Game Theory: Why Eevee is the MISSING LINK to Pokemon Evolution!

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    We've done it! We have FINALLY found the answer to what Pokemon Evolution REALLY is! You see, we've all been overlooking the key piece to the puzzle, the lynchpin to the whole problem - EEVEE! This cute little furball is the answer to everything! Today Loyal Theorists, we PROVE Pokemon do not evolve!
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  • @GameTheory
    @GameTheory  5 лет назад +12946

    Yes, I know I misspoke about the Leaf Stone bit at the end, but the whole "level up in a mossy area" way to get a Leafeon still works with epigenetics. The environment of "mossy" or special areas are acting as the environment triggers to UNLOCK the genetic code. Fighting in a mossy area is forcing the Eevee to evolve in that direction to improve their battle prowess specifically in those environments, hence the genes becoming unlocked.

  • @therum2951
    @therum2951 4 года назад +2109

    His kid is so lucky
    He has a dad that can help him with ANY homework

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz 5 лет назад +3300

    Imagine the awkward family dinners when two Charmanders have a kid that evolves into a Charizard
    "YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO I'M 5 TIMES BIGGER THAN YOU AND CAN FLY NOW"

  • @anaflaviaelric
    @anaflaviaelric 3 года назад +843

    I watched this video more than 2 years ago and it inspired me to learn more about epigenetics. I was already enrolled in a biotechnology degree in college but I hadn't decided what I was going to specialize in yet (I'm Brazil we don't have majors and minors). After watching this episode of game theory I decided to enroll in an epigenetic course that was facultative for me and later I started working at a lab that did epigenetic research.
    Tomorrow I'll be presenting my final project to get my bachelor's degree. The theme of my thesis? EPIGENETIC! All because of a "silly RUclips video about pokemon".

    • @AarnavPotato
      @AarnavPotato 2 года назад +49

      this deserves 40000 more likes, a guy watches a video and inspires him to get a epigenetics degree

    • @Eli-sr6rz
      @Eli-sr6rz 2 года назад +10

      Best reason ever

    • @anaflaviaelric
      @anaflaviaelric 2 года назад +33

      Why is this getting attention 1 year after the fact? But thank you for the kind words.
      Btw, I got max grades (with honors) for my theses presentation :)

    • @c0rvus
      @c0rvus Год назад +1

      great job my guy 👍

    • @pessskychaos4874
      @pessskychaos4874 Год назад +3

      @@anaflaviaelric congrats dude! :)

  • @ericarichardson2983
    @ericarichardson2983 Год назад +194

    Moral of the story: start hitting more organisms with different rocks and see what happens. Rock around and find out… whether you can unlock some epigentic traits

    • @Earth-Ninja
      @Earth-Ninja Год назад +30

      I actually tried this on my Pidgey, and I think it unlocked the genetic traits to evolve into an ostrich. How do I know? It lost the ability to fly, so it must’ve evolved into an ostrich.

    • @Alan_27
      @Alan_27 Год назад +5

      @@Earth-Ninja Lmao 😭💀

    • @Heheheha-sh5zh
      @Heheheha-sh5zh 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Earth-NinjaI tried this on my mega charizard and I unlocked a new epigenetic trait in me: a barbecue!

  • @fravia22
    @fravia22 5 лет назад +611

    Bees: exist
    Matpat:
    I t s f r e e r e a l e s t a t e

    • @salesman2638
      @salesman2638 5 лет назад +2

      Ok, this is epic

    • @insaincaldo
      @insaincaldo 5 лет назад +7

      Truly the height of meme, when all meaning is finally lost

    • @qeratsu3728
      @qeratsu3728 5 лет назад +2

      😂😂😂 i love you now

    • @brokentv4825
      @brokentv4825 5 лет назад

      Manti Studios F R E E R E A L E S T A T E

    • @minecraftvlogmv7203
      @minecraftvlogmv7203 4 года назад

      Expensive fake estate

  • @cenzored6702
    @cenzored6702 5 лет назад +2715

    I can’t wait to force my cat to battle so that it grows into a giant cat with mini guns. Thanks MatPat!

    • @finalformcooler511
      @finalformcooler511 5 лет назад +114

      I'm going to jail!!! Mainly for animal abuse so thanks matpat

    • @shiroyasha7324
      @shiroyasha7324 5 лет назад +44

      lol, but that really sounds fun.

    • @cutecarnage253
      @cutecarnage253 5 лет назад +20

      Ummmm... Okay then.

    • @jenjenhocho3188
      @jenjenhocho3188 5 лет назад +54

      Cenzored unless it just turns into a bigger cat with a gold coin stuck on its head 😋

    • @simplyamanofculture2295
      @simplyamanofculture2295 5 лет назад +26

      Awww sweet imma do the same thing with a monkey or a frog and they can become a fire or water Nina or fighter😀

  • @GiubileiFernando
    @GiubileiFernando Год назад +43

    Hey guys, did you know that in terms of human companionship, Flareon is objectively the most huggable Pokémon? While their maximum temperature is likely too much for most, they are capable of controlling it, so they can set themselves to the perfect temperature for you. Along with that, they have a lot of fluff, making them undeniably incredibly soft to touch. But that’s not all, they have a very respectable special defense stat of 110, which means that they are likely very calm and resistant to emotional damage. Because of this, if you have a bad day, you can vent to it while hugging it, and it won’t mind. It can make itself even more endearing with moves like Charm and Baby Doll Eyes, ensuring that you never have a prolonged bout of depression again.

    • @deadheat1635
      @deadheat1635 5 месяцев назад +1

      I want Matpat to cover the Vaporeon copypasta in an April fools video.

