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Yeah, but it's not like velociraptors are born violent killers. They're still animals, and could in theory be domesticated, especially if you're able to raise one from birth. As far as I'm concerned, trying to tame a fossil Pokemon wouldn't be much harder than taming any "modern" Pokemon that'd be a carnivorous predator.
Yeah, but it's not like velociraptors are born violent killers. They're still animals, and could in theory be domesticated, especially if you're able to raise one from birth. As far as I'm concerned, trying to tame a fossil Pokemon wouldn't be much harder than taming any "modern" Pokemon that'd be a carnivorous predator.
(Just look at him)
Housing: 2/5 it's 1 meter tall and weighs around 33 kilograms, making it a bigger dog. It likes bright hot places like deserts and do much during night, wich means you gotta spend on heating and get a lotta sand. He gets +1 for the sunglasses tho.
Behaviour: 2/5 it has intimidate and anger point as abilities, on top of being a predator, wich makes me think your first interaction with it would be feeling the joints on your feet snap after it bites your ankle. The glasses make him look like a chill pokemon, so +1 for that.
Ease of Care: 1/5 it hunts it's own food and will burrow any excess it gets in case it has a bad hunt, problem is it does that in a giant ass desert, and since your dumb ass decided to steal it from it's natural habitat it can't do that. Good job finding and killing the pokemon it likes in the middle of a desert bozo... yet it's smug face would still help you endure that somehow.
Safety: 3/5 at least it won't passively kill you and your family, but bringing a crocodile to your house is generally not the brightest idea. Maybe you can steal some of it's burried prey if you have nothing else to eat, so that's a plus.
Type: 1.5 Dark/Ground
Fun: 4/5 would be kinda fun seeing it eat, plus i like crocodiles.
Housing: Even the traces it leaves behind are poisonous and a single drop would contaminate the water. Additionally, it's 1.3m big and hence needs decently much space. Building a big high-security facility like that is gonna cost. +0
Behaviour: It already gets a +0 by the simple fact that it stinks so much that nobody could get even close to that thing. And any single touch will inevitably make you sick. It's terrible even if it does nothing.
Ease of Care: It enjoys eating stuff that is incredibly polluted. Not nice to get and not nice to handle +0.
Safety: Incredibly poisonous, ruins everything it touches and nobody wants to be near it. +0
There's the fact that having a pet that's smarter then you can be a pain and then there's it's personality.
Behavior: 0 Mewtwo wants to avoid humanity entirely or ******* destroy them, so you can imagine that trying to keep him as a ******* pet is not going to please him.
Ease of care: 0 Not only is it inviting another person into your house, it's inviting another person who's going to reearange everything you have and probably make his own basement dwelling with your money if he even wants to be nice about it and doesn't just steal what he wants from the shops.
Safety: 0 You are one ****-up away from having your mind ****** in ways you would not believe at all times.
Housing: 1 it's still living with another person, and that takes extensive prep-work.
If you're considering Mewtwo other than the Anime versions, its personality isn't necessarily purely "Hates humanity":
Red
Blue
It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.
Yellow
Its DNA is almost the same as MEW’s. However, its size and disposition are vastly different.
Gold
Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.
Silver
It usually remains motionless to conserve energy, so that it may unleash its full power in battle.
Crystal
Said to rest quietly in an undiscovered cave, this POKéMON was created solely for battling.
Ruby
Sapphire
MEWTWO is a POKéMON that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this POKéMON’s body, they failed to endow MEWTWO with a compassionate heart.
FireRed
A POKéMON whose genetic code was repeatedly recombined for research. It turned vicious as a result.
TL;DR - Mewtwo has a "vastly different" disposition from Mew, has battle abilities raised to the ultimate level & thus thinks only of defeating its foes, usually remains motionless to conserve energy &/or rests quietly, lacks a "compassionate heart" & is "vicious".
So Mewtwo is probably easier to care for than expected, because it spends all its time in energy-saving mode... but it's also really mean & would challenge/attack anything in sight, since it "only thinks of defeating its foes".
Contrary to your expectations, your furniture will be fine. It's all the non-humans that probably are in danger.
SWABLU has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This POKéMON is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat.
Sapphire
SWABLU loves to make things clean. If it spots something dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If its wings become dirty, this POKéMON finds a stream and showers itself.
Docile, but a potential pest.
If it decides to land on a stranger's head, what then? Plus, they're apparently kinda neat freaks, & thus compelled to fly off & clean dirty things.
Clean with their wings, which makes the wings dirty, so they then go find streams to shower themselves.
So potential problems include it landing on stranger's head, flying off & trying to "clean" things, &/or flying off to streams to clean its wings. The 2nd of those problems may exacerbate the 3rd.
