Pikachu315111
Ranting & Raving!
I could swear we talked about this already.
Anyway, I agree with the Arceus came first and created Mew. After creating, well, everything, Arcues created the Mew species so that they can evolve into all the other Pokemon species. Of course not all Mew evolved as some scant few have managed to survive and breed for possibly million of years into the modern Pokemon era. Resilient little buggers, aren't they?
DHR-107:
I don't think Mew is immortal but they are probably very long lived to assure they'll exist long enough to evolve into another species.
However you do point something out. Now obviously Mew has no evolutionary relation to the Spacetime Dragons and the Lake Guardians due to them being created by Arcues, but what of the other Legendaries? Considering the rarity of Legendaries, Mew's Pokedex description could be slightly off as its meant to say Mew shares DNA traits with all common Pokemon species. Now its very possible some Legendaries share DNA with Mew either because their species eventually evolved from a Mew or if what Codraroll suggested is true about Arceus inserting its DNA into Mew then if Arceus did the same thing with all of its creations they too may very well share DNA with Mew (though they'll be more like siblings to the Mew species rather then children). Of course lets not forget about the "object" Pokemon like the Porygon family, Voltorb family, Vanillite family, Trubbish family, Golett family, etc.. How do they fit into all this? Well they too can have evolved from Mew but maybe not through evolution but rather through just leftover genetic material. It could be possible that its just a DNA sample of a Mew, under the right conditions, can be used to give inanimate objects life as a Pokemon. Afterall, that's how Mewtwo came into being so why not other Pokemon?
Codraroll:
Would make sense for Arceus to have made Mew from its own DNA, being that if Arceus has the power to create a new species of Pokemon its DNA probably has the ability to change as well. But then why can't Arceus learn all TMs/HMs? Could be that due to Mew probably evolved into other species of Pokemon by adapting to its environment, all Moves also evolved as a need to survive in a certain environment so therefore Mew (and whatever Pokemon it evolved into) NEEDED to know said Moves to survive and thus adapted. Arceus fell asleep soon after creating everything and even if it hadn't it's still a celestial being so probably has no need to learn all the Moves. It could also be possible that Arceus' own DNA is "locked" for itself but was able to make it so that it was malleable for Mew so that it can do its job of evolving into other species of Pokemon, but I have a hard time believing in that one as I don't think that the being of Arceus doesn't have an actual body. The Arceus we "know" is just an avatar of a cosmic being who has no true form, though the reason it chose to have its avatar look as it does was both communicate and awe those it wants to contact. So in a way you can say the Arceus avatar's body blueprint isn't customizable though when it made Mew it was made so that it could change on a whim.
Norne:
Well... if you want to spoil everyone's fun then sure. :P
Anyway, I agree with the Arceus came first and created Mew. After creating, well, everything, Arcues created the Mew species so that they can evolve into all the other Pokemon species. Of course not all Mew evolved as some scant few have managed to survive and breed for possibly million of years into the modern Pokemon era. Resilient little buggers, aren't they?
DHR-107:
I don't think Mew is immortal but they are probably very long lived to assure they'll exist long enough to evolve into another species.
However you do point something out. Now obviously Mew has no evolutionary relation to the Spacetime Dragons and the Lake Guardians due to them being created by Arcues, but what of the other Legendaries? Considering the rarity of Legendaries, Mew's Pokedex description could be slightly off as its meant to say Mew shares DNA traits with all common Pokemon species. Now its very possible some Legendaries share DNA with Mew either because their species eventually evolved from a Mew or if what Codraroll suggested is true about Arceus inserting its DNA into Mew then if Arceus did the same thing with all of its creations they too may very well share DNA with Mew (though they'll be more like siblings to the Mew species rather then children). Of course lets not forget about the "object" Pokemon like the Porygon family, Voltorb family, Vanillite family, Trubbish family, Golett family, etc.. How do they fit into all this? Well they too can have evolved from Mew but maybe not through evolution but rather through just leftover genetic material. It could be possible that its just a DNA sample of a Mew, under the right conditions, can be used to give inanimate objects life as a Pokemon. Afterall, that's how Mewtwo came into being so why not other Pokemon?
Codraroll:
Would make sense for Arceus to have made Mew from its own DNA, being that if Arceus has the power to create a new species of Pokemon its DNA probably has the ability to change as well. But then why can't Arceus learn all TMs/HMs? Could be that due to Mew probably evolved into other species of Pokemon by adapting to its environment, all Moves also evolved as a need to survive in a certain environment so therefore Mew (and whatever Pokemon it evolved into) NEEDED to know said Moves to survive and thus adapted. Arceus fell asleep soon after creating everything and even if it hadn't it's still a celestial being so probably has no need to learn all the Moves. It could also be possible that Arceus' own DNA is "locked" for itself but was able to make it so that it was malleable for Mew so that it can do its job of evolving into other species of Pokemon, but I have a hard time believing in that one as I don't think that the being of Arceus doesn't have an actual body. The Arceus we "know" is just an avatar of a cosmic being who has no true form, though the reason it chose to have its avatar look as it does was both communicate and awe those it wants to contact. So in a way you can say the Arceus avatar's body blueprint isn't customizable though when it made Mew it was made so that it could change on a whim.
Norne:
Well... if you want to spoil everyone's fun then sure. :P