User blog:Grc2003/Crazy Video Game Theories, Episode One: The Science of Pokemon

I just want to say that, no, this is not meant to be a ripoff of Game Theory. I didn't have Game Theory in mind when I made this.

So, anyway, hi. I'm going to be starting a brand new series of blogs where I share theories about video games that I've either heard of or formulated myself. But first, one quick announcement.

I may be starting not one, but TWO fan fiction series. The first one is called Adventures of the Koopalings, and follows the seven Koopalings as they struggle to defeat Mario and, "show the world they're final boss material." The second is Yoshi Untamed. Let me just say one thing. I love Yoshi. Anyway, Yoshi Untamed follows Yoshi and reveals some of his backstory while he leads the elite Yoshi defense team Yoshi Untamed, consisting of himself as well as yellow, red, blue, pink, light blue, purple, and black Yoshis.

Now, on to the theory. I first discovered this theory in the very good book 40 Crazy Pokemon Theories, available as an eBook on Kindle Fire HD. This is actually two theories. The first covers how the Pokemon world was created, and talks about the Great Pokemon War. The second covers how Pokemon themselves are able to battle, learn moves, and evolve.

The first is sort of long. Basically, a team of scientists from America, Canada, Britain, and of course Japan begin to work on a matter-energy transference machine. I believe this is what we now call the Pokeball. Then, a catastrophic incident with that same machine destroys the city of Hiroshima. This incident infects certain individuals. Many infected individuals are seen around the ruins of Hiroshima. Northern Japan is split off from the southern half, and a nationwide quarantine is inacted. 15% of humans are immune to the disease caused by the incident, 84.9% are affected fatally, and .1% mutate. The virus is found to be a spreadable corruption of DNA that causes rapid mutation. Ecosystems in Japan are ruled entirely by infected individuals. Japanese Defense Forces engage infected individuals in an attempt to preserve the quarantine. They fail, and Japan ceases to exist. The infected then assault the U.S. Carrier George W. Bush. Meanwhile, surviving inhabitants of Japan adopt infection into their religions. Soon, the infected have spread to North America. The U.S. then experiments with the combat prowess of infected individuals. Later, there are beliefs that the infection is the next step in evolution. And, to end of the history, Ash Ketchum turns ten years old. (In case you didn't figure it out already, the infected individuals are Pokemon.)

The second is really cool, in my opinion anyway. It explains how Pokemon are able to battle, learn moves, and evolve, and covers all the basics of the Pokemon world, from TMs to Evolution Stones. Basically, when Pokemon enter battle, an adrenal response kicks in, allowing them to utilize combat abilities such as Flamethrower, Water Pulse, and Thunderbolt. While this happens, Pokemon exude large amounts of radiation (experience points). They are also susceptible to radiation exuded by opponents. This radiation will cause Pokemon to mutate, and the extent of the mutations is proportional to the opponent's strength, since stronger opponents can exude more radiation. For example, should a level 5 Charamander defeat, say, a level 50 Blastoise, the Charmander will mutate much more rampantly than a level 100 Arceus defeating a level 1 Magikarp. These mutations add to a Pokemon's strength (leveling up), and can sometimes increase combat abilities (learn moves). For example, Bulbasaur may sprout vines, allowing it to learn Vine Whip. Other times, this mutation is drastic, causing a Pokemon to become an entirely different one (evolution). For example, a Bulbasaur will, at some point, mutate into an Ivysaur. There are also drugs that allow a Pokemon to learn new abilities without mutating (TMs) and stones that contain high concentration of chemicals that cause some Pokemon, such as Pikachu and Clefairy, to evolve (Evolution Stones).

Before I end off this blog post, I just have one question. Is it just me, or is the Smash Wii U remix of the Victory Road theme from Ruby and Sapphire one of the best musical masterpieces in Pokemon history?