Just a friendly reminder>According to the breeding expert, professor Elm, pokémon aren't born from eggs. The "eggs" we see in the games are actually egg-shaped cradles. Nobody knows where these "eggs" come from and no one has ever seen pokémon mating or laying eggs.>The only pokémon known to be born from real eggs are legendary and mythical pokémon. Arceus's egg was made from nothing before the universe began, and then Arceus made the eggs of Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Azelf, Uxie and Mesprit.
>NPC in game can't be wrong >NPC in game can't give kids white lie explanation to child character and audience
Accept it, Pokémon have sex and you don't.
>>58935566>protagonist is 10yoYou must take into account the possibility of an unreliable narrator
>>58935588You must take into consideration the guide book that came from, much less the games they re-stated that fact in are aimed at 7 year old children.
>>58935566Professor Elm is a hack fraud.
>>58935600>pokemon give live birth then painstakingly hand craft an enclosure that looks like an egg around their newborn using nothing by mud and plant fiberAt some point you just need to ignore the stupid and convoluted parts of the lore.
>>58935637Shrinkfags btfo
>>58935600Proide said guidebook you faggotAlso I think Elm makes pretty clear that he has nothing to base this on, and that literally every other professor is legit shitting on him for this dumb idea
>>58935656Professor Elm is the flat earther of the pokemon world lol
>>58935566They know.The entire game is riddled with nods to sexuality.Pokemon is THE “you’ll get it when you’re older” game.
>>58935637They don't give live birth either. The eggs just mysteriously appear to them. Arceus delivers them. Because otherwise things like Kangaskhan and Chansey make no sense; Kanghaskan are born having already given birth (and their children never grow up), and you can get eggs that hatch into Chansey instead of Happiny, a Baby Pokemon and the first of their line, who SHOULD hatch from eggs.
>>58935566arceus comes from an egg but arceus is just an avatar of the one true god. arceus is basically just pokemon jesus
>>58935588Literally not a single MC is 10yo you fucking retard
>>58935566>Mew gave birth.
>>58935862Meanwhile at Cinnibar: >>58935888
>>58935888this has already been retconned. mewtwo is not mews baby its a test tube abomination arceus made so humans would stop doing his job
>>58935900>LGPE jp>Mew gave birthIt was only retconned in localization; it's still the same dialogue in japan.
>people on this board are seriously shocked that swords, rocks and candles don’t actually come from eggs
if arceus makes the babies why can only a male and a female breed?
>>58935862>headcanonNice try anon.
>>58935917this, why aren't there tranny and gay pokemon breeding if the egg just shows out of nowhere? cope and seethe, OP.
Maybe the pokemon is just born in its curled-up shrunken state and then the egg forms around it from natural materials
>>58936002That's obvious, how do you think an Onix fits in its egg or hidden in grass? Shrinking.
>>58936002That's the point: all Pokémon born in their shrunken state, with Eggs being naturally made Pokéballs.
>>58935921>Kanghaskan are born having already given birth (and their children never grow up)
>>58935569They can, but it's true.
There are things about the lore that are so stupid you have to actively ignore them to continue enjoying the games. Egg cradles is one. Shrinking is another.
>>58936258This. But SOME people on this board don't understand that. They can't comprehend or don't care that with a large long-running complex franchise like Pokémon, that what counts as canon can be a complex and delicate matter.
>>58936258>I don't like it, therefore we should all pretend it's not trueHilarious cope
>>58936473It happens with everything. Try playing Fallout New Vegas in current year.
>>58935566>>58935600>>58935862Anybody who actually takes this shit seriously probably also calls starters "first partners" with a straight face.
>>58936509That newspeak shit. I can't.
>>58936509Eggs are cradles because they don't make sense as eggs. Chanseys produce eggs. Eggs are ingredients in SV. Starters are starters, "first partner" is nonsense.
>>58936544Eggs are [headcanon] because otherwise I can't understand [ludonarrative dissonance]
>>58936509This, desu. It reads like people have unrelenting autism
>>58936487>I apply this cope to everything!I don't care?
>>58936649You will when your favorite franchise gets ruined that way.
