Just as a quick note, STARS ARE NOT DEAD PLANETS, I didn't realize the insanity had settled in that early, but I figured I'd address and pin that here. In addition, Lapras eats fish in the Ultra Moon Pokedex, and Kyurem is rumored to eat people, just small things to note and hopefully people read this as to not be misinformed. Abra in the Sun dex is stated to eat berries in trees Skitty COULD be an ambush predator as many cats actually are Orbeetle could be eating small bugs as ladybugs do eat aphids And many apes/monkeys are omnivores as they do eat PLENTY of bugs In addition, Victini is noted in the research notes, but I didn't mention that it technically isn't a part of the food chain. That V for Victory makes it win every battle and breaks the system, making it rival Arceus The only reason I know some of these now is due to the kind constructive criticism and comments of YOU! Thank you!
for mega glailie it could freeze its prey then once the mega evolutions over eat them for spiritomb since so many ghost types eat life force i would say ghost types eat life force by default just that the dex does not state the method for some same for yamask, mimikyu, dreepy and gholdengo. as for greavard the official scarlet and violet site (im having trouble with links easiest way to find it is to look at the bulbapedia citation for its greavard description sry) states that "Greavard will slowly and inadvertently absorb the life-force of those around it,", for rotom its primarily an electric type so i believe it eats electricity not life (i have a theory that the spirit world sustains dusknoir but unlike the others that is pure conjecture) edit: just got to the misdreavus section and remembered some ghosts eat fear but based on the pokemon i listed the only one i think would go into this camp instead of life eating would possibly be spiritomb eating the emotive reaction to its mischief
Oh my gosh! That's amazing! Tell her I have a shorter 1 hour one on regional variants that talks about them and how they changed via real life evolution!
Re: bulbasaur’s pokedex entry, “It can go days without eating” when an organism both performs photosynthesis and eats other organisms, it’s called mixotrophy.
You're actually correct, in the Ultra Moon pokedex it says that, which I missed and must've misread as the Laura's population dwindling/suffering as per most of the others
I liked that he does occasionally distinguished that this is their wild diet because it's pretty clear from the games that most Pokemon can eat other things when in the care of a trainer and probably do for that matter
Just wanted to mention that (for the Orbeetle line) ladybugs are not herbivores. They eat aphids and other small insects that we generally consider plant pests.
@@atortoiseamongturtles4958 l'm convinced than Orbeetle eat people, ladybugs only little bugs, but of ladybugs were gigant and had mind control power they would people, I think
Just finding a random labcoat in your closet and deciding to use it is such a mood. I have a pair of scrubs that i found and I was like "these things are comfy who says i can't wear them around the house"
I leveled the audio to eliminate it from getting suddenly loud for this exact reason, I'm weirdly happy my insanity was calm enough to bring you to sleep lol
And then Camps and Picnics came out, and suddenly every pokémon is an omnivore, even if they clearly shouldn't be. Would be nice if they made a grimace every time you give them something off-diet, but nope!
Like if the pokemon company's creativity was more fleshed out with its mechanics, then some pokemon wouldn't be able to use certain items like berries, which, honestly, would be a cool and intuitive competitive change to the game.
Funny enough, I'm actually visiting an aquarium as part of my break this weekend! Thank you as to be honest I almost gave up and broke this into parts but I was determined for *my* pride and goals to do this all at once! I hope you enjoy this video and my other videos as they support massive undertakings like this!
Imagine drinking tea that you KNOW is going to kill you like,,, it reminds me of those people that purposely eat foods they're allergic to, or those extremely spicy foods that occasionally kill people. Definitely playing with your life at that point.
@@Error403HRD There are spiders that eat birds irl though. Usually smaller birds like songbirds or hummingbirds, but still. They’re usually no bigger than a tarantula
It's seems fitting that most legendaries don't eat, are autotrophs, or are inorganic heterotrophs. Beings of such unimaginable power needn't rely upon the existence of weaklings /j
This was always something I thought about if Pokémon were real. People wouldn’t have that many or some big ones because they would be too expensive to feed. Imagine having to buy hundreds of pounds of berries and Pokémon food a day for your Snorlax or Slaking.
