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|| BTW, my theory is that many legendaries are not supposed to be actually unique. There's multiple Entei according to the pokedex and I'm relatively certain that there's more than one of each of the Aura legendaries too.
They're just so rare and similar, they pass--
They're just so rare and similar, they pass--
|| through history as being the one Pokemon when it's actually just a very small collection of them.
Except for Zygarde, but mostly because he exists on a continuum rather than a single discreet Pokemon.
This is true for a lot of the legendaries, I think.
Except for Zygarde, but mostly because he exists on a continuum rather than a single discreet Pokemon.
This is true for a lot of the legendaries, I think.
|| I'm not convinced this is just me theorizing. I really do think this is what the anime intends.
There's a couple of truly one of a kind Pokemon, but I'm not even sure who those are.
TLDR; I legit think we mostly convinced ourselves that legendaries are one of a kind--
There's a couple of truly one of a kind Pokemon, but I'm not even sure who those are.
TLDR; I legit think we mostly convinced ourselves that legendaries are one of a kind--
|| when all along, they were meant to be multiple.
|| Like. Anytime we encounter Pokemon with a story, those Pokemon have a proper name that's identical to it's species name.
"Charmander wants to be your friend" and "This charmander in particular wants to be your friend" are identical. But we don't think that charmander is--
"Charmander wants to be your friend" and "This charmander in particular wants to be your friend" are identical. But we don't think that charmander is--
|| unique, because we know they aren't.
But if the only mentions of legendaries in a narrative context has them described as "Lugia wants to battle" rather than "This Lugia in particular wants to battle", it's easy to see why we'd imagine our Lugia to be the--
But if the only mentions of legendaries in a narrative context has them described as "Lugia wants to battle" rather than "This Lugia in particular wants to battle", it's easy to see why we'd imagine our Lugia to be the--
|| only Lugia in existence. When it just happens to be the only Lugia we see.
Even though Ash has met Lugia (plural) at least 3 times, each one possibly being distinct and one on-screen confirmation of multiple Lugia existing.
In other words, unless stated otherwise, I assume--
Even though Ash has met Lugia (plural) at least 3 times, each one possibly being distinct and one on-screen confirmation of multiple Lugia existing.
In other words, unless stated otherwise, I assume--
|| every appearance of a legendary to be a new distinct individual unless stated otherwise.
|| That being said, keep in mind that OLM recently confirmed nobody has ever seen a Pokemon lay an egg before. And there's cameras in the Pokemon universe, so it's not like they didn't try.
So I imagine that in-universe, this is an actual debate, but nobody will even--
So I imagine that in-universe, this is an actual debate, but nobody will even--
|| be *that* surprised if their theory turns out to be wrong. Including legendaries like Calmetta; If she comes across another Yveltal, she'd be like, "I always suspected I wasn't the only one" and not even bat an eye.
Because that's Pokemon.
Because that's Pokemon.