    • @flamingpaxtsc
      @flamingpaxtsc 2 месяца назад

      This is the nice, family friendly version of

    • @Something_Something_Some
      @Something_Something_Some 21 день назад +1

      This is actually really nice :) I want a Flareon :3

  • @lunaangel4236
    @lunaangel4236 2 года назад +49

    I love how you still said "eevee is king" in the evolution aspect i dont know if it was intentional but it's rare to get a female eevee but really common to get males! Just a small detail i liked in the script

  • @teletubbiesharvest5615
    @teletubbiesharvest5615 5 лет назад +651

    turtle: *exists*
    me: *throws a ball at it* GROW CANNONS

    • @imeldakurniadi6085
      @imeldakurniadi6085 5 лет назад +3

      The frick

    • @gmoddude12
      @gmoddude12 5 лет назад +20

      i wish i could grow cannons on my friends by throwing my balls at them :(

    • @austintang5848
      @austintang5848 5 лет назад +12

      oriongaming I wish I could have friends to throw balls at me so I grow cannons

    • @Therevengeforget
      @Therevengeforget 4 года назад +12

      eevee plushie: *exist*
      me: *rubs real thunder stone* CHANGE.INTO.JOLTEON!

    • @mystic7865
      @mystic7865 4 года назад +1

      @@austintang5848 I can relate

  • @auroraofclanborealis
    @auroraofclanborealis 4 года назад +511

    When your genes don't work
    "Have you tired turning it off and on again?"

    • @griezellrios3555
      @griezellrios3555 4 года назад +15

      ehem.... tired.... I think that should be
      tried pal
      Edit: omg nvm this reply, this comment is literally 9 months ago XD

    • @ahmed4363
      @ahmed4363 4 года назад +2

      @@griezellrios3555 4

    • @griezellrios3555
      @griezellrios3555 4 года назад +2

      @@ahmed4363 oh.. lol XD

    • @visitinggoat6696
      @visitinggoat6696 4 года назад +2

      I GET that reference!
      You sir, are a man of culture

    • @auroraofclanborealis
      @auroraofclanborealis 4 года назад +2

      @@visitinggoat6696 Why thank you, my good sir!

  • @Bravado8957
    @Bravado8957 3 года назад +29

    Im so happy to see Oliver growing and you guys too as parents you guys are great keep up the great work cant wait to see more theories

  • @puppygirlman18
    @puppygirlman18 2 года назад +16

    This video has forever ruin the phrase: "______ is evolving into _________!" Now I think of it as "______ is using epigenetics to transform into _________!"

  • @stealthyfir7915
    @stealthyfir7915 3 года назад +1394

    When matpat teaches you more about biology than your school does

    • @leonsgameplays5804
      @leonsgameplays5804 2 года назад +14

      lool im more of a science guy in Grade * that hasn't tackled the topic of biology (except the education about how people reproduce if you can count that) and this just gave me new information

    • @thanquolrattenherz9665
      @thanquolrattenherz9665 2 года назад +6

      i only made middleschool in my country and i already heard about epigenetic and its influence on behavior, the metabolism and how it can influence the next generation for short term adaptions

    • @hushperse
      @hushperse 2 года назад +5

      lmao whhahahahaa

    • @cockgobbler782
      @cockgobbler782 2 года назад +4

      True

    • @rafaeleberhardtsarate4427
      @rafaeleberhardtsarate4427 2 года назад +5

      The way he speaks about epigenetics is really bad, c'mon

  • @mychannelisdiedbyyoutube9632
    @mychannelisdiedbyyoutube9632 4 года назад +420

    Anyone: I just evolved my Eevee!
    MatPat: Well, yes, but actually, no.

    • @cassieheadley4738
      @cassieheadley4738 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 funny

    • @miller2912
      @miller2912 4 года назад

      Good guess, but actually no.

    • @genericat4356
      @genericat4356 4 года назад

      @@miller2912 aaah, I see youre a man of culture aswell

    • @justafan9206
      @justafan9206 2 года назад

      Yeah yeah, we get it.

  • @raymondtan6013
    @raymondtan6013 Год назад +15

    I know I’m like over 4 years late but did anyone even notice that one of the evolution stones being shown was an everstone (that will prevent a pokemon FROM evolving) over all these years? You see this at 6:00 and 9:38.

    • @fakeplayer3308
      @fakeplayer3308 Год назад +4

      Well at least you have someone

    • @sprigganpanda
      @sprigganpanda Год назад +1

      I didn't know there was a stone that did that

  • @user-sm2kq4rh4l
    @user-sm2kq4rh4l Год назад +6

    5:01 so this is why my dad was blonde all his childhood,but his hair turned brown! And why I was blonde when I was 3 but my hair turned brown :D

  • @estelamarinas6905
    @estelamarinas6905 5 лет назад +4543

    Know what MatPat, you make science interesting. Why can't my teachers be like you?

    • @kitsunesden8085
      @kitsunesden8085 5 лет назад +202

      Probably because they either don't care and/or don't know about this.
      I schooled my 3rd grade teacher many years ago by telling her about the 4th state of matter: plasma. She didn't give an F... and definitely not an A xD

    • @user-nw5up7se1w
      @user-nw5up7se1w 5 лет назад +44

      Omg ikr I mean I have had good lessons and boring lessons

    • @user-nw5up7se1w
      @user-nw5up7se1w 5 лет назад +41

      And funny thing I think I am actually learning from him

    • @FN64Productions
      @FN64Productions 5 лет назад +49

      Probably because he gets paid more than a teacher...😒😏

    • @keiransimpson9536
      @keiransimpson9536 5 лет назад +36

      Game theory has thorght me more than school ever has

  • @antoniosalazar6699
    @antoniosalazar6699 4 года назад +698

    I come from the future: eevee now evolves to leafeon with a leaf stone, so congrats for the prediction :3

  • @bhartisharma139
    @bhartisharma139 2 года назад +4

    12:15 I love how he uses Getting over it for having the mouse fell stressful

  • @javharex007
    @javharex007 2 года назад +17

    MatPad: *explains and solves every mystery of pokemon evolution*
    Professors: Well I will pretend I didn't saw that and say that evolution happens because of friendship bonds between pokemon and trainer just for a kid to catch a legendary pokemon and beat the league

  • @ellajackson1678
    @ellajackson1678 5 лет назад +1940

    At the intro I thought my iPad broke 😂

  • @Andrew-ww1hz
    @Andrew-ww1hz 5 лет назад +299

    14:03 I wonder if stock image guy knows he's been in almost all of MatPat's theories lol.

