Hello. My name is Sophora. I am a Pokemon veterinarian. I live in Unova, but at the time of this writing, I am beginning a temporary stay in Johto to assist with a research project.
My blog is mostly thoughts and discussions of Pokemon care and science, as well as what photos I wish to share.
I am a former member of Team Plasma. My duties were to care for Pokemon injured by human deeds, and assess whether they could be released into the wild. Though I was nothing more than a child in training at the time. I wish to be clear that I, along with most Team Plasma members you will ever encounter, were fooled by Ghetsis, and truly do wish for improving the lives of Pokemon.
My sole Pokemon is a Zorua named Beans. I have had her for many years, and she is my dear companion.
I am often told I have no sense of humor, so please do not expect much in the way of jokes or banter from me. I am also often called rude, or at the very least blunt.
I will speak often on Pokemon care, as mentioned. I will answer any questions on Pokemon care when I am able, though I am mostly only familiar with Pokemon of the Unova region, and some of the Kanjoh region. I also will often speak on the life of a veterinarian and what sort of things one is expected to do in this job.
The difference between a Pokemon veterinarian and a Pokemon Center, for the record, generally involves overall health versus injuries. If it was a problem or health issue that came from battle, you go to a Center. If it is an overall health issue that did not come from battling, go to a veterinarian. Generally, we will refer you to the other one if you got it wrong.
My hobbies are reading and photography. I have given lectures about Pokemon care at conferences before, and I enjoy trying new foods. I am something of a coffee enthusiast, as well.
Most people I mention on this blog, I will be changing their names. This includes myself- Rotomphones should not replace basic internet safety for you all. The main exceptions will be people on this site who use their real name, and people who are otherwise too famous that it would be pointless to try to change their name.
I look forward to pleasant conversations with you all.
//OOC under the cut!
Player is over 21.
All posts will be tagged with 'pkmn irl' and 'unreality'.
This is, obviously, a Pokemon IRL rp blog.
I intend to not get involved in high stakes with the possibly exception of Team Winter stuff, or things that otherwise catch my interest. Most of them will be assumed to not happen.
Some notes on character canon!
Sapient Pokemon do not exist. There are rare exceptions, but they are extremely special and noteworthy. Pokemon intelligence varies, but generally they're animals. As a result, I would prefer not to interact with sapient Pokemon blogs, and if you do, Sophora will assume that you're a child roleplaying.
Legendary Pokemon are rare. The mainline games are canon but generally, Sophora doesn't know a lot of what happened. If it wasn't on the scale of Kyogre and Groudon, Sophora probably didn't hear about it! Sophora does not believe in a lot of legendary Pokemon as a result.
I do not do the whole 'magic anon' thing and such asks will be ignored.
Human-obtainable superpowers are Aura and psychic powers. That's about it. There are no other superpowers. Legendaries do not give children superpowers.
Legendaries may have been worshipped as gods but are not gods. There is no Arceus-based religion. People do not worship Arceus and do not treat it as the Christian god.
Most products that get parodied do not have the Pokemon parody names, and they just have the real world name. However, it is an in-universe meme to force Pokemon names into the product name, and that's why everyone has such differences (i.e. the proper name for the place is Starbucks, but some people call it Starlybucks and others call it Staryubucks, because it's a meme, not the real name.)
I want to avoid crossover stuff, it is not to my interest.
I want to try to keep to the tone of Pokemon as much as possible, so I'm going to be ignoring most things about murder and killing (unless it is a Cubone's mother).
Sophora can be, and often is, wrong about various subjects. However, she is a veterinarian and thus generally going to be correct about Pokemon care. Please do not show up to just correct me and claim my character doesn't know what she's talking about.
I try to avoid getting involved with the 'multiverse' stuff. As far as Sophora is concerned, there is only one reality, and it's hers. Please do not get deep into the weeds on that with her so I don't have to think about it too hard.
Animals exist! Pokemon are part of the ecosystem but normal animals exist, too. They just don't come up often because they aren't relevant.