There's a myth that whenever Slowpoke yawns, it rains. It's also predatory, in that it fishes & hunts. It's also known to not notice if its tail -which is flavorful & leaks sweet sap- is bitten.
But as long as you don't mind rain, can feed it, & don't mind the mess & potential pest attractions from the leaking flavourful tail, yeah, it should be fine.
Maybe also live near water so it can fish regularly as it likes to; They can literally "spend entire days just loafing at water's edge", as they often forget what they're doing.
The only POKéMON people anticipate can fly into space. None has managed the feat yet, however.
Silver
A manmade POKéMON that came about as a result of research. It is programmed with only basic motions.
Crystal
An artificial POKéMON created due to extensive research, it can perform only what is in its program.
Emerald
It is capable of reverting itself entirely back to program data in order to enter cyberspace. A PORYGON is copy-protected so it cannot be duplicated.
Ultra Sun
This Pokémon was created using the cutting-edge science of 20 years ago, so many parts of it have since become obsolete.
Shield
In recent years, this species has been very helpful in cyberspace. These Pokémon will go around checking to make sure no suspicious data exists.
Potential problems: Porygon may be difficult to keep track of if it enters &/or exits cyberspace/reality. It might be difficult to train due to being only programmed with basic motions & what is it in its program. Because it was made, seemingly with intent to be able to fly into space, trainers may need to make sure it doesn't fly off in pursuit of such things.
It's made of decades old, technology much of it obsolete, which could complicate caretaking.
To its credit, at least it's good as a measure against "suspicious data" in Shield's time, but not everyone may want that.
These key collectors threaten any attackers by fiercely jingling their keys at them.
Y
Alpha Sapphire
It never lets go of a key that it likes, so people give it the keys to vaults and safes as a way to prevent crime.
Sun
This even-tempered Pokémon has a habit of collecting keys. It will sneak into people’s homes to steal their keys.
Moon
It inserts its horn into chinks in metal, absorbing metal ions. For some reason, it collects keys.
Ultra Sun
Although it’s unclear why it collects keys, giving it a key makes Klefki very happy. However, it apparently only likes master keys.
Ultra Moon
Long ago it lived in mines, but once the minerals that make up its diet became scarcer, Klefki began appearing in human settlements.
Sword
This Pokémon is constantly collecting keys. Entrust a Klefki with important keys, and the Pokémon will protect them no matter what.
Shield
Klefki sucks in metal ions with the horn topping its head. It seems this Pokémon loves keys so much that its head needed to look like one, too.
Scarlet
Once it absorbs a key’s metal ions, it discards the key without a second thought. However, it will hang on to keys it favors for decades.
Violet
In the past, noble families entrusted their vault keys to a Klefki. They passed the Klefki down through the generations, taking good care of it.
Also, wow, Klefki has had a Pokedex entry in every game since its introduction, & a unique one almost every time.
But yeah. It collects keys, & will sneak into people's homes to steal keys, especially those it likes -Apparently it only likes master keys, though- & just collects keys in general. It also absorbs metal ions. Minerals previously found in mines made up its diet before it started appearing in human settlements.
It especially absorbs metal ions from keys... then discards them "without a second thought", unless it favors the key, then it holds onto it for decades.
It made its head look like keys because of its like for them.
Klefkis are also apparently able to live long enough to maintain vault keys for generations.
TL;DR - be careful with it around anything metal that's ion-quantity sensitive, as well as minerals, try to keep it from doing break & entry key theft, & be prepared for it to drain all the keys of ions, throw away those it doesn't like, & hold those it likes for decades, & keep in mind it prefers master keys.
It prefers beautiful shores. With cells similar to water molecules, it could melt in water.
FireRed
Its body’s cellular structure is similar to the molecular composition of water. It can melt invisibly in water.
Emerald
VAPOREON underwent a spontaneous mutation and grew fins and gills that allow them to live underwater. They have the ability to freely control water.
Moon
Blending in with the water and erasing all signs of its presence, it patiently waits for its prey, fish Pokémon.
If it is to be kept, make sure it's near beaches.
Tracking it is probably a pain. Imagine if it decides to go into your sink or something.
Also, it's predatory towards fish & will go waiting nigh undetectably (Cells like water molecules, practically invisible.) in water.
But meh. People have domesticated other fish-eating-favoring carnivores before.
Yeah, my point is Mewtwo thinks only of battling, so humanity dislike or not, the battle-brained bit means it'd probably be willing to attack any non-human it thinks could put up a challenge. (Plus, AFAIK, many Pokemon don't often think of challenging humans rather than the non-humans for species.)
So if other Pokemon are a factor, or any animals are nearby....
Like, you probably shouldn't be taking it out anywhere unless it's for like, I dunno, a wilderness meditation trip, but what if it sees a bear & decides it wants to "test the bear's strength"?