    • @PrincessCikay
      @PrincessCikay 5 лет назад +25

      Oh god that was literally my thought before scrolling down here @___@

    • @teamboobooseth1
      @teamboobooseth1 5 лет назад +16

      I wish I could meet that stock image guy.

    • @imachickencake5812
      @imachickencake5812 5 лет назад +3

      I didn’t even have to see the time stamp to know what you meant XD

  • @1WolfFan
    @1WolfFan 2 года назад +9

    I often enjoy the series well enough. But I rarely save a video for re-watching later. This video has been added to my favorites list for future reference. Very informative, very cool, and might finally shut up one of my friends about his theories on things. lol

  • @kateb1127
    @kateb1127 2 года назад +8

    Fun fact: I learned more about genes here than during biology classes. I love genetics. And now I have more questions and fun facts to annoy my teacher with :D Thanks MatPat ;)

  • @ggraphicai
    @ggraphicai 4 года назад +428

    11:22 I like how he says “it’s like saying if you breed two cats together you would get a sabortoothed tiger *egg* !”
    As if cats lay eggs lmao

    • @spoongitoblue395
      @spoongitoblue395 4 года назад +5

      Bruh lmao

    • @literalfandomtrashnoseriou1992
      @literalfandomtrashnoseriou1992 4 года назад +4

      driftsu Exactly. That's the point my dude XD

    • @milo_south3670
      @milo_south3670 4 года назад +1

      RIP dreams

    • @vongaming5753
      @vongaming5753 4 года назад +5

      I mean, it's not exactly as if rodents like Pikachu is based on lay eggs either. Also, in the pokemon universe, you can get Meowth eggs, so sabertooth tiger egg makes perfect sense as a tie into a real-world example. The fact that you think you're correcting him when he made a perfectly sensible analogy to prove a point just shows how over-your-head this probably went. when there's even a small chance that you're criticizing someone smarter than you, stop, think about what you're going to say, and then don't say it.

    • @ggraphicai
      @ggraphicai 4 года назад +2

      Teaghan Shackelford dude chill I just thought it was funny. I didn’t mean it in a way to criticize him ;-;

  • @Naro_Rivers
    @Naro_Rivers 2 месяца назад +2

    I always thought Pokémon evolution was simply a form of metamorphosis, but this actually makes more sense since it's not tied to age.

  • @Killer-pl8vm
    @Killer-pl8vm 2 года назад +3

    In Pokémon Master journeys they give a brief explanation to how Eevee evolves, they said Eevee has unique genetics that are broken up with different DNA allowing it to adapt to any stone and be able to have that part of their DNA be activated. Also their was one Eevee who couldn’t evolve because they said that Eevee’s DNA was “too broken” and it wasn’t able to react to any stones.

  • @simone991
    @simone991 5 лет назад +724

    "IT'S NOT A PHASE MUM!"
    its my epigenetics

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 4 года назад +10

      It's funny cause the newest hypothesis link homosexuality with epigenetics.

    • @saturn9105
      @saturn9105 4 года назад +7

      @@Ignasimp wait what does homosexuality have to do with this discussion xD

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 4 года назад +6

      @@saturn9105 it has to do with the comment above. The sentence "it's just a phase" is used in most cases to refear to homosexuality.

    • @goldenfoxeye8212
      @goldenfoxeye8212 4 года назад +3

      *claps*

    • @DonnyDrake06
      @DonnyDrake06 4 года назад +5

      I MP wow I didn’t expect to be taught science but okay

  • @jonv.6213
    @jonv.6213 3 года назад +717

    matpat: EEVEE IS THE KEY TO EVOLUTION IN POKEMON AND REAL LIFE
    me: hehehe Eevkey

  • @Muggy.
    @Muggy. 2 года назад +1

    13:27 when you put it like that it makes me feel guilty for catching that charizard yesterday

  • @katenivens1571
    @katenivens1571 22 дня назад +1

    This was the first ever game theory I watched, and what got me into this amazing community. Thank you for continuing working on all of these amazing videos, and thank you to the rest of the theorist community by extension.

  • @robby_zhang
    @robby_zhang 5 лет назад +439

    My father, Yi Zhang, who is a Harvard professor who works on epigenetic, just watched your explaination on epigenetics, and he has two things to say.
    1.) You did a good job on making the basis of epigenetics understandable by someone who isn’t familiar with it.
    2.) But, you simplified to a point where a.) DNA is not locked, it is more whether or not it is accessible by proteins b.) The environment factor does not directly turn genes “on” or “off”, but to affect cofactors that are needed for the enzymatic activities of epigenetic enzymes.
    Overall, he said that you did a good job, and I agree that without your explaination, I, nor about a million other people, wouldn’t understand epigenetics at all.

    • @arayayazzie6706
      @arayayazzie6706 5 лет назад +56

      *Weird gloat but understandable*

    • @vikingzeroone9647
      @vikingzeroone9647 5 лет назад +18

      He isn’t gloating though, I think this person is on to something...

    • @zachbeckham6520
      @zachbeckham6520 5 лет назад +14

      Viking ZeroOne i mean nobody starts off a sentence with describing the specific, high profile job that their father has, and giving their name(hey, just case you know a thing or two about Harvard professors, this one helped birth me), without intending to gloat. Lol. Like dude about me said. Kind of a weird gloat but i get it

    • @LZKS
      @LZKS 5 лет назад +7

      My father is unemployed. I still know this though because I have a biochemistry/molecular biology degree, and actually paid attention in class.

