and spider soupdelicia status?
>>744249435>Shok
>>744248429DamnThat's fucked.
He's.... dead
>>744249047Probably something like this.
>>744249857Bald
>>744249857If GameFreak had ANY ounce of sovl they'd add a specific evolution path for Paras where if you use some sort of 'Cure' stone on him he'd transform into a big crab without the mushroom on his back
https://youtu.be/aWrNkZFvI2E?si=H3yaLn4faC8pxwFx
>>744250057lmao I wonder what the comments were likewhat the fuck were they thinking
>>744248395>>744248429>>744249828>this made Millenials shit their pants
>>744250161there were probably none, "kids" videos have them turned off by default
>>744250167I actually never thought about it deeply when i was younger.I mean, why should i.. Most of them were just cute animals to me.
>>744249568That's hot.
>>744248395Awww cute dialogue. I actually want to play this game when I eventually get a Switch 2 it's one of the few games I was interested in on Switch 2.
>>744250057what the fuck nintendo
>>744251995Got so scared by the ghost npc on pokemon platinum i had to continue playing close to my parents, and i was 12
Pal World does it better with Shroomer.
>>744250057Wow. That's actually pretty fucking sad. I guess at least they are still together, despite not being aware or conscious of it. It's just more depressing that only one was left alone until it evolved, and the other two trying to play with the first one that evolved and not understanding why it wouldn't eat or move.
heh.. this is what growing up does to you, the moment you give in and become a respectable adult the parasite wins
>>744250057:(
Why do 4chuds fear losing their autonomy and consciousness so much? Each of us don't mean much, we're all replaceable as men and souls don't exist anyway.
>>744252546You sound like you'd be an AMAZING fit for the army
There's an episode of the anime early on where there's a girl making medicine hoping for her Paras to evolve because it's better for making medicine. There was some story of it being too cowardly to fight to gain experience, but it did eventually accomplish its goal and evolve to please its owner.That's kind of a bummer.
>>744250057Jesus Christ what were they thinking???
>>744252950she fucking killed it
>>744253024Ah, found it: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP044https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2MF6t_N8vo (you can watch the early Pokemon dub stuff officially on youtube, just use an adblocker)
>>744248395who the hell gives a shit about this shitmon with 4x weakness to fire and flyinggarbage. i would even consider using the actual literal fucking garbage mon over this piece of shit
>>744253994soulless
>>744250057This is pain
>>744249963I liked early pokemon's inspiration draw from nature, and darker themed like Paras, but the complete lack of foresight or curiosity to explore then further, like a paras without a parasite, totally killed my interest in this series. Every pokémon wasn't a winner or an example of creativity but I really don't think they give even an ounce of a fuck anymore
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>>744255241spooby
>>744248395Damn...
>>744256335Is he ok?
>>744249047>No one mentioning the poke silver beta pokemon where it has baby paras emerging from a spore/mushroomFake fans, all of you.
>>744256975circle of lifemakes it fully symbiotic if the parasects leave mushrooms all over the place that contain para (pic related) eggs
>>744257267Based, best ending (beginning) to that design.
>>744248395I know people look at this game and meme about HUMANS BAD and how the Pokemon no longer have to fight without them, but does it ever touch on the fact that some Pokemon are natural enemies of others and hunt them? or is that the idea that most, if not all of these Pokemon once belong to trainers so they got over the wild instinct to prey on other Pokemon?
>>744257267In Mystery Dungeon Paras actually refers to the mushrooms as his "friends". I wonder if they were referencing this.
>>744257429Idk but they did eat magikarp in the show
>>744250057Not having a good time.
>>744250057y u no eat fwens? no worry i gets you more owo
>>744257267That's kind of more horrifying. The parasite isn't something that happens to the ones we see, but something they're born with as a fully captive slave species of crabs.
>>744257429Sun/Moon Pokedex is all about Pokemon eating each other, pretty fun>>744258571I think they fantasize about it, but are told it's full of bones anyway and not edible. The scene with the sliced up Magikarp is just in James(?) fantasy
>>744259259I was talking about Pokopia specifically, because it's lot more fucked up to me if they all have personalities and are friendly animal crossing villagers. I was wondering since special dialogues do touch upon the darker aspects of the pokedex entries like Paras becoming a zombie and Driftloon kidnapping children.
>>744259259Sun/Moon Pokedex was pure kino.
>>744252546Post nose