I've always thought dragon tamers must be rich on average for how large they tend to be, plus the rarity. I guess average trainers or casual people in the pokemon world who aren't trainers stick to house pet sized pokemon, and elite or wealthy trainers can afford more
Pokemon in pokeballs don't need food, they've been digitized. Pokecenters return cells to perfect states including nutrients. Food is a treat for captive pokemon.
@@anny8720 In the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon, dragon feeding is brought up more than a few times lol. They take livestock taxes from the people to feed many hungry Dragons.
Venomoth eating Venonat is actually... interesting and a little unsettling, given that polemon's a franchise all about befriending these creatures. Imagine breeding a venonat only to have its mother decide to eat it.
Thank you! Honestly, I say the best you can do other than watch the video in full and watch other content (or even join streams) is to simply share the video around!
This video looks awesome!! I'm sure I'll edit this comment with more detail as the video goes on: Cleffa->Clefable having front-facing eyes could be because they need the added depth of vision due to dancing requiring spatial awareness and the ability to properly measure distances I remember a pokedex entry (or maybe card entry) for Boldore stating that it carefully drinks cave water, it's possible that they're an autotroph due to sucking up mineral (and likely turgid) water
It surprises me the number of people that don’t read the pokedex. It is such a vital part of a play through for me. It shows just how many ways people play pokemon.
I love how you assume that the level of intelligence of the pokemon makes them less likely to eat other pokemon, but In real life, the smarter and more understanding of emotion a creature is.... The more they torture their prey.
What you said about Bobcats vs Bears is also true about Wolverines vs Bears. Wolverines are extremely vicious creatures and Bears go out of their way to avoid them because they're so aggressive and put up so much of a fight. It just goes to show that even if something is bigger and stronger than you if you're crazy enough they won't fuck with you. And also I do like the standing format. I feel like it holds my attention.
"there are no pokemon among the legendaries that will try to hunt eachother down; it is mutually assured destruction" Kyogre and Groudon: "this sign wont stop us cause we cant read"
41:41 the vanilite line aren't ice creams, they're icicles camouflaging themselves as ice creams by putting snow on top of them (there's even official art of how they look without snow)
Haxorus was all but confirmed to be an herbivore by Ken Sugimori, the creator of the Pokemon. He said he took inspiration from a beak-mouth herbivore dinosaur. It eats dirt to keep its tusks sharp and likely uses them not to hunt, but to defend itself and dig up roots/vegetables as well as pull branches closer to eat fruits, leaves, etc. This may also be why they have long necks (in order to reach tree branches better).
Id say not liking to fight isn't inherently a herbivore thing because lots of solitary predators avoid unnecessary conflict, if they get injured and can't hunt they lower their survival chances, they usually go for quick easy kills when possible. That aside I'm loving this video so far
Fighting is more of an herbivore thing because they can afford to do it, if they get injured they can simply eat some plants but a predator has to get lucky to recover.
Fun fact: when you are camping in Sword/Shield and have an Apltun out, it will fall asleep and when you call it over, it will wake up startled and its apple cap will fly up and its eyes will be wide open in shock before walking over to you. I thought it was really cute!
That's genuinely a good point that I overlooked. I'd assume they'd still potentially for anything else they'd need but this is a perfect and simple counter argument
I am extremely impressed with the effort put into this video! The research alone would be enough to bring me to tears, much less the recording and editing. Without a doubt this is an impressive accomplishment, and despite the uselessness of this knowledge, I can't imagine spending these four hours watching anything else. You are incredibly entertaining and I look forward to seeing what you do next. I'm going to sleep, then I'm going to dig through your backlog. You've successfully thrown off my sleep schedule, so take pride in that accomplishment lol
I've been away for the weekend taking a little break since I worked so hard on this, but I've been reading through comments and responding here and there, and while I didn't react to all of yours, I have to admit that your string of comments and added information may be my favorite. The community discord is always available as well Rest easy and thank you for your viewership and the genuine compliments 😁
@KrillikVA just woke up (wow i was tired) and I'm glad you enjoyed my comment spam! I've joined the discord and i can't wait to see what you do next! I'm going to start with your backlog though.