    • @Realbatukhan
      @Realbatukhan 5 лет назад

      Difference?

  • @nerddwarf
    @nerddwarf 4 года назад +212

    "Pokémon is running out of ideas"
    GEN 1 HAD MAGNETS, AND A TONGUE!
    A TONGUE!!!

    • @billnyethesciencefry2898
      @billnyethesciencefry2898 4 года назад +7

      Nerd Dwarf and charizard wasn’t dragon type

    • @zaratheunicorn5679
      @zaratheunicorn5679 4 года назад +5

      Sneaky Braden mega Charizard X is fire and dragon...

    • @egorsdeimos3523
      @egorsdeimos3523 4 года назад +3

      Zara The Unicorn but that is mega charizard

    • @anilo-8672
      @anilo-8672 4 года назад +4

      transforming purple blobs

    • @Gunther930
      @Gunther930 4 года назад +4

      Gen 1 also had a sapient pokeball and its evolution, an upside down sapient pokeball

  • @angelnyx2838
    @angelnyx2838 2 года назад +10

    I'm a bit surprised that you didn't choose a butterfly as an example too. They undergo quite a physical change in their lifetime too.

    • @lasercraft32
      @lasercraft32 Год назад +4

      Especially since Butterfree is a Pokemon that "evolves" literally the same way irl butterflies do. :P

  • @dantesolomon5607
    @dantesolomon5607 2 года назад +1

    Funny enough they did mention that the evolution stones produced low levels of radiation which triggered the evolutionary adaptation, some fan-made games even expanded on that.
    Pokémon Uranium used the idea in such a way that if an Eevee was exposed to nuclear radiation it evolved in a similar way becoming Nucleon.
    Pokémon Insurgence gave Eevee a Mega Evolution which blocked off the effect of the stones, but in exchanged unlocked it's ability to activate the genes and change forms at will.

  • @stephengibson3886
    @stephengibson3886 5 лет назад +430

    Ironically in Let's Go Eevee, Eevee's pokedex entry literally states that "Eevee's genes are the key to solving the mysteries of Pokemon evolution."

    • @Sans-si1qn
      @Sans-si1qn 5 лет назад +4

      what about shiny eevee its silver but when it evolves in to a vaporeon its purple

    • @arcana6933
      @arcana6933 5 лет назад +23

      @@Sans-si1qn think of a shiny pokemon as a birth defect, just not a bad defect. Like if someone is born with a defect that affects their brain to make them think faster, or better, or changes it so that their skin color is blue.

    • @zayyanabbas4958
      @zayyanabbas4958 5 лет назад +6

      @@arcana6933 Something like albinism

    • @kotarodesu_23
      @kotarodesu_23 5 лет назад

      @@arcana6933
      Blue skin?
      Avatar 2?

    • @yajurka
      @yajurka 5 лет назад +5

      @@Sans-si1qn Shiny version probably has more or less melanin (or whatever is poke-equivalent) than rest. "Evolution" probably retains melanin levels, but also change color as they normally would, and we get new color that's "lighter" or "darker" than what it should have.

  • @quwyn6192
    @quwyn6192 5 лет назад +273

    Next theory why kangaskan is born with a baby

    • @Abdega
      @Abdega 5 лет назад +12

      What if that’s a male twin and you can get Kangaskans to produce eggs by having them switch “babies” ?

    • @Person-275
      @Person-275 5 лет назад +8

      the father fucked the foetus as well...

    • @pooker1208
      @pooker1208 5 лет назад +14

      There are actually animals that are born pregnant. For example aphids.

    • @greatduck5297
      @greatduck5297 5 лет назад +5

      What if it's just a form of camouflage and in reality the "baby" is just a second more monstrous mouth?

    • @musicguy8912
      @musicguy8912 5 лет назад +3

      @@greatduck5297 can't be because in its mega evolution the baby gets out of the pouch

  • @theultimateantihero
    @theultimateantihero 2 года назад +3

    I knew my phone wasn’t bugging out when I just clicked another video. Just MatPat trolling us. 😂

  • @who_dis438
    @who_dis438 Год назад +1

    This was a lot more fun to watch than my teacher's lecture! I explained the lesson to him and his jaw DROPPED. I am now his 'smart student' and he always asks for my thoughts. Thanks Matpat!

  • @SnoozesYaLoses
    @SnoozesYaLoses 5 лет назад +309

    Coincidentally I just took a college exam on epigenetics and may I say, you are spot on. Good job with your research!

    • @pgkb216
      @pgkb216 4 года назад

      His definition of epigenetics its just very very simplified. There are a few more regulation mechanism also counting into epigenetics

  • @jasperbouchet3077
    @jasperbouchet3077 5 лет назад +253

    Professor MatPat has finally beat Professor Oak to figuring out Pokémon evolution.

    • @emilymckelvey2530
      @emilymckelvey2530 5 лет назад +5

      Jasper Bouchet Oak, and Rowan, and Juniper, and every other professor who tried to figure out evolution xD then again, those people in Pokémon don’t even understand how eggs are made xD

    • @geekygamer8434
      @geekygamer8434 5 лет назад +1

      😹😹😹

    • @jasperbouchet3077
      @jasperbouchet3077 5 лет назад +1

      @@emilymckelvey2530 In retrospect, Professor MatPat is the true Pokémon professor

    • @essi1296
      @essi1296 5 лет назад

      OH MY GOOOOOOO

    • @raynieves8419
      @raynieves8419 5 лет назад

      LMAO

  • @RocketVet
    @RocketVet Год назад +1

    Hands down on of the best videos I've seen on YT. It's Eevee, it's science, and 100% awesome!

  • @StoopyXP
    @StoopyXP 3 дня назад +1

    00:00 Please anyone else watching this video, turn on the captions. It's worth it

  • @Gabowsk
    @Gabowsk 3 года назад +564

    Shower thoughts:
    Can Eevees be Bees?
    And thus a video was born.