SWABLU has light and fluffy wings that are like cottony clouds. This POKéMON is not frightened of people. It lands on the heads of people and sits there like a cotton-fluff hat.
Sapphire
SWABLU loves to make things clean. If it spots something dirty, it will wipe and polish it with its cottony wings. If its wings become dirty, this POKéMON finds a stream and showers itself.
Docile, but a potential pest.
If it decides to land on a stranger's head, what then? Plus, they're apparently kinda neat freaks, & thus compelled to fly off & clean dirty things.
Clean with their wings, which makes the wings dirty, so they then go find streams to shower themselves.
So potential problems include it landing on stranger's head, flying off & trying to "clean" things, &/or flying off to streams to clean its wings. The 2nd of those problems may exacerbate the 3rd.
When it is time for them to lay eggs, they can be seen swimming up rivers and falls in large groups.
Ruby
GOLDEEN is a very beautiful POKéMON with fins that billow elegantly in water. However, don’t let your guard down around this POKéMON - it could ram you powerfully with its horn.
Sapphire
GOLDEEN loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds. If one of these POKéMON is placed in an aquarium, it will shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape.
FireRed
Its dorsal and pectoral fins are strongly developed like muscles. It can swim at a speed of five knots.
Emerald
In the springtime, schools of GOLDEEN can be seen swimming up falls and rivers. It metes out staggering damage with its single horn.
Pearl
It swims at a steady 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.
Canonically "loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds", & will "shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape".
Also, since it can swim up rivers & falls, it can probably jump out of the tank, too.
Striking back with its sharp horn -Which does "staggering damage"- might mean sensing danger might mean it's jumpy.
Goldeen sounds like a hassle. But it has lots of Pokedex entries about how beautiful its swimming is, so if you can get one domesticated, at least it'll make a good spectacle/talking piece, I guess?
& has instincts that may make it ditch you until it finds a stream to clean itself, as well as wanting to clean things that may not need/want cleaning, or landing on strangers who might not like a bird on the head.
But otherwise, Swablu isn't much worse -Perhaps even better- than some birds.
Just keep it clean if it's going outside, I guess?
Housing: 1 Same verse, same as the first, it's like inviting another person into your house.
Behavior: 3 Alakazam doesn't really have anything saying its well-behaved or bad-behaved, just treat it well and you should be fine
Ease of care: 5 Alakazam will literally care for itself, if it wants food it'd probably just make some or go and buy some
Safety: 4 It's a pretty safe Pokémon to be around, but yeah if provoked it probably is gonna give you a brain blast. Or if it has a headache, both drop it from 5
Typing: 3 Solid Psychic type
16/25
You aren't buying a pet with Alakazam, you're buying someone to do your taxes for you. Or your homework. Or your working from home work
Alakazam does actually have a problem. Several, in fact.
From Kadabra:
Yellow
Many odd things happen if this POKéMON is close by. For example, it makes clocks run backwards.
Silver
If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
Crystal
When it closes its eyes, twice as many alpha particles come out of the surface of its body.
Sapphire
KADABRA holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the POKéMON is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers.
LeafGreen
It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close.
Platinum
It stares at its silver spoon to focus its mind. It emits more alpha waves while doing so.
Moon
Kadabra’s presence infests televisions and monitors with creepy shadows that bring bad luck.
Shining Pearl
When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong alpha waves that can ruin precision instruments.
TL;DR - Kadabra causes "precision devices" to "malfunction", including making clocks run backwards, & "infests" televisions & monitors with "creepy shadows" that bring you bad luck.
Not only that, but it can emit alpha waves/particles, at least 1 of which cause headaches, & also machine malfunctioning, especially when using its abilities, which makes it emit "strong alpha waves".
Twice as many alpha particles by closing eyes. Its spoon amplifies the alpha waves in its brain & its power is halved without it.
Staring at its silver spoon to focus its mind also makes it emit more alpha waves.
Alakazam is probably the Pokemon with the most reasoning to maintain its previous stages abilities, but even then....
& if the spoons & powers correlate to the headache-causing stuff & Alakazam has more spoons & powers.... Oh & this:
Sun
It is said to have an IQ of approximately 5,000. Its overflowing psychokinetic powers cause headaches to anyone nearby.
So assuming it maintains its Kadabra abilities, Alakazam may risk your technology, give you bad luck, & even without constant headaches, is very liable to cause headaches.
When it is time for them to lay eggs, they can be seen swimming up rivers and falls in large groups.
Ruby
GOLDEEN is a very beautiful POKéMON with fins that billow elegantly in water. However, don’t let your guard down around this POKéMON - it could ram you powerfully with its horn.
Sapphire
GOLDEEN loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds. If one of these POKéMON is placed in an aquarium, it will shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape.