Sorry if that sounds like too much stuff! I just wanted to be very clear from the outset.
EDIT:
If you are not someone already relevant about it, I will not acknowledge any asks where you try to prove legendary Pokemon. It's much funnier if Sophora refuses to believe in them. For understanding of the gag, please watch this video.
Sophora will not ever see or acknowledge a Legendary Pokemon outside of very specific circumstances. Please do not try to force the issue.
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Nidoran should not be considered separate species, and is the result of early study on Pokemon not being able to account for this level of dimorphism.
But frankly, even Nidoqueen and Nidoking are not genetically distinct enough to be considered separate species. Their level of sexual dimorphism is frankly not all that extreme.
Frankly, Volbeat and Illumise are more dimorphic than Nidoqueen and Nidoking, as evidenced by the extreme difference in their antenna, a primary sensory organ. And yet, yes, they also should not be regarded as separate species.
I have been petitioning to drop the idea of binary in pokemon for years, the system for humans just doesn't work for them. There are three types of magmite, despite being a genderless pokemon.
I have conflicting feelings on the nidoran debate. For the sake of scientific research, they should absolutely be considered the same species, same with illubeat. But from a battler perspective, they're different enough that it makes more sense to consider them different pokemon then different forms.
And then there is Paras, whose insect and mushroom parts have different sexes. And I am not paid to attempt to describe mushroom breeding types to people here.
Nidoran should not be considered separate species, and is the result of early study on Pokemon not being able to account for this level of dimorphism.
But frankly, even Nidoqueen and Nidoking are not genetically distinct enough to be considered separate species. Their level of sexual dimorphism is frankly not all that extreme.
Frankly, Volbeat and Illumise are more dimorphic than Nidoqueen and Nidoking, as evidenced by the extreme difference in their antenna, a primary sensory organ. And yet, yes, they also should not be regarded as separate species.
Would Plusle and Minun go into this category too? I swear for years I thought Minun was Plusle's evolution. I assumed there must be some internal biology that sets them apart even though they look and behave so similar on the surface.
It genuinely confuses me so much that we'll have regional variants of pokemon that have such different biology and classify them as the same species; but then we look at examples like these and say they're entirely different species. Pokemon taxonomy makes me feel stupid lmao
The distinction between the other mentioned species, and Plusle and Minun, lies in reproduction.
Nidoqueen and Nidoking, when bred, produce offspring of either form of Nidoran. Illumise or Volbeat, when bred, can produce offspring of either kind. These hold true no matter what the Pokemon's partner is, as long as it is a viable partner.
The same does not hold true for Plusle and Minun. While they are certainly related, they cannot produce offspring of the other species. A bred Plusle will never produce a Minun. As a result, there is legitimate argument to be had that they are rather a mutualistic symbiotic relationship, rather than truly the same species.
Have you ever gotten to see any of the rare species sighted along the coast of Cinnibar in the 90s?
Personally? No.
The Cinnabar phenomenon was known to have been mirages caused by the shallow depth of the Cinnabar Volcano's magma chambers, causing the coastal water to twist the light. They were nothing but illusions.
After the eruption in 1998, the magma chamber emptied, and the Cinnabar Volcano went dormant. Without that heat to cause the refraction of light, the mirages ceased, and have not been seen since.
Nidoran should not be considered separate species, and is the result of early study on Pokemon not being able to account for this level of dimorphism.
But frankly, even Nidoqueen and Nidoking are not genetically distinct enough to be considered separate species. Their level of sexual dimorphism is frankly not all that extreme.
Frankly, Volbeat and Illumise are more dimorphic than Nidoqueen and Nidoking, as evidenced by the extreme difference in their antenna, a primary sensory organ. And yet, yes, they also should not be regarded as separate species.
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Nidoran should not be considered separate species, and is the result of early study on Pokemon not being able to account for this level of dimorphism.