  • @Vassilmcjohnson
    @Vassilmcjohnson 3 года назад +454

    Plot twist: the quality of the intro is so good that our devices are crashing

  • @rosaliebachand3379
    @rosaliebachand3379 7 месяцев назад

    Watching the video with the subtitles makes it even better. Can't get enough of it.

  • @BrashM
    @BrashM 2 года назад +6

    Beautiful 😪 seriously love the effort and the way things are explained 🙌

  • @thejennybean
    @thejennybean 5 лет назад +807

    So what you're saying is... If I get into enough fights, I'll turn on my genetic potential and become a giant fire breathing winged lizard?

    • @qbedjamesin1475
      @qbedjamesin1475 5 лет назад +39

      Kira Blanchard R/WHOOSH

    • @xlcarbon3961
      @xlcarbon3961 5 лет назад +41

      Yeah, it works. I tried it. I got expelled from school but now I have scorch marks on my tablet. Worth it.

    • @WhiteDragonOfLight
      @WhiteDragonOfLight 5 лет назад +18

      yes but just make sure the people you're beating up are a high enough level..... and make sure you get insurance for your house before you do, because doing so afterwords might be hard.

    • @Senordisastermaster
      @Senordisastermaster 5 лет назад +16

      @Kira Blanchard To be fair you might potentially become a great fighter, if you have the genetic disposition to do so, after a ton of fights.
      And who knows, maybe he does have Charizard genes locked in his genetic code. He just needs to pick more fights with stronger opponents. /s

    • @zekerdeath
      @zekerdeath 5 лет назад +4

      @Kira Blanchard the r/wooosh is real

  • @HandmadeGoose97
    @HandmadeGoose97 5 лет назад +286

    If Ollie is given a Theorist stone then he turns into Matt Patt right?

  • @metalpunk
    @metalpunk Год назад +1

    That was fascinating. I didn't expect to ever think about real-world science when gaming, but know I guess that'll be in the back of my mind.

  • @TheShadowMaven
    @TheShadowMaven Год назад +1

    Fun fact about me: on my first playthrough of pokemon sword, I thought your pokemon would die if you didn't feed them some curry or berries every now and then... I know, I was stupid, but I never really used held berries in battle, so whipping them up to make some curry when the pokemon center is too far away and I was out of ethers and potions was my best idea

  • @Shadowpastcool
    @Shadowpastcool 5 лет назад +655

    Oh hey, Mat, next Pokemon episode explain, explain how a turtle "grows" metal water cannons?

    • @ceceliam6032
      @ceceliam6032 5 лет назад +90

      wartortle snuck into a military base and stole them

    • @Da1_ow
      @Da1_ow 5 лет назад +45

      Yeah but explain how they seem to have an infinite source of water

    • @mariasoriano4633
      @mariasoriano4633 5 лет назад +31

      He's stealing it from his neighbor ofc

    • @mariosdaoukliotis4967
      @mariosdaoukliotis4967 5 лет назад +36

      @@Da1_ow its named pee
      but dont tell anyone

    • @randomanonymousidentity3148
      @randomanonymousidentity3148 5 лет назад +25

      It gains high heat capacity and slowly assimilates metal until it uses internal heat to melt and forge the metal into cannons!

  • @deadacc6338
    @deadacc6338 4 года назад +377

    "It wouldn't suprise me for a penkey or turguin to be in gen 8"
    eiscue: you're half right

    • @ranjanasharan4051
      @ranjanasharan4051 3 года назад +3

      @Red Harby wow a stolen reply from a comment

    • @orangetabby7122
      @orangetabby7122 3 года назад +1

      cant wait for it to learn FLY

    • @kievakeating9009
      @kievakeating9009 2 года назад +1

      Corvinight: CRAW CRAW!
      translation: MEAN! OFFENSIVE!

    • @diamondseraph9369
      @diamondseraph9369 Год назад

      @@uhhhhhy
      Oh my god they can speak normal sentences--

    • @uhhhhhy
      @uhhhhhy Год назад

      @@diamondseraph9369 yea I'm like the only 1 that replies and comments normal sentences

  • @jenniferlopez901
    @jenniferlopez901 2 года назад +1

    This reminds me of when I was in fifth grade and had to write an essay on evolution. I decided to write about Pokémon evolution, this would have been a big help for that….

  • @demonshdow
    @demonshdow 2 года назад +1

    What if all the genes turn on? Will it be a kind of rainbow-typing like Arceus?

  • @ustioteamleader9716
    @ustioteamleader9716 5 лет назад +69

    Matpat: Time to start with the most adorable pokemon ever created, Eevee!
    Pikachu: :o

  • @aidenlosee
    @aidenlosee 3 года назад +464

    My teacher is still shook about how I knew about epigenetics

    • @saidaabdille8603
      @saidaabdille8603 3 года назад +9

      🤣

    • @magiguy7897
      @magiguy7897 3 года назад +29

      My teacher sent us this video for some fun information on epigenetics

    • @daan_vr5527
      @daan_vr5527 3 года назад +5

      We were talking about that, a week ago and now i see this video XD

    • @ooi97
      @ooi97 3 года назад +22

      "This knowledge is classified!
      HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE RESTRICTED SECTION!?!?"

    • @brain.exehasstopedrespondi9832
      @brain.exehasstopedrespondi9832 3 года назад +4

      Me already knowing about epigenetics and telling my teacher in fifth grade

  • @Blank____
    @Blank____ Год назад +1

    I'm 12 years old and usually stuff like this would bore me to death but you have some kind of power that makes me interested in science

  • @bloodystatic4156
    @bloodystatic4156 Год назад +2

    This still fits so well! Even in Gen IX!

  • @ooi97
    @ooi97 3 года назад +262

    Pokemon evolution is like going through puberty in three seconds. Multiple times in a lifetime.