FireRed
Its dorsal and pectoral fins are strongly developed like muscles. It can swim at a speed of five knots.
Emerald
In the springtime, schools of GOLDEEN can be seen swimming up falls and rivers. It metes out staggering damage with its single horn.
Pearl
It swims at a steady 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.
Canonically "loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds", & will "shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape".
Also, since it can swim up rivers & falls, it can probably jump out of the tank, too.
Striking back with its sharp horn -Which does "staggering damage"- might mean sensing danger might mean it's jumpy.
Goldeen sounds like a hassle. But it has lots of Pokedex entries about how beautiful its swimming is, so if you can get one domesticated, at least it'll make a good spectacle/talking piece, I guess?
& has instincts that may make it ditch you until it finds a stream to clean itself, as well as wanting to clean things that may not need/want cleaning, or landing on strangers who might not like a bird on the head.
But otherwise, Swablu isn't much worse -Perhaps even better- than some birds.
Just keep it clean if it's going outside, I guess?
Alakazam does actually have a problem. Several, in fact.
From Kadabra:
Yellow
Many odd things happen if this POKéMON is close by. For example, it makes clocks run backwards.
Silver
If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
Crystal
When it closes its eyes, twice as many alpha particles come out of the surface of its body.
Sapphire
KADABRA holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the POKéMON is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers.
LeafGreen
It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close.
Platinum
It stares at its silver spoon to focus its mind. It emits more alpha waves while doing so.
Moon
Kadabra’s presence infests televisions and monitors with creepy shadows that bring bad luck.
Shining Pearl
When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong alpha waves that can ruin precision instruments.
TL;DR - Kadabra causes "precision devices" to "malfunction", including making clocks run backwards, & "infests" televisions & monitors with "creepy shadows" that bring you bad luck.
Not only that, but it can emit alpha waves/particles, at least 1 of which cause headaches, & also machine malfunctioning, especially when using its abilities, which makes it emit "strong alpha waves".
Twice as many alpha particles by closing eyes. Its spoon amplifies the alpha waves in its brain & its power is halved without it.
Staring at its silver spoon to focus its mind also makes it emit more alpha waves.
Alakazam is probably the Pokemon with the most reasoning to maintain its previous stages abilities, but even then....
& if the spoons & powers correlate to the headache-causing stuff & Alakazam has more spoons & powers.... Oh & this:
Sun
It is said to have an IQ of approximately 5,000. Its overflowing psychokinetic powers cause headaches to anyone nearby.
So assuming it maintains its Kadabra abilities, Alakazam may risk your technology, give you bad luck, & even without constant headaches, is very liable to cause headaches.
What applies to Kadabra doesn't exactly apply to Alakazam, if Alakazam has no dex entries detailing how it ***** with your electronics, then it's a rare as **** occurance.
What applies to Kadabra doesn't exactly apply to Alakazam, if Alakazam has no dex entries detailing how it ***** with your electronics, then it's a rare as **** occurance.
A POKéMON that can memorize anything. It never forgets what it learns--that’s why this POKéMON is smart.
Sapphire
ALAKAZAM’s brain continually grows, infinitely multiplying brain cells. This amazing brain gives this POKéMON an astoundingly high IQ of 5,000. It has a thorough memory of everything that has occurred in the world.
Pearl
Its highly developed brain is on par with a supercomputer. It can use all forms of psychic abilities.
Sword
It has an incredibly high level of intelligence. Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.
Perhaps it's in-character or not in-character for Alakazam to restrain or not use such powers, but as a Pokemon that explicitly never forgets what it learns & can use all forms of Psychic abilities -Plus the spoon & Psychic powers association is strong with them- it makes sense for it to maintain its pre-evolution's abilities.
& I'm not sure how passive the Alpha Waves/Particles stuff is.
Either way, we can agree that Alakazam causes headaches, though, right?
A POKéMON that can memorize anything. It never forgets what it learns--that’s why this POKéMON is smart.
Sapphire
ALAKAZAM’s brain continually grows, infinitely multiplying brain cells. This amazing brain gives this POKéMON an astoundingly high IQ of 5,000. It has a thorough memory of everything that has occurred in the world.
Pearl
Its highly developed brain is on par with a supercomputer. It can use all forms of psychic abilities.
Sword
It has an incredibly high level of intelligence. Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.
Perhaps it's in-character or not in-character for Alakazam to restrain or not use such powers, but as a Pokemon that explicitly never forgets what it learns & can use all forms of Psychic abilities -Plus the spoon & Psychic powers association is strong with them- it makes sense for it to maintain its pre-evolution's abilities.
& I'm not sure how passive the Alpha Waves/Particles stuff is.
Either way, we can agree that Alakazam causes headaches, though, right?
