Riot of Pokémon Color

Recently I just had something put in that gave a lot of color to the environment where I hang out and do my stuff, including Pokémon stuff and this blog. I'm instantly reminded of how colorful the world is, which leads me to be reminded that the Pokémon world is just as colorful. Like the real world, the Pokémon world is also made up of a collection of colors that come together and lends the world a lot of lively vigor.

Pokémon have a lot of color, as is true of many things in this world, including the animals/organisms/beings they were modeled after. They are colored vividly and lifelike - plants are greenish, furry things (like Ursaring and Furret) are brownish, and poisons show the icky qualities of purple, a lot like real-life counterparts. But of course, that's only half of the story, as Pokémon can also come in different colors, their "Shiny" colors, where even blue Zubat and Golbat can turn green. And then there are different forms for different species of Pokémon. It's an even more richly colored world of creatures in this regard.

Evidently many Pokémon show distinct color themes based on their types; there are reds of Fire-types, greens of Grass-types, blues of Water-types, and yellows of Electric-types, to mention the most common of color themes present among Pokémon. It is these color themes that become part of their type identifying labels in the games, as they apply generally and broadly to a variety of Pokémon. And why not - color is such a powerful identifier that it's only natural that the types of Pokémon have a reference point, and what better identifier than colors, things that are vividly visible in both the real and Pokémon worlds.

Considering its start as monochrome games, it's amazing how Pokémon has come. It is as if the games gradually took on greater life with color. Sure, media related to the games were in color, but quite a few of them were static and not animated or dynamic, so they could be considered less lively. Color is definitely important as it lent greater dynamic qualities to those already present in the games, making them more alive.

It becomes apparent that color is (a part of) life and increases the quality of this aspect. Color is a multitude of sights and lends things their unique appearances. Color identifies distinctly one thing from another. But most importantly, color is important for any world, including that of Pokémon. I'm happy to have more color around me, and I hope that it lends greater color to whatever I choose to undertake with Pokémon.