    • @itried7934
      @itried7934 2 года назад +11

      thats my internal nightmare

    • @Eli-sr6rz
      @Eli-sr6rz 2 года назад +4

      No it’s just epigenetic. I wish I could turn into a fire breathing dragon that can fly around by no, I’m just a human that can walk around(or use an vehicle)

    • @kadelin3318
      @kadelin3318 Год назад +2

      I'm pretty sure it's just metamorphosis

    • @guizintheinsect5022
      @guizintheinsect5022 Год назад +3

      @@Eli-sr6rz bro,as mat said,you could have the potential for something like that,just change your routine

    • @Robloxwithstacey
      @Robloxwithstacey 7 месяцев назад

      @@forkwithasuitI’ll take it

  • @corwinschuerch6691
    @corwinschuerch6691 5 лет назад +99

    Leave it to MatPat to connect Pokemon to the real world through a super-sayian rat.

    • @DragzX
      @DragzX 5 лет назад

      Super-Sayian Ratdita.

  • @lancejustinealexisdevega8226
    @lancejustinealexisdevega8226 2 года назад +2

    mat pat: role intro
    me: "watches"
    me:what am i getting hacked

  • @cherrytomatoes2613
    @cherrytomatoes2613 2 года назад +1

    4:38 Awww! A happy family! ♡♡♡

  • @BirdKeeperToby
    @BirdKeeperToby 5 лет назад +805

    I would love to have worked on this with you ^_^ There is also a theory of mine connecting the eevee line and specifically Espeon to Mew, the "ancestor" of all Pokemon. Given most mew have gone extinct pokemon like Eevee with it's unstable DNA and Espeon with it's many similar traits to mew could be modern days closes't living ancestor to Mew

    • @DeathGodRiku
      @DeathGodRiku 5 лет назад +45

      MATPAT YOU DO THIS COLLAB!

    • @grahamcrackers427
      @grahamcrackers427 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah

    • @SheosMan117
      @SheosMan117 5 лет назад +17

      @@DeathGodRiku Or better, with Lockstin. If they collab, that'll be the true biggest crossover.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 5 лет назад

      Hahahahhaah I just saw something very hideous! I looked in the mirror! But I am the best RUclipsr of this generation so it is all good! Thanks for you attention dear tzoby

    • @Valetravelgames
      @Valetravelgames 5 лет назад

      Lol

  • @emperorrcktee2680
    @emperorrcktee2680 5 лет назад +103

    "I'm not going to ruin eevee"
    procides to make the intro picture creepy AF

  • @SummerStars18
    @SummerStars18 Год назад +1

    My god, I love your videos so much. Thank you so much for thinking so much about these things and explaining them in plain English. I get accused of looking into things too deep but man, you really take the cake and I am ALL here for it, it's awesome!

  • @juanolverarivera5073
    @juanolverarivera5073 2 года назад +2

    God how I love this theory makes all the sense and I adore pokemon which makes it much more interesting

  • @tripleclaw3
    @tripleclaw3 5 лет назад +152

    The funny thing is that there is actual evolution in Pokémon if you look in to Fossil Pokémon

    • @DaFunBroz
      @DaFunBroz 5 лет назад +25

      tripleclaw3 yeah I think some of the connections between Pokémon like kabutops and scyther/genesect or garchomp and sharpedo are super interesting. That actually probably just goes further to prove MatPat’s theory, though, because animals subject to epigenetics are still also subject to factors that would cause evolution

    • @tripleclaw3
      @tripleclaw3 5 лет назад +6

      DaFunBroz That’s what is so great about it

    • @ChoccyMilk1940
      @ChoccyMilk1940 5 лет назад

      @@DaFunBroz Don't forget Golisopod

    • @IanMelbourne93
      @IanMelbourne93 5 лет назад

      Well Alolan forms are essentially adaptive evolution of kantonian forms

  • @Wolffang731
    @Wolffang731 5 лет назад +237

    9:12 Now im just thinking of a family of jolteons that has their kid turn into a flareon

    • @timmygreat1230
      @timmygreat1230 5 лет назад +2

      Wolffang731 It wouldnt though

    • @ccsilverwolf8462
      @ccsilverwolf8462 5 лет назад +39

      @@timmygreat1230 Sure it could. That's the point. Jolteons don't have jolteon eggs, they have eevees. I want to write the comic now, but it'd be basically Coco with Pokemon. "I wanna be FIERY" "NO GDI WE ARE A FAMILY OF ELECTRICITY! DO NOT BE SEDUCED TO THE DARKSIDE!" "Too late, check out my awesome haaaaair /wave wave"

    • @timmygreat1230
      @timmygreat1230 5 лет назад +1

      CC Silverwolf Oh I thought Wolffang meant it would already be a flareon...I didnt read the comment carefully....my bad.l.l

    • @dimitrilepain3821
      @dimitrilepain3821 5 лет назад +5

      mother jolteon being like "dont worry honey it's just a phase" and father jolteon answers "no its not thats the point!"

  • @v0idl1nq87
    @v0idl1nq87 2 года назад

    Ok but like the subtitles have such cute and funny little add-ons that I find amazing

  • @aaronballard8211
    @aaronballard8211 2 месяца назад

    It’s wild to go back and see things like teasers for Film theory

  • @skpcboy
    @skpcboy 5 лет назад +237

    I was about to say "what if I left my pokemon at the daycare" and how it would evolve there if it wasn't exposed to harsh battling conditions. Then I realised, they _don't_ evolve when left in a daycare (which I learnt after leaving my Magikarp there until it leveled up *past* it's evolution level and soon when I picked it up, I got a buffed up Magikarp, but no Gyarodos :c ). You can, however, pick up the pokemon from the daycare *before* leveling up to it's evolution level, and then level it up to evolve by - you guessed it - battling. Good job MatPat! Another great theory.
    PS: Or is this _really_ MatPat? No cringy joke before the intro? Naaaah this can't be

    • @kayplays1998
      @kayplays1998 5 лет назад +1

      Except if you get it past it's evolutionary cap and feed it a rare candy without battling. Then it'll evolve without being in battle. But that is also a really specific set of events anyway

    • @Gamer3427
      @Gamer3427 5 лет назад +5

      @@kayplays1998 To be fair, it could be that Rare Candies trigger the same genes within the Pokemon that would be triggered by battling, just doing it by a chemical stimulus rather than a purely environmental one. That would also explain how a piece of candy effectively gives experience in the same way that fighting potentially dozens of battles would......

