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Pic unrelated, don't have one that fits.

So, most people here probably have at least heard of the question: What Pokemon was Cubone? Generally there are three sides, people who think it a Kanghaskhan, those who fancy it a lost Charmander, and the unimaginative. I personally believe it is a Charmander.


In R/B/G, Charmander had spines on the backsprite. So does Cubone, but less so. The skull the Cubone wears is not dissimilar to a Charizard's head. The coloring is quite similar as well. The general body shape, too, is alike. It may have started as a pre-pokemon story, now forgotten by game designers, perhaps? If so, it's plot would likely go along like this:

A Charizard is killed and gutted by hunters. Before its skull is taken as a trophy, it is swiped by the child of the Charizard, as to not forget its mother, a reminder to be careful, and a symbol of hope to avenge the mother. The Charmander finds it weighty, too much to hold, and so wears it as a helmet. Later, it finds its way to Pokemon Tower, hoping to pray for its mother's well being in the afterlife, and its own. The hunters(maybe they became Team Rocket in the games?) follow it, hoping to get money from selling it. As the Charmander enters, he/she is assaulted by the hunters. The spirit of its mother appears to stop the hunters, choosing a form similar to its child, but the skull is notably its face, it has no skin. It defeats the hunters, and thus, through differences later in design, and story, and because it was featured in an in-game story arc people would want to catch them, becomes the Cubone and Marowak we know today.


So... any opinions?
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The mother of all Cubones is a being with many heads. Each head has a separate reproductive system, and only gives birth once. Each child Cubone only sees its mother head and ignores all others. Each head dies shortly after the Cubone becomes able to live on its own. Each Cubone then takes the skull of its mother head and one of its bones to use as its weapon and armor. New heads are grown by the mother of Cubones to replace the ones that die, the process repeats. This is just some random bullshit I made up on the spot, but it and your Charmander theory are at least better than that retarded Kangaskhan one.

Also, another bullshit theory I came with a while back: substitutes are related to Cubones. Shiny Cubones are the same color as Substitutes.

The truth, however, is probably that it's a video game and we're reading too much into it, breeding fucked a lot of shit up, and before you say HURR THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS THEY MUST HAVE IT FIGURED OUT, it's a video game aimed at ten-year-olds, and ten-year-olds don't care about realism or not leaving things unanswered. Remember, they decided to try to fit a breeding system into a Game Boy game and that ended up with some bullshit where everthing comes from eggs. Plus it's Nintendo, for whom gameplay comes first, storyline, etc. come either second or never. See: the Legend of Zelda timeline.

Of course, it's also possible that they were going to make something realistic up, but then they decided it was funnier to watch fans like up pointlessly debate over this.
>> No. 482
What Nona! and Claw are saying is the TRUTH!
:O
I believe....
>> No. 506
it's easy, cubone are dead charmander cuz the flame on it's tail has extinguished.


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458 No. 458 hide watch expand quickreply [Reply]
Yo dogs, heard you liked rumors.

A fella came on /vp/ a few nights ago, claimed he was a translator and got fired and was letting loose secrets for revenge. Mostly did work on the endgame and general plot shit, apparently.

Anyhow, a lot of this stuff is obvious bullshit, but most of it, /lore/? I... I want to believe.

"(Note, the guy adopted the trip of "Aiko" later in the second thread)

hello,
i was recently fired from my job as a translator for nintendo
i am posting information about the games pokemon black/white on both 2chan (http://www.2chan.net/) and here to get my revenge.
i'll make it quick

-black version revolves around driving out nature with technology and white getting rid of technology
-the game has pokemon that are not programmed to be usable until a patch is released on wi-fi to download them (seraphii is the only one that i saw, it is like arceus but is omega)
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>> No. 480
The plots for past games have been pretty controversial yet minor too.
TR was Mafia/Major Crimes.
Team Magmaqua was basically drowning the world or drought it, that causes death for most everyone! And it was kind of like Global Warming in a way?
DPPt was had a frikin GOD in it and Pokemon that represented knowledge, willpower, and emotions and probably had power over it too. We can see it getting more mature but still appeal to kids. The plots weren't a major thing in the other games too, it was the gameplay.

I hope it gets translated in all its glory, and no nice cleanups for the Christians, it's POKEMON not a new Bible, I think they can handle it.
>> No. 481
I am christian and I have NOTHING against this plot. I think that its absolutely amazing and would make for the BEST Pokemon game EVER. Its about time that pPokemon had a bit more of a grown up plot anyway :P
>> No. 483
>>460
>Houndour/Houndoom evo

My life = complete.


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Hey, I saw this the other week on /vp/.
How true would you say the facts are? And how possible are the fictional parts?
>> No. 475
Wow, that was actually a good read...
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I don't see what's so great about this. I kinda knew most of this stuff already.