They can't explicitly said Pokémon are monsters that can shrink and fits into your pocket was because of pic related.
>>58935566Togepi literally wears a egg
>>58935566>>The only pokémon known to be born from real eggs are legendary and mythical pokémon.Wrong, Ekans eggs were known since gen 1, which was explicitly before the discovery of egg-like cradles.
>>58936774Eggs has been a thing since gen 1.It's just that from gen 2 onwards, cradles are explanation for why you can't train literal infant monsters from the moment they're born; they're natural pokeballs created by parents so that their offspring can grow in a more secure environment. The heat are simply life energy that speeds up the growth process.
>>58935600>eggs are actually made of dirt and sticksAnd NOBODY noticed that before?I don't even care if this is canon to the point Tajiri himself is going to show up to my door to tell me that, I'm sticking to headcanon fanfiction on this oneThis is just a retarded roundabout way to hide the fact pokémon have sex, but they do, with me
>>58936915Worldbuilding's always been a shit.This is the same world were no one thought to conduct research at night time to discover Kanto-native nocturnal species like Murkrow or Houndour, including Professor Oak, the leading authority on Pokemon researchThe same world where no one thought to treat their Pokemon with love and care until Red became champion, including crusty old Agatha and her Golbat that should've been fucking Crobat.
>>58936976Pretty certain they retconned the old lore. Because in gen 2 Sneasal was newly discovered and in PLA its well known
>>58936915Well, duh. the whole fucking mechanics of breeding in the games is "sex but don't tell kids the details". That's unironically WHY they said "they're not really eggs, but more like cradles". Implying sex, but leading the questions away from it (but then again, if you know, you know. Doubtless there's progressive parents were upfront and honest with their kid, to the point they understand what sex and breeding is, so when they meet it in pogeymans, they know what it's supposed to really be).I find it fucking hilarious adults, who logically SHOULD understand how sex works (even if they still can't buy it with a wallet full of credit cards), should understand some mammals have non-standard gestation norms (platypuses laying eggs, marsupials giving birth to underdeveloped offspring, to develop in an external pouch) and yet still can't comprehend such a scenario in a game series that draws inspiration for the real world animal kingdom since it fucking started, along with the cultural, anthropological and spiritual inspirations they've been shoving into it since it got going. Feel free to own your retarded headcanon. But do please realise you're being the contrarian cunt and keep your mouth shut in any further discussions. You've already admitted you'd rather ignore canon to not trigger your autism.
>>58936981True, but I'm specifically talking about GB era lore.
>>58936985shut the fuck up stupid RETARD
>>58936987I dont think they planned on making more than 2 games at first
>>58937002>says the autistic shit who needs to ignore reality to soothe her fractured psycheYou first.
>>58937019I knew you were retarded, as I am not the other anon you were arguing with. Go back to redduit, redditor.
>>58935566Isn't "egg shaped cradle for newborns" the literal definition of an egg?
>>58936613You are a retard that's not worth seriously engaging with.
>>58936544Chansey eggs are unfertilized, regular eggs aren't. Easy.
>>58937049>"i-i'm a different a-anon"Uh huh. Sadly, I've been here since this shithole opened and seen far too many triggered little autists play the "different person, supporting a retard take" card far too many times to believe it.Especially when it brings no actual value to the discussion, but certainly looks like an autist having a crashout.
>>58935917Because god hates fags
>>58937382>been here since it opened>still can't into greentextingkwab
>>58937155(You) are [Insult] because [(You) are right and invalidating my point and my autism doesn't like that :( , also please notice me]
>>58937892You also can't speak English.
>>58935566More curious to me is the question of why is this a thingWhat possessed them to make this lore? Nobody would've questioned if they were 'just' normal eggs.
>>58937922People do question it because they aren't normal eggs. How does a Skitty fuck a Wailord? Why does the union of both produce an egg when both species are based on mammals?
>>58935566Oh for fucks sake. They’re eggs to over simplify it so there’s no chance of having to show a pregnant Pikachu or talk about pokemon abortion when one has a miscarriage. It’s why Sonic is the only video game character who’s allowed to get preggers so you can learn about the miracle of life in a healthy non judgemental way.