    • @exLightningg
      @exLightningg 5 лет назад

      4 Reasons why you're wrong
      1 - Rare candy
      2 - Pokemon can get exp from you catching other pokemon
      3 - Evolution stones
      4 - Trade evolutions

    • @zero030797
      @zero030797 5 лет назад +1

      @@exLightningg Pokemon gaining exp from catching other pokemone still makes since because you're pokemon were in a battle with that other pokemon before it was caught in the pokeball. Unless you are talking about let's go Eevee/Pikachu in which case those games were released Very Very recently and made to be a dumbed down version of regular pokemon.

  • @dominicorido1310
    @dominicorido1310 4 года назад +98

    My mind: * Hears the words Epigenetics*
    Me: EPIC GENETICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @marko55100
      @marko55100 4 года назад +1

      That is Basically what it means...

  • @beastbanditshow7333
    @beastbanditshow7333 2 года назад +1

    I am so glad that now I know how pokemon evolution works this question must have been hard to answer for you but thanks for the answer mathew props to you

  • @Malikimusmaximus
    @Malikimusmaximus 3 месяца назад +2

    Eevee It's awesome to have these many evolutions.

  • @diplak6059
    @diplak6059 5 лет назад +308

    The intro I thought was my iPads fault because my iPad is really really really old

    • @Jay-sc2so
      @Jay-sc2so 5 лет назад +5

      How old

    • @diplak6059
      @diplak6059 5 лет назад +6

      its like games vd akker my parents waited like 5h for it in a line for it and look at it now

    • @alyciacayemberg2162
      @alyciacayemberg2162 5 лет назад +3

      Thank god I'm not the only one lol. I thought my computer was getti g ready to blue screen.

    • @diplak6059
      @diplak6059 5 лет назад

      Alycia Cayemberg I'm here for you

    • @Deneberus
      @Deneberus 5 лет назад

      Epicforlife 195 Same tho. Mine's going on 8 years, and is starting to show signs of its age by its slowing processing power.

  • @doudsnf
    @doudsnf 5 лет назад +310

    If we unlock things why haven't I unlocked my brain after trying to use it for years

  • @thewildruda6113
    @thewildruda6113 2 года назад

    MatPat : hmm yes the Epigenetics in a Pokemon are activated when forced in specific situations, and depending on the situation your Pokemon evolves adaptively.
    GameFreak : “if enemy gets bonk, your pokemon gets stronk”

  • @shinyeevee5622
    @shinyeevee5622 2 года назад

    9:35
    I like how he's talking about evolution here and then one of the stones he puts on the screen is an everstone.
    I also like how my favorite Pokemon is the star of the video.

  • @dylbowaggins4160
    @dylbowaggins4160 4 года назад +60

    Should have mentioned grasshoppers turning into locust,that's an interesting thing that might be relevant to this video

  • @heyitsnoveci
    @heyitsnoveci 4 года назад +225

    MatPat: roll intro
    Intro: *glitches out like crazy*

    • @darthjaq
      @darthjaq 3 года назад +11

      Wobbleice
      I am from a le future, they made a game and you get hints from the intros

    • @saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand9004
      @saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand9004 3 года назад +4

      Ah yes, CHAOS THEORY

    • @cooldude-vs2in
      @cooldude-vs2in 3 года назад +5

      Ye i thought i had a virus

    • @sotamboys6409
      @sotamboys6409 3 года назад +1

      @@cooldude-vs2in same

  • @TheNetherLord5240
    @TheNetherLord5240 2 года назад +1

    After watching this video, I learned a lot about epigenetics, and now I will use that as a conversation starter.

  • @VedisThana
    @VedisThana 2 года назад +1

    University entrance essay; "Well, my interest in epigenetics started way back when I first watched a certain youtube video related to another...umm... *passion* I have..."

  • @oppositeofitself8444
    @oppositeofitself8444 5 лет назад +348

    Adding to this, Pokemon don't evolve while in day care

    • @nwcleear
      @nwcleear 5 лет назад +14

      And when certain events happen *COUGH POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON COUGH*, The evolution gene gets turned off.
      And then the pokemon "devolves". Neatt

    • @farisweiss2373
      @farisweiss2373 5 лет назад +13

      Well those pokemon are concerned about the sheets not the streets if you know what I'm getting at.

    • @CaptainManaFruit
      @CaptainManaFruit 5 лет назад +1

      Actually they do, at least in the older games. I accidentally left my surskit in the day care until level 44. Evolved still into a masquerain.

    • @pinkywholng6421
      @pinkywholng6421 5 лет назад +1

      @@CaptainManaFruit Bold of us to assume the day care "cares" for our pokemon

    • @nocandy33
      @nocandy33 5 лет назад +3

      CaptainManaFruit But that surskit only evolved when you leveled up one more time while it’s in your possession. Being with you as a trainer is a stressful situation that forces it to evolve into a better battler for you.

  • @brumodettv1141
    @brumodettv1141 4 года назад +81

    Rat shoots beam of ice
    Me: genetics

  • @wantedchimp9681
    @wantedchimp9681 Год назад +2

    I already loved Evie and had him as my favorite but you just made him so much more of a god! For once I'm happy to be watching this instead of questioning my sanity!