This guy's always popping up on my recommended and i'm always amazed how he can talk about Pokemon for hours straight, without cuts Then i see the voices get increasingly louder and bro getting more and more unhinged and i go ,,ah thats how" lmao
"Carnivore at heart but it eats berries" is such a weird thing to be in the pokedex lol. Especially since i don't think rufflet or braviary are particularly violent, right? (Don't quote me on that, I didn't double check)
A great many issues here, the biggest I've noticed so far are saying stars are planets and the conflation of autotrophs with chemotrophs. When an organism breaks down things like minerals of rocks or target specific chemicals that are abundant in certain areas (like sulfur in volcanic regions or hydro-thermal vents), we don't call those autotrophs; we specifically call them chemotrophs.
That's actually a really good point, I would say that would be more specific for when I made the category "inorganic heterotrophs" as I do have a bunch of Pokemon that would be perfect for chemotrophs in that case! That's actually a term I hadn't really learned before and tried finding. As for the stars, yeah, no defense there, a simple mistake from years of never learning that proper
I could only hope they see this and reach out one day But I highly recommend watching this in sections as I have it cut into easy to click chapters! Either way, I greatly appreciate the comment!
VERY surprised and in disagreement with pretty much all of the "herbivore" picks that are based on the Pokémon being compassionate or friendly. The closest social species to Eevee are dogs or lions, which very specifically create packs/prides to hunt together. While sociality isn't exclusive to carnivores or omnivores, I'd definitely not consider it anywhere near a herbivorous trait.
Honestly, I completely respect that opinion I see pokemon and I often think of their pokedex and habits first and foremost even if pokemon like eevee have fox/dog/cat hybridization which would typically make it an omnivore at least
Yeeaaahhh that's the most commented on thing bc instead of saying "some COULD be dead bc they're so far away" I just said they're all dead which is unlikely. Very inaccurate on my part
Fun fact canonically Vanillish actually has a little bald head underneath all that ice so you actually could eat the ice shavings off of its head without harming the Pokemon although I imagine the Pokemon would find it very awkward to have a human licking them
1:15:47 When he said "Human children" i thought he was gonna say if a Tropius ate human children over and over again it would start growing them pftahahaha
This is terribly underrated. I love this. These kinds of things are my favorite types of videos. Overanalyzing fictional universes about completely pointless stuff. Great job
Thank you! Game Theory had a pretty big influence on me and I've only just recently decided I would start deep diving into Pokémon! Hope to see you in other videos or even streams and help the channel get out of the "underrated" zone by sharing it! I did everything from the art, to editing, and of course recording!
Wait really? I figured mine was the simplified one so that's why I called it the food chain, so this is news to me! Didn't think they'd both still be called food webs!
Amazing video! The quality really shows :)) In the future, I’d be interested in seeing video covering Pokémon with clothing like things and explaining that.
This video kept me company as I sorted through my entire sticker collection all afternoon and evening, nearing you in insanity, so all in all I had a great time
2:12:40 I like the standing and the energy, but if you're getting tired, i dont mind you sitting down. I've seen your videos and sitting down videos actually aren't that bad compared to this so yeah
"You can't just not eat for 1 week." Allow me to introduce you to the world of reptile /insect keeping. The brown recluse spider can go for 2 months without food or water and still be perfectly healthy. Constrictor snakes can take days a week or two between meals because of how long it can take to digest said meal. I could also mention torpor, but while that can cause mamals like tenrecs to go without food for months, these are exceptions. And its still good practice to offer food at their regular feeding schedule even if they won't take it during torpor. Also another more well known type of torpor is hibernation.
Ya know, I somehow managed to forget that. I believe I mentioned this during Medicham's segment? So maybe that's why I forgot about all this! But either way thank you for educating me bc I definitely forgot or didn't know all of this! I'm really only used to it for snakes or fat tailed lizards
@@KrillikVA well, thanks, but I don't know how much I deserve your praise. If it weren't for Clint's Reptiles videos, I wouldn't even know most of what I mentioned in the comment I made. P. S. You keep fat tailed gackos? Awesome! ⭐️
Take the credit, I only know what I know from reading books and everything myself BUT giving credit to those you learned it from is always important! Site those sources! After all, I've started doing that with all my newer videos since this one I don't keep geckos, but I'd love to if I had the time. I do have 2 pups though that say hi on my streams occasionally!
