As far as I remember, the two super powers available to humans are ESP and "Aura". The first being controlled by mental abilities and the other being spiritual. Sabrina can do pretty much whatever she wants in the anime.
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So according to Pokémon Legends, the technology for creating Poké Balls is older than electricity?
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Everyone and their kids are walking around with living flamethrowers and rocket launchers. I dunno why any line is drawn at retro pokeballs.
How much mass can you condense into a small object before it becomes a black hole?
It's actually canon that Voltorb didn't exist until after the creation of Poké Balls. Most of the Dexes mention this, but the exact link is never committed to. Some Dexes just call it camo, others pretty much straight up call it a Poké Ball brought life, others still are really vague.
My explanation of choice, which I don't think is from anything, is that a Poké Ball failed catastrophically and merged with the Pokémon inside. Which is also why they're electric and prone to exploding - the end result was something extremely unstable.
Oak only had us finish the Kanto Dex, right? Maybe his was the first one for that region? Maybe people just didn't care enough until then and he was inspired by the story of the player character in PLA.
Persemon
It happened in the anime and if I recall correctly the victim just felt some light electric discharge, they weren't absorbed or anything
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And yet these people are still using oil lamps, really makes you think
Apparently the anime? covered this, if someone gets hit with the beam they just get stunned for a bit or something, anyway, that gave me an idea...
I don't like using the anime, but seeing as it's the best we got my current theory is going to be that it's not the Poké Ball doing the compression magic or at least not just the ball by itself, there's something about how Pokémon are composed that makes it so the interaction between the two makes the whole thing possible. Otherwise, we'd see the same technology being used for carrying other everyday stuff.
Man, GF should hire me or something, I tell you what
Pokémon have always been able to be stored in small objects, as it's an intrinsic property of all Pokémon
the modern version of the Poké Ball was developed in 1925 by Professor Westwood after an accident where a Primeape he was studying was captured inside of his glasses case
the modern version of the Poké Ball was developed in 1925 by Professor Westwood after an accident where a Primeape he was studying was captured inside of his glasses case
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Ah yes, the pocket gene
There should be era-accurate Voltorb and Electrode if nothing else
I always assumed that Pokemon have some shared gene or DNA that allows the tech inside the Pokeball to convert them into energy (and apparently brainwash them). For the acorn balls, it's said that they have a similar device. I am not sure if it was actually ever stated they just threw the acorn itself and captured Pokemon. I have no idea how they made this capture device centuries ago but apparently, there is some substitute to the modern one inside Pokeballs.
Well, the balls in Legend are steam powered and probably developed alongside of the industrial revolution. The game seems to take place in the Meiji period. In this world, where everything revolves around Pokémon, a wide and plentiful variety of biological and magical wonders, it does make sense that their development of technology wouldn't mirror ours. They'd certainly prioritize Poke Balls, and other Poke-gadgets. They'd have more to study and emulate, and more means of generating energy or harvesting resources.
Don't ask me to attempt to explain the actual tech though, lol
Don't ask me to attempt to explain the actual tech though, lol
Well, we've been able to store physical items in our PC somehow since the first game!
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You guys just couldn't let me have this one, could you?
you can still hold 99 of each item. Legends should go full skyrim with a weight limit. or Resident Evil 4 with the tetris box
Polynesians crossed thousands of kilometres of ocean without a magnetic compass. Indigenous Australians recorded histories and genealogies going back thousands of years without writing. Mesoamericans built stone structures without the wheel. The idea that technology has to advance in a specific order is a Eurocentric bias. Also, my granddad was born in a house with no electricity... In 1926. In the UK.
Still, I see your point where something as fantastical as "store a whole whale in the palm of your hand" demands a good explanation.
Nah. Prior to Gen IV you could only hold 20 items and had to store excess items in the PC. If you picked up an item on the overworld and your bag was full you left it.