But frankly, even Nidoqueen and Nidoking are not genetically distinct enough to be considered separate species. Their level of sexual dimorphism is frankly not all that extreme.
Why do children get so angry when I have to explain that types are not real? It is all made up. It is a classification system invented by humans. Nature has no concept of 'types'. There is no single classification that can encompass 'fish', nor is there any agreed-upon definition of a dragon.
I was asked why Charizard is not a Dragon-type. The answer is that types are all meaningless beyond convenient shorthand for humans. "Dragon" is only what humans have decided those species are, and a Charizard's ability to fly was deemed more relevant to its classification than a resemblance to what are commonly considered dragons. Why was this not sufficient?
people will act like they're sooo different for having a thing for ghost or dark types when in reality I've never met someone passionate about steel types in all of my born years
Those passionate about steel-type Pokémon are often the same ones very passionate about machinery. The introverted types. That would likely be why you have not met them.
Hello hi is it normal for my Bunneary to glow occasionally like He's about to evolve. I like Marcus but I don't think he should evolve yet aaaand I think he's suppressing his evolution on purpose just so I can pet him and give him treats every day like a baby
I cannot confirm without seeing the event in question, but I strongly suspect that rather than evolution's glow, what you are seeing is your Pokemon using Mirror Coat.
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For the hundredth time, Porygon are not something a veterinarian handles, and I do not know enough about them to even guess at what might happen if you attempt to convert one to a Linux-based code. Just leave them alone. Stop trying to hack your Pokemon.
What do you mean you have more pokemon than usual on your battling team? That is against the rules! I do not care how many times you talk about the arcana being the means by which all is revealed! Your gimmick is against league rules!
If someone is carrying fourteen Pokemon on their person, they should likely be investigated for hoarding behaviors.
It is different to handle a ranch or farm, where many Pokemon roam freely. If a Trainer is carrying and training Pokemon with them, there is good reason for the limit of six. A single traveling trainer with fourteen Pokemon, doing the Gym challenge, must necessarily be neglecting some of them. There is simply not enough time in the day for one person to give fourteen Pokemon the care they need.
Do you think Beans is going to evolve anytime soon?
How do you think you'd be able to handle taking care of her as a zoroark?
Considering her collar has a device to emit the same natural frequency as an Everstone, I do not think so, no.
I would not be able to. I would not be able to provide the space or the environment for a full-grown Zoroark. And as Beans does not seem to seek out anything that would help her evolve, it seems she does not wish to. So, no, she will not be evolving.
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Long before the Mew theory was proven through fossil evidence, there was other evidence pointing to the fact that all Pokemon are genetically related. Among the strongest evidence, there was poison. Or, more accurately, venom.
Among all Pokemon, those classified as 'poison-type' or otherwise, all of them share the same compound of venom. This is why no matter the source of the venom, a Pecha Berry can heal it. Other poisons, such as those from plants or non-Pokemon animals, do not share this distinction. Poisoning from eating spoiled food, similarly, is not cured by a Pecha Berry.
Generally speaking, all living species have a resistance to the toxins they produce. This is why Pokemon who have a strong use of venom or toxins, those classified as 'poison-type', are generally immune to the venom of other Pokemon- Almost all Pokemon use the same toxic compound, and thus, those who use it as a primary survival tactic have antibodies to avoid poisoning themselves.
Ironically, the proof of this came from the exception. The fact that Salandits are capable of using their venom on even other poisonous Pokemon is not due to their venom being any more potent than any other. Instead, they simply use a distinct poison, that other Pokemon do not have antibodies for. This proved that Pokemon did not have a general immunity to poisons, but rather, all Pokemon with high concentrations of the poison have a resistance to that poison. And from this, it could be inferred that all Pokemon were related, in order for them all to use the same poison that way.
As for why Salandit venom can also be cured via that same Pecha Berry, or the common antidote to all Pokemon poisons... it is a fortunate coincidence that these can counteract a shared part of that compound, as far as anyone can tell.