20:53 just a thought, but what if cherubi’s sac of nutrients acts like a egg yolk, where it’s just the nutrients it needs until grows up enough to either fend for itself or get feed by a parent?
1:18:54 Toxicroak may have some nutritional need that it needs some other pokemon to synthesize from plant matter for it. If the need for survival is canonical then I'd argue we have to infer they have some relevant feature not standard to toads, frogs, etc.
Ursuring is shown hunting Magikarp in Pokemon Snap and Eevee and most of its evolutions are obviously carnivores or at least omnivores (dogs are friendly but also carnivores/omnivores)
Completely fair argument that I can get behind 1000% I think the hardest thing at times is making that same argument for many of the dog and cat pokemon but then forcing myself to limit it to the pokedex info first and foremost. In cases like Vileploom, it goes completely against the real life Rafflesia, so it makes it all a mess.
Thank you! The best thing I can ask for when anyone says this is to share the channel with friends! I still work a full time job, so imagine what I could do when making a living completely on this, my passion!
Okay, I am live right now and just saw your comment, I actually looked at your videos a little bit JUST to make sure I wasn't stepping on any toes! It's super cool to see you in my comment section! There are some mistakes that I did make, BUT I added addendums in my pinned comment!
No way bro this is sick Channels with less than 10k subs will really put out the coolest content ever fr Anyways excuse me while i sit here for another four hours
Thank you! By supporting the other non-essay videos on the channel, you help support the channel even more overall which allows me to *hopefully* make this channel my full time job one day! Especially since I love doing all of this
Bro, you make great videos, you are illegally underrated (but I don't think that very many people are interested in the pokemon food chain, except for nerds like me :D)
At first i was curious, then i said to my self " this is crasy why do i watch that". Then a keep watching, After an hour i realise that it is a performance. Man you talked about pokemon non stop and learn all those datas. Amazing, respect
Facts I made the mistake of forgetting "it could be a dead star, a forming planet/star, or it could be alive which is most likely" and ended up just saying it was dead
@@bugylgt not in other universes, we don’t even know if those exist. Most stars in the sky aren’t even in other galaxies, they do each constitute their own solar system though
The Gypsy moth was renamed years ago to Spongy moth. The term gypsy was offensively applied to it as it was a non-native species that spread, and has been renamed after the spongey appearance of the eggs it lays.
I'll have to put a youtube "call to action" card thing in the video to a link on the renaming of the species soon then! I was still being taught its former name and see its name documented as such everywhere BUT with the new name, I'll need to ensure that people understand its old vs new name without erasing the name completely.
@@KrillikVAit's also important to recognize that the g-word is in fact a slur! I am of the opinion that even scientific or colloquial names consisting of slurs should not be said, regardless of if they're official names or not. Other people think it's okay to say the g slur if it's a species name or a person's name (like g rose). Other people don't care that it's a slur, and some genuinely don't know.
@@thederpypikachu9873 I realize with a moment of extra time on my hands, I should have responded to this sooner. I believe I mention it in my video that's coming out as well, but I have since learning this, corrected myself because I was ignorant over this in this specific context. I've gone on my tirade before against the use of slurs and twisting of words such as "Moor" which used to be an okay word until those looking to put down others got their hands on it to say the least. I had put a card on the video through youtube, but it may not be being seen due to youtube settings. As such it'll basically be my continued responsibility to be open and correct it as I know it at least is shown to be a moment of ignorance and not malice
22:44, while this is entirely speculation, given that the roggenrola line mostly live in caves and thus photosynthesis is unlikely exept in the case of gigalith's ultra moon and shield entries, i propose they draw energy from sounds and/or vibrations, which would be amplified in a cave due to echoing, this also builds on several pokedex entries for roggenrolla, but also notably boldore's shield entry
I appreciate that! I highly recommend taking parts of it with grains of salt of course and peep my pinned comment for my mistakes. Thoouuughhh an infinitely more accurate one I just made was the history of all ancient pokemon! I even got info directly from a professional and have all my references in the description! Thank you for your time and viewership!
I think saying trees eat people is jumping over the worms and mushrooms. its like the same as saying “humans eat grass” because “cows eat grass and humans eat cows.” you see that jump.
