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]

[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]

[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.

[Voice]

[moveslikestrider]

And there is the big mystery just hanging over our heads. It was a plain unmarked egg, no clue how you can gander the secrets of its contents before it hatches.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Admittedly, my egg hasn't hatched yet... but honestly, it's very difficult to tell if the things that happen with this place are purely random with a tendency towards being coincidentally appropriate in some bizarre way, if they're all picked out according to some sort of plan, or if it's a combination of the two. Honestly, the last option seems most likely, but at this point, it's difficult to say for certain.

[licentious]

Well, I think Johto sometimes gives people intentionally what they don't want, or what closely resembles them. A minimal of times, it'll be something that actually appeals for them. This land appears to be particularly empathetic during festive occasions. [ If she knew we were all controlled by muns... she'd totally fourth wall this post into next year. Can you imagine, "We're in a roleplay!!!!!"? ]