Behavior: 1 For the literal God and originator of all of the pokemon ever, Arceus takes a lot more from the pokemon who are badly behaved, making craters out of anything that really even looks at it or any of its temples funny on like 3 separate occasions and often times requiring 2 or all 3 of the creation trio to get it to calm the **** down, so unless you're Ash Ketchum this thing might as well be a Nidoking as far as you're concerned for temperment. Otherwise it's okay.
Housing: 0 It's 10'6, I don't think you're fitting it in your house and it's going to be fucky even in your backyard because you'd need a ******* massive backyard, or a massive ******* house with doorways bigger then what you'd want. Too extensive of preparation to give it anything but lowest marks.
Ease of care: 5 I don't think it needs to eat, drink, and always seems to be perfectly clean, so, uh, yeah.
Safety: 4 Unironically one of the safest pokemon for one simple fact: it knows when to hold back, and even dumb Timmy can't hurt what's essentially God so you're good on that front. On the other hand there's it's temperment and... yeah.
Typing: 5, but can be any range.
15/25
Unironically I think Arceus could make a good pet, just uh, make sure you know what pisses it off or you, and your entire house, is going to be a steaming crater.
Housing: 2, Generally just requires a fairly large, fireproof space
Behavior: 5, remains fairly calm unless disturbed or challenged, produces solar energy
Care: 5, it's a moth, it is highly intelligent, and it is an Apex predator that can hunt for itself
Safety: 2, it eliminates oxygen around it when it scatters its scales, which can also burn you. Fortunately, it only does that when it gets angry or wants to fight. Also, it probably won't burn you constantly, I'm pretty sure it has some basic control over body heat.
Typing: 1
Gallade: 21
Housing: 4, it's kind of just a short dude in this respect.
Behavior: 5, it's just a silly lil guy.
Ease of care: 5, it knows more than you about how to do this.
Safety: 5, its blades are only used to defend something
Typing: 2
Housing: 0, you need an airtight seal
Behavior: 0, it releases toxic gas always
Care: 0, you have to feed it garbage and toxic waste, which also makes its gas more dangerous.
Safety: 0, constantly releasing two types of toxic gas that can mix and grow stronger
Typing: 0
Housing: 4/5; You will need a garden with a flower patch if you want to keep it happy. Not the most extraordinary requirement, but not available to everyone.
Behaviour: 5/5; It the Pokémon of gratitude and likes being hugged.
Care: 5/5; If you have that flower patch, I don't think it needs much else. In fact, as long as you have land, it can even produce the flower patch itself.
Safety: 5/5; It will even protect you from the poison your weird neighbour's Weezing is releasing.
Housing: 2. Requires water to survive, probably a lot since it's over 3ft tall and has to turn around a lot to swim. Probably needs salt water, if such a thing exists in Pokemon.
Behavior: 3. Might accidentally grab your hand. Behavior is shrouded in mystery.
Care: 4. Has trouble catching prey due to its heavy shell. Must be fed sea animals.
Safety: 3. Can break rocks with its sharp beaks, and pulls things in with its tentacles. Might shoot a pressurized jet of water at you.
Typing: 3.
Kabutops: 15
Housing: 4. Similar to Omastar, but can move on land as well.
Behavior: 2. Shrouded in mystery. Hunts prey down and drains the fluids. Keep away from neighbor children.
Care: 3. Kabuto molts every 3 days, so Kabutops may do this as well. Probably requires a hunt to eat.
Safety: 3. Is a born hunter, and may accidentally hurt you with its scythes.
Typing: 3.
Housing: 0, needs a temple.
Behavior: 0, it will blow you up if disappointed or annoyed.
Care: 0, you have to worship it and probably clean the temple too.
Safety: 0, listed above, can also create 6 different multiversal monsters at any time.
Typing: anywhere from 0 to 5.
In the case of typing its Moreso bugs themselves carrying baggage and are often health hazards
In this case, it doesn't apply, but let's be real, lose sight of, say, a Butterfree for a day or even some hours and you're dealing with like 20 Caterpies and Metapods and let's just say you are definitely not ready for that housing nightmare. Or in the case of Beedrills and Vespequeens, you're sectioning off at least half your house to be a hive.
As for health hazards, let's just say Bug is a type that gets paired with poison a lot and leave it there.
Housing: 0 or 5 Uh, yeah, Giratina has this thing where it houses itself but the fact it's so damn big and can ******* fly makes things less then peachy. In general though you're probably gonna be seeing it in black spots and shadows and shit so if really depends on how you take it.
Behavior: 4 Giratina, despite being Pokémon Satan, is the most well-behaved of the creation trio and Arceus... in modern times. Even back in Hisui Giratina was not above murdering a child or Teenager so uh, if you're gonna get a Giratina make sure it's modern. As for actual justifications, We literally see Giratina successfully interacting with and being gentle with Pokémon it can turn into bloody stains through sheer size alone and hasn't shown to be worse when interacting with humans.