Why is the Vanilluxe line under Doesn't Eat, but Snom is under Inorganic Heterotrophs? They're both essentially just eating frozen water. Is it because the Vanilluxe line's pokedex entries never specified if they actually ate anything?
@@KrillikVA that's fair. I'm enjoying this video a lot, I can tell you put a lot of work into it! The amount of research alone has me weeping, i don't even put this much effort into my research papers lmao
Thank you! I rated pokemon for a while, which really was just teaching people about them in disguise and wanted to give long form analysis a shot! In between these I do stream here and make other content, so thank you for joining and share the channel around!
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Just as a quick note, STARS ARE NOT DEAD PLANETS, I didn't realize the insanity had settled in that early, but I figured I'd address and pin that here.
In addition, Lapras eats fish in the Ultra Moon Pokedex, and Kyurem is rumored to eat people, just small things to note and hopefully people read this as to not be misinformed.
Abra in the Sun dex is stated to eat berries in trees
Skitty COULD be an ambush predator as many cats actually are
Orbeetle could be eating small bugs as ladybugs do eat aphids
And many apes/monkeys are omnivores as they do eat PLENTY of bugs
In addition, Victini is noted in the research notes, but I didn't mention that it technically isn't a part of the food chain. That V for Victory makes it win every battle and breaks the system, making it rival Arceus
The only reason I know some of these now is due to the kind constructive criticism and comments of YOU! Thank you!
Thank god I was about to look up the star one
We're apes, so definitely not all plant based. Plenty of monkeys intentionally go after lizards and whatnot, too.
for mega glailie it could freeze its prey then once the mega evolutions over eat them
for spiritomb since so many ghost types eat life force i would say ghost types eat life force by default just that the dex does not state the method for some same for yamask, mimikyu, dreepy and gholdengo. as for greavard the official scarlet and violet site (im having trouble with links easiest way to find it is to look at the bulbapedia citation for its greavard description sry) states that "Greavard will slowly and inadvertently absorb the life-force of those around it,", for rotom its primarily an electric type so i believe it eats electricity not life
(i have a theory that the spirit world sustains dusknoir but unlike the others that is pure conjecture)
edit: just got to the misdreavus section and remembered some ghosts eat fear but based on the pokemon i listed the only one i think would go into this camp instead of life eating would possibly be spiritomb eating the emotive reaction to its mischief
@@KrillikVA 👍
@@shadowturtleyinyang Re: Mega Glalie, technically that's just Mega Glalie freezing the prey and then Glalie eating it. :troll:
I showed my biology teacher this and she said every break we can watch this in parts awesome vid!
Oh my gosh! That's amazing! Tell her I have a shorter 1 hour one on regional variants that talks about them and how they changed via real life evolution!
it’s summer, why you lyin
@@myrusEWsome people have summer later or school all year round
I’m British so we have 3 more weeks
We have 30 min break each day x 5 days a week 2.5 hours a week of watching plus discussion we have plenty of time
Re: bulbasaur’s pokedex entry,
“It can go days without eating” when an organism both performs photosynthesis and eats other organisms, it’s called mixotrophy.
Probopass being a carnivore is probably the most unnerving thing in this video so far, thanks
i cant find where he spoke about probopass :(
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@@Error403HRD thata some hero shit thanks brother
I built this youtube recommended brick by brick🗣️
Started from the bottom 💯
Every. Single. Day.
Nah deadass 😭😭
On god, fr even
And I ain't gonna let RUclips take it down! Just because it isn't ADVERTISER FRIENDLY!!!
I was not ready to learn Roggenrola's hole was an ear.
if there's a hole there's a goal
@@sederryan3270 i don't know about this one...
@@sederryan3270 IT’S A CHILD, BOZO!
@@sederryan3270because my comments are lagging, yeah I know it’s a joke
@@sederryan3270 every hole is a goal
One of lapras's pokedex entries states that conservation efforts were too successful and the population of fish pokemon where they live tend to suffer
You're actually correct, in the Ultra Moon pokedex it says that, which I missed and must've misread as the Laura's population dwindling/suffering as per most of the others
@@KrillikVA now remake the whole video but with how Lapras has affected the fish population in that region.
