Genuinely... why?
>>56943095why not?
>>56943095To show you that legendaries could breed if they wanted to but they don't.
doesn't even look like a baby manaphy, just a slightly tweaked version of it
>>56943095They saw how everyone hated Gen 2 for all the filler baby shit and decided to do it again but far worse. Game Freak is just stupid like that.
>>56943095They thought it'd be funny to take a crack at their own playground rumor-tier bullshit, probably.Lore-wise though, it's basically the polar opposite of Manaphy. Whereas Manaphy is born in cold seas and lives without others of its species due to being able to bond with all other Pokemon, Phione are instead born in warm seas and live in packs, lacking the ability to immediately bond with other Pokemon and instead rely on group warnings and camouflage to get by.
>>56943095Probably to reward curious people since Manaphy hatches from an egg. Also gives you something valuable to trade to your friends who didn't get a Manaphy, I guess.Just wish it had slightly better stats, because I like Phione's design a lot. Cute little sea angel.
>>56943114You had one job, Anon.
>>56943095So you can lie to your friends, claiming you'll breed them a Manaphy, and send them an egg - only for it to hatch and they get the useless Phione instead.