  • @barthotymous
    @barthotymous Год назад +1

    the subtitles for this are gold

  • @TheAres1999
    @TheAres1999 5 лет назад +175

    Now we're left to wonder how and why the genetic potential to become a Gyarados was in a Magikarp to begin with.

    • @ajax9644
      @ajax9644 5 лет назад +25

      Cause it would constantly goten the crap beaten out of it if you used it in battle thus making its evolution all the more efective

    • @Monsuco
      @Monsuco 5 лет назад +28

      Umm, Japanese folk legend about a fish swimming up a waterfall and becoming a dragon?

    • @aywantsvodka
      @aywantsvodka 5 лет назад +8

      Maybe it’s pretending to be stupid so ppl won’t catch it and turn it into a dragon and have it fight till the end?

    • @jinmushui1soul
      @jinmushui1soul 5 лет назад +1

      Stochasticity.

    • @bowmanc.7439
      @bowmanc.7439 5 лет назад +4

      Monsuco
      Chinese. But yes.
      If you ask me, this means Pokemon evolution isn’t explained by earth science. It obeys the law of a different universe which has a sentient creator and several gods that directly tie to natural phenomenons.

  • @robothehobo7337
    @robothehobo7337 5 лет назад +397

    Just change the name of the channel to Bee Theory already
    [Edit] 400+ likes lmao

  • @SkyFlame27
    @SkyFlame27 Год назад +1

    The Agouti mouse is basically a rattata that turns into a raticate 😂
    Also, subtitles are very vocal in this one. Nice job 😆

  • @gregorymirabella1423
    @gregorymirabella1423 2 года назад +2

    14:34 the funny thing is that leafeon uses a leaf stone now.

  • @sandalbrains
    @sandalbrains 5 лет назад +648

    14:36, Eevee doesn’t evolve into a leafeon with a leaf stone. Finally I found a mistake! Edit: Just realized Mat already pointed that out. Oops. I’m still proud!

    • @neondiddle2039
      @neondiddle2039 5 лет назад +7

      How DARE you question our lords word with pathetic semantics. BURN heretic!

    • @coffeetext
      @coffeetext 5 лет назад +2

      Could've found glaring mistakes farther back than even the Half-Life theory.

    • @mykkiangel1059
      @mykkiangel1059 5 лет назад

      Dude chillllll(pats neon )chillll

    • @dmtapp
      @dmtapp 5 лет назад

      it does in some games xd but yes matpat and you are true

    • @parakeetiscool7647
      @parakeetiscool7647 5 лет назад +1

      I’m not 100% sure, but I’m pretty sure if both parents have brown hair it doesn’t mean it’s set in stone. Both my parents have brown hair and I have blond hair.

  • @varianmetcalf8220
    @varianmetcalf8220 3 года назад +226

    We had a substitute teacher back in high school when we covered punnet squares and I started talking about epigenetic and the sub had no idea what I was saying plus I think game theory helped me pass science

    • @Th3.Kin9
      @Th3.Kin9 3 года назад +12

      We should now just ask for him to make another channel for teaching

    • @trikitrikitriki
      @trikitrikitriki 3 года назад +17

      That substitute teacher probably didn't go to college to be a science teacher. Possibly another type of teacher, possibly not a teacher at all. In most states, you just need a certain number of college credits of any kind to qualify to be a substitute teacher.

  • @Alium4060Obero
    @Alium4060Obero 3 года назад +1

    0:15 GAME THEORY EXE HAS STOPPED WORKING

  • @MamaOf2g1b
    @MamaOf2g1b 8 месяцев назад +1

    Not me watching this 4 years later AND getting a Halloween Pokémon add-

  • @orange_enthusiast7083
    @orange_enthusiast7083 5 лет назад +135

    Teacher: so today we’ll be learning about Epigenetics
    Me: *_The Expert_*

    • @Denji_Hayakawa
      @Denji_Hayakawa 4 года назад +1

      Same

    • @Denji_Hayakawa
      @Denji_Hayakawa 4 года назад +1

      @@goldenfoxeye8212 i told my friends that is a pokèmon fan and they look really confuse and im in 5th grade too

    • @teen17
      @teen17 4 года назад +1

      @@goldenfoxeye8212 little kids

    • @pgkb216
      @pgkb216 4 года назад

      @@goldenfoxeye8212 please dont use his definition tho its super simplified and wont help you impress ya teacher lol. The locking and unlocking of genes is just a part of what epigenetics is about its not the whole thing

  • @evelynbelle1297
    @evelynbelle1297 4 года назад +251

    Okay, did anyone else notice that at 9:44 the "flareon egg" Was just the beginner fire dragon egg from Dragon City?

    • @v0rr13d6
      @v0rr13d6 3 года назад +14

      yea.. me too, that was a gr8 game

    • @zaijansantinov.alestante2458
      @zaijansantinov.alestante2458 3 года назад +11

      I played it and would’ve have played it for a long time until I lost my legenedary I quited the game

    • @yuritrochin8716
      @yuritrochin8716 3 года назад +3

      i did i was about to comment that too

    • @masudaahmed7990
      @masudaahmed7990 3 года назад

      I hate dragoon city

    • @notlolzgamer9447
      @notlolzgamer9447 3 года назад

      Zaijan Santino V. Alestante how did you lose it?

  • @WitchDoctorMegra
    @WitchDoctorMegra 2 года назад +1

    Do you have a theory on the friendship evolutions? There are some Pokémon that can only evolve when you and the Pokémon max out your friendship. Like Espeon, Umbreon, and Sylveon for example if you teach your Eevee a fairy move and then max out your friendship you get a sylveon, if you want an Espeon, just let it learn psychic moves and say no to learning fairy. Umberon, same thing, but don’t let it evolve until night.
    Frosmoth, also a Pokémon that evolves via friendship, but also can only evolve at night. Is that just a magic thing? or was it a magic/science thing?

  • @leviosarwingardium
    @leviosarwingardium Год назад +1

    The captions are wild for this one.