Feather 12 [Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

[ Not that January 1st was actually Joshua's birthday instead of just being a handy date to roll up his age one more year, but Joshua couldn't help the feeling that somehow Johto had hatched his shiny new egg into a... well, shiny new male fox, of all things, this day on purpose.

It probably could only have been more on the mark if the thing had been some combination of grey, blue, and/or purple. ]

Since this isn't exactly the first time it seems everyone spontaneously obtained an egg all at once, I'm going to ask a different question. Do we have any idea what determines which Pokemon we each receive?

[ And if anyone happens to be in Cianwood, Joshua can be found towards the outskirts of the city, sitting sideways on an Absol, Espeon on shoulder and a newly hatched golden Vulpix on his lap, all four of them watching as a Luxray happily bounds about on the sand and knocks out any Pokemon it scares up with its antics. ]

Comments

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

All I can say is that the forces that bring those eggs tend to give us pokemon based on receiver.

Appearances, personality traits, personal history, previous pets, and what not.

[friendyousohard]

Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but the one I received had two types I didn't already have. Of course, that could just be coincidence.

Beyond that, I'm not entirely certain why this Pokemon in particular.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Yes, but who would even know some of those things?

[ Because he doesn't like that information being out there where he doesn't know who to go to to control it. ]

[usedfeatherdance]

That's strange. Both that I've received this way, I had similar types already.

Yours doesn't have any previous association to you?

[friendyousohard]

Not in the slightest. It's a Golett, which I have no relation with whatsoever. My world has nothing like it. Granted, I'd been considering getting one later on for type coverage, but it was only one of many I was thinking about.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

I think it has to do with whatever controls how this world works. When anyone shows up in this place they ended up with a pokémon. It's like the situation with the eggs.

The minute we get here, we've already been thoroughly looked over.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

So you think it's a what, and not a who?

[usedfeatherdance]

[ Hold on a couple minutes while he looks that one up. ]

... No golems or anything like that?

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

I'm leaning more towards it being a what then a who. With the way this world works, there's only one kind of what that can could be capable of this.

[friendyousohard]

Not that I've yet encountered, though honestly, at this point I've seen stranger things. Even if my world does have them, I've never encountered one, so there's still no real link.

The only thing that stands out is that the Pokedex says they were created as protectors, but that's more of a link with my older brother than me.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

And that is?

[usedfeatherdance]

No ghosts, either?

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

There is a chance that a pokémon or multiple ones are the cause.

[friendyousohard]

Not outside of campfire stories.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

As likely as it sounds, we haven't yet seen any more powerful than being able to do weather tricks, have we?

[usedfeatherdance]

... Well, I'm at a loss. And here I was under the impression they were cleverly selected to relate to ourselves somehow.

[video]

[syochan]

I didn't even know these "Pokemon" laid eggs!

[ guess who's new, and also a new breeder? ]

-- and this one is just weird!

[ shifts the camera to show a shiny Ditto moving about happily. ]

There can't be any special reason why I'd receive one of these things for free, right? I guess it's all right, though, so it can stick around if it wants...

[ the Ditto clings happily to his leg now, chattering, and Shou sighs. ]

I have no idea what to name it, though.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

That's just what we've seen so far, I'm quite sure we haven't even scratch the surface of how many pokémon there are and what they can do. Heck, no one even knew there was a another region, we could travel to until about a little more year or so ago.

[friendyousohard]

Maybe whatever force is behind it just got lazy with mine. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm grateful and I'm sure it'll make a great addition to my team, but as to your theory... [She shrugs.] I'm afraid I'm living counter-evidence.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Considering the Pokedex has them numbered, I'd assume there's some sort of limit. Even if it's just temporary.

[usedfeatherdance]

There seems to be far too many options for them to simply have run out of potential choices. Maybe there's some ironic twist of fate you've yet to become aware of.

[video]

[usedfeatherdance]

They don't all need names. I don't name mine and they seem happy enough.

Occasionally this place gives everyone an egg, no strings attached. That's just how it is.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

They've been numbered but none of us know how high that number goes. New pokémon keep popping as eggs or swarms up every so often.

[video]

[grapecape]

Before even that, I'd like to know where the eggs came from in the first place.

[where are their parents...]

[video]

[darkenedgales]

... Good question, actually.

[One that he's asked himself on multiple occasions, but since all the Pokémon he's received that way so far have proved themselves to be great companions, Crow didn't think much of it and just accepted that's how it works.]

This one is the fourth I've ever got that way, but it's the first time I got one I already had. Murkrow, the same kind that I started with. The others... they're all birds, too, which fits my team, I guess.