Also there's a double post in there. Which was sloppy of the screen-capper to leave in there.
>> No. 477
Makes sense.
I'd love for this to be the Pokemon canon...


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Everyone knows the obvious. You start out with your first Pokemon. You battle wild Pokemon and others alike. You reach the Elite 4 and claim championship. You are the trainer...

...But what about the people you meet on the way? As is evidenced in game, not everyone is a trainer. Many of them choose a less active (and AWESOME) lifestyle.
This thread is to discuss everything and anything to do with OTHER jobs in the pokemon world. Nurses, Policemen, Professors, Electricians, Breeders, Gym Leaders, Shop Owners, News Reporter, Camera Man, on and on and on. We've seen them all.
What do they DO at work? Why do you think they'd choose it? How does it relate to the IRL equivalent? Pay grade and salary? Perspective other jobs? Necessity?
Basically, let's explore the world of Pokemon that may likely be most related to ours.

This thread is for speculation and known fact, as long as it has to do with lesser occupations in the Pokemon world.

Pic unrelated, couldn't find anything to do with Pokemon jobs.
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>> No. 434
Well I'd assume that there would be a large number of trainers who set out on there journy, challenged a gym leader, lets say Brock, and lost their first battle, then went off and trained their Pokemon, then lost the next battle, and just kept losing until they said "Ahhh Fuck It! I'm gonna become a builder/pluber/whatever and you bastards (looking at their Pkemon) can help me you useless things!"

Also there are probably people who relise that if everyone else is off training Pokemon there is no one to do real jobs, and hence think they could make a fortune.
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I wonder how many others are chore-slaves?
>> No. 451
>>441
Aunt Jemima Jynx.


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>> No. 444
What the hell is a non-pokemon related post doing in Game Discussion?
>> No. 445
>>444
Serving as a prime example of what NOT TO POST in the pokémon-related boards.


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>> No. 422
You're not going to make me feel sorry for him. Maybe if he wasn't such a douche in the first place he would get his pokemon killed.
>> No. 428
For the record, the line mentioned in this story is actually:

[ Floor 2 ]
Blue :{S} Hey, RED! What brings you here? Your POKéMON don't look dead!
I can at least make them faint! Let's go, pal!

*battle goes here*

{E} What? You stinker! I took it easy on you too!

How's your POKéDEX coming, pal? I just caught a CUBONE! I can't
find the grown-up MAROWAK yet! I doubt there are any left!
Well, I better get going! I've got a lot to accomplish, pal!
Smell ya later!

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This is rumored to be the prototype for the Gen V girl. It's from an updated version of the A Man Who Created Pokemon artbook. It mentions a boy being next to her but I don't have a picture of him. It doesn't say anywhere that she's the Gen V girl, but they do look similar based on her sprite.
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>> No. 358
>>355
Red's hat was normal. (I still think this is fake though.)
>> No. 359
I don't mind if this is official, she looks pretty cool.

>>354
>That hat is almost normal.
I had never noticed an unnatural hat trend until only the past couple of gens, so it isn't the rule of thumb.
>> No. 361
The real Gen V characters will have fezez and fedoras. No lie.


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If a Ground-, Rock-, or Fire-type Pokémon cries, do the tears inflict damage? Maybe Sadness could be another status ailment akin to Attraction. Sadness would cause damage to everyone, but it'd cause extra damage for Ground, Rock, and Fire-types.
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>> No. 337
Tears are salty, so that counteracts the wetness.
>> No. 338
That is like the ultimate emo. You don't even have to cut yourself to feel the pain of your dark, broken heart.
>> No. 356
>>338

I dream to heal your wounds, but I bleed myself.


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Beat PkMn Trainer Red 100 times in HGSS, and on your 101st visit a new trainer will be available to fight.

"Hey there [playername]! Sure is cold up here, isn't it? There was some quite guy standing here a while ago, but I sent him packing. He was small time. Well, lets get down to it!"

Team:
5 F.E.A.R. Rattata ♂

Arceus Lv. 100 (Silk Scarf)
Judgement, Hyper Beam,
Giga Impact, Extreme Speed

Mid Battle Quote: "Ha! I told you my Rattata were in the top %!"

After the battle quote (when prize money is given): "No! My Rattata!"

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>> No. 331
>>330
I like to think of myself as a pretty staight guy but i'd totaly go gay for Red.
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Guys! Here's the opening intro to Gen V!

Check the date.
>> No. 344
>Rattata survives at 1 HP with Focus Sash
>Hail
>Rattata fainted!

derp


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Kotone/Lyra/Soul with her hair down is actually Blue.

Crystal is staying for the HG/SS arc, but what Kotone is wearing will be Blue's new outfit.
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brb, mindblowing to the moon.
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More fanart but related
>> No. 328
Blue = the girl or Blue = gary?
Cause it would be pretty awsome if it was gary.


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