Safety: 4 See Behavior, it can actually hold back.
Ease of care: 5 I'm pretty sure it requires 0 sustenance and it will ******* clean itself.
Typing: 1 Dragon+Ghost.
14-19/20 depending on how you take it. Yeah.
Giratina is basically transportation and nothing else, unless you're actively in the distortion world, you probably won't be interacting with it much, so yeah, pretty shit pet.
(These little guys are a pain to get in Pokemon Mistery Dungeon, but worth it)
Housing: 5
It's a small 0.3m floating baby that will be sleeping for a 1.000 years and will only spend like a week awake in between. You can probably just leave it floating on some random spot in your basement, considering it's usually chilling in caves and such.
Behaviour: 4
It pretty much only cares about the pure of heart and will avoid and likely never be seen by those who aren't, so while it likely won't be best friends with your average vsbattle coomer it's usually very docile and dislikes conflict. The -1 is mostly due to the fact that it will instinctively fight back if it senses danger while asleep, wich is understandable, since obviously letting itself be tortured by it's trainer is too much to ask for a 5, but could be troublesome if some dumb kid decided to throw a rock at it.
Ease of Care: 5
Will sleep for a 1000 years without needing nutrients and can only be prematurely awakened by the singing of a pure hearted person. I doubt it even needs to eat while awake, but probably wouldn't say no if you gave it a berry. It also crystallizes while sleeping, so chances are even if you don't do anything to it it will watch the end of mankind through nuclear warfare and still be fine.
Safety: 4
Same as behaviour. Very docile pokemon that would rather avoid conflict and will only approach people who are guaranteed to treat it well. Loses a point since it might kill a child or some other pokemon that decides to test it's patience while it's sleeping though.
Typing: 3
Psychic Steel. Also a pseudo legendary.
Fun: 3 (1 while sleeping/ 5 while awake)
It will be a sleeping floating prop in your basement for many generations except the first week you get to keep it, wich is quite meh. But while awake it can play with kids, do cute pokemon antics and even grant 3 ******* wishes while it's awake, wich is more than enough to make it more than worth it to keep. Depending on the pokedex entry it can be woken freely through "the singing of a pure hearted person" wich will probably let them play with it freely for some time if you have a very nice child.
(These little guys are a pain to get in Pokemon Mistery Dungeon, but worth it)
Housing: 5
It's a small 0.3m floating baby that will be sleeping for a 1.000 years and will only spend like a week awake in between. You can probably just leave it floating on some random spot in your basement, considering it's usually chilling in caves and such.
Behaviour: 4
It pretty much only cares about the pure of heart and will avoid and likely never be seen by those who aren't, so while it likely won't be best friends with your average vsbattle coomer it's usually very docile and dislikes conflict. The -1 is mostly due to the fact that it will instinctively fight back if it senses danger while asleep, wich is understandable, since obviously letting itself be tortured by it's trainer is too much to ask for a 5, but could be troublesome if some dumb kid decided to throw a rock at it.
Ease of Care: 5
Will sleep for a 1000 years without needing nutrients and can only be prematurely awakened by the singing of a pure hearted person. I doubt it even needs to eat while awake, but probably wouldn't say no if you gave it a berry. It also crystallizes while sleeping, so chances are even if you don't do anything to it it will watch the end of mankind through nuclear warfare and still be fine.
Safety: 4
Same as behaviour. Very docile pokemon that would rather avoid conflict and will only approach people who are guaranteed to treat it well. Loses a point since it might kill a child or some other pokemon that decides to test it's patience while it's sleeping though.
Typing: 3
Psychic Steel. Also a pseudo legendary.
Fun: 3 (1 while sleeping/ 5 while awake)
It will be a sleeping floating prop in your basement for many generations except the first week you get to keep it, wich is quite meh. But while awake it can play with kids, do cute pokemon antics and even grant 3 ******* wishes while it's awake, wich is more than enough to make it more than worth it to keep. Depending on the pokedex entry it can be woken freely through "the singing of a pure hearted person" wich will probably let them play with it freely for some time if you have a very nice child.
Housing: 0 or 5 Uh, yeah, Giratina has this thing where it houses itself but the fact it's so damn big and can ******* fly makes things less then peachy. In general though you're probably gonna be seeing it in black spots and shadows and shit so if really depends on how you take it.
Behavior: 4 Giratina, despite being Pokémon Satan, is the most well-behaved of the creation trio and Arceus... in modern times. Even back in Hisui Giratina was not above murdering a child or Teenager so uh, if you're gonna get a Giratina make sure it's modern. As for actual justifications, We literally see Giratina successfully interacting with and being gentle with Pokémon it can turn into bloody stains through sheer size alone and hasn't shown to be worse when interacting with humans.
