It's kind of like that kooky uncle we all have that we used to think was cool and fun but is stuck in the past while you've grown up and moved on. It's still family, so you can't write it off (no matter how much you want to). Gotta take the good with the bad in the Orange Islands.
That's because the writers are lazy fucks that would rather hit the reset button repeatedly instead of making any good justifications.
Interesting. Maybe.
Yeah, that's exactly what I mean. It's like there's some obscure myth, or basis, or dropped idea, or something that's behind it but for the life of me I can't think of what it is. I don't think Gamefreak would just throw it in for kicks, there had to be some reason for the effort.
Keep in mind these are the same people who screwed up Azurill's gender ratio, and also made Nido(King/Queen) unbreedable, yet the Nidorans can.
Nidoking can breed just fine. It's Nidorina/Nidoqueen that can't. As for the thought that its body is too hot for Ditto, Ditto can still breed with Slugma/Magcargo, which is almost entirely lava. Maybe Heatran can't breed because it's seen the atrocity that is the spawn of Manaphy, Phione. (real reason for ANY legendary not being breed-able is naturally Karxida's answer of GF not wanting them to. And not being arsed to fix Nidorina/Nidoqueen)
I think they do sometimes say a Pokemon is "of a high level" in the anime time to time but they never specify, to the point where being told that is as useful as bein told the power levels in Dragon Ball Z. DBZ:A Vageta sums up well.
Why do Heatran have gender, hmm, well Heatran is reptilian-like and I know for reptiles that the temperature of the egg will decide the gender of the baby. But would that be too obscure a reference for them to make? Also Heatran's name in all language is the same so the "heat" and "transfer" reference must be very important for all languages to include it. Maybe it could be also a reference for sexual passion? During sexual intercourse you and your partner are generally transferring your heat to one another and of many things an organism is compared to a volcano erupting is probably a popular one. Also an aftermath of a volcano does provide valuable minerals to make a soil fertile and thus something is able to grow in it.
Or rather... unable to breed in captivity doesn't mean they can't breed in the wild...
For a Pokemon that likes solitude in the middle of a volcano, I don't think wild Heatran really get out and socialize much, especially if the species as a whole is very rare as it is. Could be a reason why there are no cases of reproduction in the wild, assuming they have the capability to reproduce like Hulavuta pointed out.
Actually, Ash's Pikachu needs a Thunder Stone to evolve, so it can't unless you give Pikachu one. But other evolutions that are item independent happen whenever the writers want it to.
That's more of an issue with Game Freak's lazy design on egg groups than anything, since there are a lot of breeding pairs that do not make an ounce of sense (need I bring up Skitty x Wailord?). Those are a mystery all on their own.
I know that's definitely the case for other legendaries, but I was rolling with WaffleTitan's idea that Heatran itself are actually created by intense heat and pressure and therefore not birthed in the normal way. In that case, it would make sense if it didn't have reproductive organs and never evolved them. Looking on Bulbapedia, it doesn't seem like this was actually touched on in the Pokedex entries, but it would be cool (hahaha) regardless.
I do the same thing!
Nidorino and Nidoking can breed. Nidorina and Nidoqueen can't.
I don't think Suicune is running from the Unown, it's just running like the North wind it represents. If I remember right, the Unown spell out its name and then Crystal at the title screen. (it's been years since I looked at my old Crystal game, what with the internal battery being dead and all, so I could easily be mistaken) This is also the only place one can catch wild Smeargle in the game, so it's probably more just to give further incentive to look around after solving the puzzles and having a Water Stone and Ho-Oh to open the chambers in the back. As for the ! and ? Unown, they're at the end. Because that's where a ! or a ? would go in a sentence, right? And they were in a separate spot in the Solaceon Ruins accessible only after the entire alphabet of Unown had been caught as well in D/P/Pt, so they've always had a bit of history of appearing last and away from the others. (heck, I think they also only appeared in the Tanoby Ruins once you had all the others too in FR/LG)
I'd like it if they would revisit Orre (or at least re-release the games with updated graphics and maybe updated Pokemon). They setup sequel bait at the end of XD with having Ardos escape and planning on reviving Cipher. Though I would like for them to work on the special moves the Pokemon get, I don't recall them being anything special or notable. As for them having their Hidden Ability, how about having the option of changing their Ability to their Hidden Ability?Here's a mystery I don't think we've touched on at all (at least in this thread), besides a mention of it by Phione (Post #33), being the Backpacker in one of the hotels around Kalos saying that we "should really check out his region" and also says (on several visits on later days) that his region isn't Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Unova. He also hands out the Strange Souvenir after the final visit, if I recall correctly (I found him in Couriway Town today, though he moves everyday).
Now, which region could he be referring to? It could easily be one of the spin-off regions - such as Fiore, Almia, or Oblivia. Or it could be an entirely new region that no one has seen before - which would be cool, but unprecedented (though, this IS GF we're talking about...). What I personally think, is that he is referring to the Orre region - the home of Pokemon Colosseum and Gale of Darkness (two of my personal favorite titles). IF he is referring to Orre, and it is indeed a hint to an as-of-now unannounced remake, it would be a welcome addition (especially if it was a 3DS title). However, Colosseum and GoD are incredibly out-dated due to the 3 generation gap. Either the remake(s) are updated to include a much more robust roster (yay! 48 shadow Pokemon in Colo bumped up to 167, or more - potentially - Oh, and Ho-Oh!) OR we get a new installment of Colo and GoD. Now, I think the latter part is more likely, simply due to the roster and makes the most sense (and I stress this next part) to me.
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Why would I say that, you may be asking yourself. I'd say that because, minus a few, minor exceptions in GoD, Colosseum and Gale of Darkness were solely double battles. Doubles, as we all know, is the official format GF has settled on. What better way or time to remake classics (well, that's debatable) such as these OR their third installment/re-imagination with upgraded graphics and social features of the 3DS (please, no Wii U cross-compatability/exclusivity crap)? Imagine if some shadow Pokemon had their hidden ability or had a chance to have their hidden ability - we could finally have our gen 2 starters with their desperately needed HAs, or maybe even gen 5 starters! I'd still hold that this would be a spin-off, so one couldn't hop onto WiFi and battle any XY/ORAS players. Though, I don't see any reason, outside of the shadow Pokemon, their mechanics, and the (most-likely) double battle requirement - However, who's to say that this would be restricted to double battles only and shadow Pokemon working their way into XY/ORAS? Of course, I'm now starting to trail off and lose my train of thought.
Well, besides my discombobulation of concrete thought in the above paragraph, what do you guys make of this or think of it in general? Do you have a similar, or completely different, idea and/or theory? Did you like my pictures (if you can still see them)?* Let's see what kind of discussion we can get out of it!
*None of the above images were taken by me and were all found on Bing image search. You know the rest...
Well the thing about the Souvenir is that it's a normal item so it can be transferred between games that are in the same generation. So if it's meant to unlock anything it'll have to be done in this generation.
