Pokémon Conversations

A day ago, I woke up to an interesting Pokémon happening, not unlike another one that happened a few days ago. As soon as I checked my phone, I was drawn into a dynamic conversation about the behavior and properties of certain Pokémon, including Mega Slowbro (particularly regarding how it moves on land) and Mega Heracross (particularly its lack of wings). I found this rather enlightening and wondrous, and so I had to discuss the nature of these conversations - that are more related to specific tidbits of Pokémon things and less about the overall games, anime, or whatnot - on this blog in a post.

Certainly, the conversations can be as above, in discussing the features of Pokémon. Beyond what the Pokédex texts tell about them and any other related information, there may still be some room for suppositions. Observations may also contribute in this regard, for which a few were given above. Another friend contributed a different example today, regarding the geta-like appearance of the feet of Shiftry and how its movement is or could be similar. With over 800 Pokémon, there's bound to be something that escapes (or instead maybe catches) attention of fans like me and therefore become worthy of discussion.

The merits of human characters may also be discussed. A fellow Pokémon fan, also a few days ago, also attempted to start up a discussion about the ways of Brock as the "hopeless romantic". These may be a bit more speculative in nature due to subjective impressions, but to explore and possibly gain insights about the characters. And of course, they're humans after all, so we stand to gain insights about ourselves in the process. This too is a wondrous thing.

Though non-creature and non-human elements or things may be discussed as well, since they serve mostly to complement them and not necessarily be a main attraction, this would become highly speculative. It's hard to discuss about them objectively when there's not much to go on about them beyond their appearance and what they can and/or are supposed to do. Even so, these can prove to be helpful aids or pointers in the discussion of the other two tidbits.

As social beings, it's hard to imagine people not getting into conversations with one another. It's harder still being presented with all the detailed things in Pokémon and not to discuss about them. On that note, it's totally valid for the conversations as above to occur, especially if these help to elucidate matters that may seem obvious at the surface but complex deep inside. I find that sufficiently wondrous as a Pokémon fan, which makes me expectant of what detail might be discussed next.

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