Safety: 4 See Behavior, it can actually hold back.
Ease of care: 5 I'm pretty sure it requires 0 sustenance and it will ******* clean itself.
Typing: 1 Dragon+Ghost.
14-19/20 depending on how you take it. Yeah.
Giratina is basically transportation and nothing else, unless you're actively in the distortion world, you probably won't be interacting with it much, so yeah, pretty shit pet.
If you want me to like, evaluate/critique/nitpick that....
Well, for starters, there's also the concern that not only is it 4.5 meters, it's 750 kg. Not sure how that weight is distributed, if/when it steps, but that may be more than most floors can take.
Palkia, the Spatial Pokémon. A Water and Dragon type. Palkia is said to live in the space between parallel worlds, and with its ability to open portals at will, one can travel to faraway places and dimensions.
It's 4.2 meters & 336 kg. Not as straining as Giratina.
It soars across the sky in a form that greatly resembles the creator of all things. Perhaps this imitation of appearance is Palkia's strategy for gaining Arceus's powers.
Housing: Its size will strain your doors & your floors, it can open portals, go to faraway places & dimensions, & its natural habitat seems to be "the spatial dimension parallel to ours". Even if your house can sustain it walking, I doubt your house will appreciate if Palkia inconsiderately opens a portal in it. Not to mention unless you have dimension-related abilities of your own, you almost certainly can't provide Palkia's apparently preferred environment.
0.
Behaviour: I'm not that familiar with its behaviour in the anime. It got into fights with Dialga. That it can open portals at will, & its Origin Forme is speculated by Professor Laventon to be a "strategy for gaining Arceus's powers" is concerning, & makes me worried it may not have the most benign of intentions. To its credit, space supposedly becomes more stable with every breath of its. I just hope it opening portals -Or doing Spacial Rend or such if it gets angry- doesn't DESTABILIZE space too much. At the very least, keep it away from Dialga.
3.
Safety: More than twice the height & 5 times the weight of an average person. It could easily knock you around or squash you flat by just those measures alone, to say nothing of the dangers of opening portals to wherever, & if you don't have it under control -Hah!- or know where it intends to go, you probably can't prepare well. What if Palkia wants to go to the ocean? Or a blizzard-wrought tundra? A volcano? Outer space? Presumably it can transport itself without portals, but.... & also, tearing the fabric of space open is also dangerous. As well as the matters of its behaviour.
Plus, what if some of this stuff creates a scientific vaccuum? I'm hesitant to rate it any safer than Giratina.
3.5 or 4
Ease of Care: It can probably maintain itself, but there's little chance anyone has its preferred environment -"a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours"- so if you're intent on keeping it as a pet, let it go off on its own. If it really appreciates your companionship, it'll come visit you again.
4.5
The first symptom of its sting is numbness. The next is an itching sensation so intense that it's impossible to resist the urge to claw at your skin.
But to your credit, James, of Team Rocket in the anime is a human, & survived repeatedly getting poisoned by his... affectionate Mareanie.
I didn't see Palkia done, but didn't you do Giratina here?:
If you want me to like, evaluate/critique/nitpick that....
Well, for starters, there's also the concern that not only is it 4.5 meters, it's 750 kg. Not sure how that weight is distributed, if/when it steps, but that may be more than most floors can take.
Palkia, the Spatial Pokémon. A Water and Dragon type. Palkia is said to live in the space between parallel worlds, and with its ability to open portals at will, one can travel to faraway places and dimensions.
It's 4.2 meters & 336 kg. Not as straining as Giratina.
It soars across the sky in a form that greatly resembles the creator of all things. Perhaps this imitation of appearance is Palkia's strategy for gaining Arceus's powers.
Housing: Its size will strain your doors & your floors, it can open portals, go to faraway places & dimensions, & its natural habitat seems to be "the spatial dimension parallel to ours". Even if your house can sustain it walking, I doubt your house will appreciate if Palkia inconsiderately opens a portal in it. Not to mention unless you have dimension-related abilities of your own, you almost certainly can't provide Palkia's apparently preferred environment.
0.
Behaviour: I'm not that familiar with its behaviour in the anime. It got into fights with Dialga. That it can open portals at will, & its Origin Forme is speculated by Professor Laventon to be a "strategy for gaining Arceus's powers" is concerning, & makes me worried it may not have the most benign of intentions. To its credit, space supposedly becomes more stable with every breath of it is. I just hope it opening portals -Or doing Spacial Rend or such if it gets angry- doesn't DESTABILIZE space too much. At the very least, keep it away from Dialga.
3.
