Pokémon

Biodata

Strength, Potential, and Move Mastery

Strength classes

Pokémon strength is broadly divided into six classes; each class may be further split into early, mid, and peak stages 26 68.

Potential classes

Potential, also called aptitude or quality, is distinct from current strength. It affects a Pokémon's long-term growth, while strength and potential together can usually indicate the likely outcome of a battle without guaranteeing it 26 60.

Pokémon with first-, second-, and third-stage Outstanding potential have estimated ordinary-cultivation chances of reaching Champion level of roughly 20%, 40%, and 60%, respectively; Champion-potential Pokémon exceed 90% 554.

Move mastery

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Care and Training

• Raising a Pokémon is a significant financial commitment. A Poké Ball costs 500 League currency, while even basic Potions cost 300 and break down after a few uses; an average household can generally afford only one Pokémon 2.
• Ordinary non-battling Pokémon can live on human food or common Pokémon food, but a prospective Trainer must tailor nutrition to the Pokémon. Poor food can gradually drain a high-quality Pokémon's potential, while suitable food, Pokéblocks, and other resources can improve weaker potential 70.
• Pokéblocks are graded as Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Special Custom. Stronger varieties should only be used when a Pokémon can digest their energy; using Advanced Pokéblocks too early can cause digestive failure 10.
• Custom Pokéblocks are formulated after examining an individual Pokémon's physique and energy traits. Their effects exceed ordinary market products, but they are extremely expensive 76 289.
• Pokémon at Elite level experience sharply reduced gains from food, training devices, and ordinary training compared with earlier stages 119 210.
• Energy Rooms can accelerate growth by supplying type-specific energy, but their use is restricted by level and duration. Elite Pokémon can use a third-tier room for at most three hours, and the room cannot be used frequently 318.

Eggs and Acquisition

• Pokémon Eggs are kept in individual Incubation Pods that regulate temperature and display data such as the Pokémon species, parentage, optimal temperature, and energy information 282.
• Prospective Trainers may catch Pokémon with Poké Balls, though limited income often determines which species they can afford to raise 2.
• Wild Pokémon can be dangerous to unaccompanied people, particularly in forests and other untamed areas 71.
• Some Pokémon live in large groups and respond collectively to intruders. Bug-type colonies may contain hundreds or thousands of individuals and are known to swarm perceived threats 86.

Bug-type Pokémon

• Bug-types and Grass-types are among the easiest Pokémon for low-income Trainers to maintain 2.
• Bug-type Pokéblocks are comparatively cheap because Bug-types are widely regarded as the weakest attribute, while Dragon-type Pokéblocks are especially expensive 10.
• Most Bug-type Pokémon are individually weak, have short lifespans, and rapidly consume their potential to evolve into final forms before reproducing. Their progress often slows dramatically after final evolution 86.
• Pinsir, Scyther, and Heracross are identified as Bug-types with unusually high racial potential and are regarded as better long-term prospects than most Bug-types 86 125.
• Beedrill is considered a low-racial-potential species; an Outstanding-potential Beedrill is exceptionally rare, and even one raised to Elite Four level may progress only slowly afterward despite immense resources 125.
• The possibility of a Bug-type Legendary Pokémon is discussed by researchers as a hypothesis; Ying Shi believes such a Pokémon may exist in another region, remain undiscovered, or still be dormant 291.

Legendary and Artificial Pokémon

• Legendary Pokémon are rare beings of immense power, often described in ancient myths as gods, messengers, creators, guardians, or causes of historic disasters 936.
• Known Legendary Pokémon discussed in the novel include Mew, Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, Lugia, and Ho-Oh 936.
• Mewtwo is an artificial Pokémon created from Mew's genes by Team Rocket as a weapon for world conquest 936.
• Legendary Pokémon are described as standing at the apex of the food chain and possessing power beyond ordinary Pokémon from birth 936.