I liked that he does occasionally distinguished that this is their wild diet because it's pretty clear from the games that most Pokemon can eat other things when in the care of a trainer and probably do for that matter
i mean they can turn into data and be stored into pc, even fucking GOD hahahhahaha they're definitely not "normal" animals
Just wanted to mention that (for the Orbeetle line) ladybugs are not herbivores. They eat aphids and other small insects that we generally consider plant pests.
also Orbeetle use mind controle in people so....
@@snivy5588 honestly not sure what you are trying to imply haha
@@atortoiseamongturtles4958 l'm convinced than Orbeetle eat people, ladybugs only little bugs, but of ladybugs were gigant and had mind control power they would people, I think
@@snivy5588 ok but what of they controlled humans to plant plants that attract bugs that orbeetle eats
I read "they" as "we" and thoguht you were a swarm of ladybugs in a trenchcoat for a second
Sir needs to be awarded the title of Pokémon Professor.
Just finding a random labcoat in your closet and deciding to use it is such a mood. I have a pair of scrubs that i found and I was like "these things are comfy who says i can't wear them around the house"
Fell asleep to this, woke up around miraidon, 20/10 video
I leveled the audio to eliminate it from getting suddenly loud for this exact reason, I'm weirdly happy my insanity was calm enough to bring you to sleep lol
@@KrillikVA that's very thoughtful! I specifically put this on to sleep to 😅
@@spencergallucci5309 me too
Xatu is hilarious to me. Like, that entire species is constantly haunted by visions of the future and just. Stands. and Stares.
Yet he's seen some traumatic shit so he's like nah I'm staying right here in my tree lol
And then Camps and Picnics came out, and suddenly every pokémon is an omnivore, even if they clearly shouldn't be. Would be nice if they made a grimace every time you give them something off-diet, but nope!
well i mean before it was only like carnivore changing because berries existed now herbivores get converted honestly justice
Pokemon comp could be smarter and creative about what pokemon eat, but it's cheaper, easier, a still sellable to allow everything to do the same thing
Like if the pokemon company's creativity was more fleshed out with its mechanics, then some pokemon wouldn't be able to use certain items like berries, which, honestly, would be a cool and intuitive competitive change to the game.
@@superiormehmeat berries.
@superiormeh that would be cool
This right here is my EXACT brand of autism. Major props for this downright insane undertaking!
I eagerly await the marine ecosystem discussions :)
Funny enough, I'm actually visiting an aquarium as part of my break this weekend!
Thank you as to be honest I almost gave up and broke this into parts but I was determined for *my* pride and goals to do this all at once!
I hope you enjoy this video and my other videos as they support massive undertakings like this!
Imagine drinking tea that you KNOW is going to kill you like,,, it reminds me of those people that purposely eat foods they're allergic to, or those extremely spicy foods that occasionally kill people. Definitely playing with your life at that point.
I mean, free ghost evo?
😂😂😂😂 @@Aaa-vp6ug
Because they can.
@@Error403HRD Ayo that’s me, the one who will eat foods so spicy it could kill me. I got nothing to live for, so I can take that risk
youtubers with less than 10k subs cooking up the greatest content i’ve ever consumed
Don't you worry, the goal is 10k and beyond and to still cook up this content and become a real life pokemon master
Galvantula eating birds just brings to mind an irl spider big enough to eat birds and if I have to live with that image, so do you
@@Error403HRD There are spiders that eat birds irl though. Usually smaller birds like songbirds or hummingbirds, but still. They’re usually no bigger than a tarantula
@@lttddnulph98 fair. I'll do you one better then: Scolipede is the size of a horse :3
@@Error403HRD I mean I’m pretty sure there is an irl spider literally called “bird eater” tarantula. And those things are stupid big
@@Error403HRDaurthopleura is a millipede that grew to 8'2
@@frowner_and_co that's awesome!
pokemon information that id never need but remember it word by word regardless?! Sign me up for this one and every single one after.
Emolga is also my favorite pikachu clone. I didn't know it stuffed its cheeks until it couldn't fly though, that's kind of hilarious.
Comparing real life to the pokemon universe is such a fun thing to do! love this content :)
It's seems fitting that most legendaries don't eat, are autotrophs, or are inorganic heterotrophs. Beings of such unimaginable power needn't rely upon the existence of weaklings /j
Yeah, imagine if the sun ate your child, how would you even be able to process it, let alone convince your family they did?