Safety: More than twice the height & 5 times the weight of an average person. It could easily knock you around or squash you flat by just those measures alone, to say nothing of the dangers of opening portals to wherever, & if you don't have it under control -Hah!- or know where it intends to go, you probably can't prepare well. What if Palkia wants to go to the ocean? Or a blizzard-wrought tundra? A volcano? Outer space? Presumably it can transport itself without portals, but.... & also, tearing the fabric of space open is also dangerous. As well as the matters of its behaviour.
Plus, what if some of this stuff creates a scientific vaccuum? I'm hesitant to rate it any safer than Giratina.
3.5 or 4
Ease of Care: It can probably maintain itself, but there's little chance anyone has its preferred environment -"a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours"- so if you're intent on keeping it as a pet, let it go off on its own. If it really appreciates your companionship, it'll come visit you again.
4.5
Radiant light caused Dialga to take on a form bearing a striking resemblance to the creator Pokémon. Dialga now wields such colossal strength that one must conclude this is its true form.
Anyway, Dialga:
Housing: Bigger in size AND mass than Palkia, & possibly more rigid, too, than Palkia, Palkia's ability to manipulate space not withstanding, Dialga will probably strain the structure of your chosen enclosure. Unlike Palkia, which can teleport & make portals, if Dialga wants to use its powers to navigate past a door it's too big for without breaking it, it has to either enter a timeline where the door isn't there, or travel to a period of time where the door isn't there, move, & THEN come back. Hopefully it's considerate enough to do so.
The good news is, since it moves at the speed of time, & is very fast already, it'll likely do this too fast for you to even notice.
What's worse is that its Origin Forme, the larger of its 2 forms, is seemingly conclusively its "true form" & while I think at least 1 fan has likened it to a horse version of Dialga with an oversized tire stuck in its throat also, is unfortunately Dialga's larger form. But hey, who are we to judge an arguably divine time-controlling monster?
Notably, what little of Dialga's known behaviour says it uses power to travel at will through the past & future. This is relevant for housing in the event(s) that it causes there to be multiple Dialga in 1 time period, exacerbating the housing difficulties.
0.
Behaviour: Not much is known other than being prone to fighting Palkia, & like it, both are subservient to Arceus & probably at least wary of Giratina. Again, keep them apart. Of the few details is the already mentioned "time travelling to past & future at will" & the possibility that its Origin Forme being its "true form" will make it prefer it.
As long as it's mindful of its measurements, & kept away from its "associates" -Hah! Good luck!- it's probably about as safe as a metal dragon that's 5.4 meters, & 683 kg or more can be.
However, time travelling at will can lead to all kinds of problems, & you're probably not acausal enough to play with Dialga's favorite kind of toy, the wibbly wobbly timey-wimey ball. Thankfully, it can probably fix temporal incidents itself, unlike you. So.... Hope for the best?
3
Safety: Again, size matters. It's also absurdly powerful, & should be kept away from its rival, Palkia. But hey.... What happens if you lose track of it -I know it's huge, but it moves at the speed of time, time travels freely & probably flies; Humor me- & Dialga, interested in finding you, the ostensible caretaker of this Pokemon "pet", time travels to the last time period you were at? Presuming Dialga is not itself moved in its spacial coordinates by the rewinding of time, can it ensure its coordinates in space are not where you are in the time period it travels to?
In simpler terms, if Palkia can "telefrag" you, can Dialga "timefrag" you?
Oh, & also the risk of multiple Dialga -Or other things- in 1 time period thing.
At least, like Palkia, it can probably fix most of it with its powers, & might be mindful enough to do so, but unlike Palkia, it won't open a portal to outer space -Or another dimension- in your living room.... Unless it can do that by traveling to alternate timelines?
1.
Ease of Care: Risks of multiple of 1 thing in the same time period, huge measurements, manages time....
To its credit, if you're affected by time, you probably won't even notice when it uses its powers, assuming your thinking is affected by time being rewinded, accelerated, stopped, etc. Since you probably can't perceive time's rate of progression, if time goes faster, that just means you go faster & don't notice anything's different, as opposed to noticing time is sped up & being unable to keep up. Same for rewinding, time stopping, etcetera presumably.
Pray that Dialga doesn't like doing anything problematic when it stops time.
At least the good news is that, if Arceus doesn't intervene, should Dialga somehow cease to be, given that "time began moving when Dialga was born", you literally won't notice; You can't think if time can't flow. (Unless it's not in control of your timeline, I guess.)
Regardless, time travel & manipulation means that unlike Palkia's portals & teleportation means that unless you're sufficiently acausal or powerful yourself, you probably can't keep track of Dialga using its powers, let alone reasonably maintain care of it.
0.
Typing: Steel and Dragon type is apparently a 2.5.
Total score: 6.5/25
Considering Palkia's score, perhaps I was too harsh on Dialga?