@@Aaa-vp6ug I mean it would be normalized so you’d prolly just be kinda sad
Rayquaza is stated to feed on particlres located at the ozone layer
@@caco6762 Inorganic heterotroph.
This was always something I thought about if Pokémon were real. People wouldn’t have that many or some big ones because they would be too expensive to feed. Imagine having to buy hundreds of pounds of berries and Pokémon food a day for your Snorlax or Slaking.
I've always thought dragon tamers must be rich on average for how large they tend to be, plus the rarity. I guess average trainers or casual people in the pokemon world who aren't trainers stick to house pet sized pokemon, and elite or wealthy trainers can afford more
Pokemon in pokeballs don't need food, they've been digitized. Pokecenters return cells to perfect states including nutrients. Food is a treat for captive pokemon.
@@anny8720 In the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon, dragon feeding is brought up more than a few times lol. They take livestock taxes from the people to feed many hungry Dragons.
Well, berrys grow in only one day, that could be the reason
Venomoth eating Venonat is actually... interesting and a little unsettling, given that polemon's a franchise all about befriending these creatures. Imagine breeding a venonat only to have its mother decide to eat it.
Have no idea how this doesn’t have more views,a perfect well researched video and a long one,hopefully this gets noticed
Thank you! Honestly, I say the best you can do other than watch the video in full and watch other content (or even join streams) is to simply share the video around!
You posted this comment 9 hours after it was uploaded.... the video is great yes but it's not going to be a viral hit in less then half a day.
@@Darkrocmon ya I know,but I hope it blows up
This video looks awesome!! I'm sure I'll edit this comment with more detail as the video goes on:
Cleffa->Clefable having front-facing eyes could be because they need the added depth of vision due to dancing requiring spatial awareness and the ability to properly measure distances
I remember a pokedex entry (or maybe card entry) for Boldore stating that it carefully drinks cave water, it's possible that they're an autotroph due to sucking up mineral (and likely turgid) water
It surprises me the number of people that don’t read the pokedex. It is such a vital part of a play through for me. It shows just how many ways people play pokemon.
Ghost types have the best descriptions 👻
@@marcop.525ghost type's descriptions make me so mad because they say I cant be friends with the mons without speedrunning my way to the grave
@@usernametaken017Just become a necromancer.
It made me fall in love with some mons, like Granbull, who is actually terrified of conflict even though their bite is very mighty
The Gastly named Haunter is not real, the Gastly named Haunter cannot hurt you
Oh! The big poster card I assume? It changes between the whole trio since it's holographic! It was low cost and it's my favorite goofy boi!
@@KrillikVA dope! Thought it was a blow out of a misprint at first 😅
Plot twist: it’s a Ditto named “Gastly named Haunter”
Dipper looks different
Glad to see he's still obsessed with learning about magic creatures tho
Ah a nice short video to watch while I’m working for a few minutes. Not an unhinged deep dive at all
naaaahhhh, no unhinged insanity here, it's PERFECTLY normal!
I love how you assume that the level of intelligence of the pokemon makes them less likely to eat other pokemon, but In real life, the smarter and more understanding of emotion a creature is.... The more they torture their prey.
What you said about Bobcats vs Bears is also true about Wolverines vs Bears. Wolverines are extremely vicious creatures and Bears go out of their way to avoid them because they're so aggressive and put up so much of a fight. It just goes to show that even if something is bigger and stronger than you if you're crazy enough they won't fuck with you.
And also I do like the standing format. I feel like it holds my attention.
I like how both "they are social creatures" and "they are not social creatures" are reasons theyre herbivores 😂
"there are no pokemon among the legendaries that will try to hunt eachother down; it is mutually assured destruction"
Kyogre and Groudon: "this sign wont stop us cause we cant read"
I really like the standing up format, I think the energy it brings makes the video pop in a way it otherwise wouldn't.
41:41 the vanilite line aren't ice creams, they're icicles camouflaging themselves as ice creams by putting snow on top of them (there's even official art of how they look without snow)
Haxorus was all but confirmed to be an herbivore by Ken Sugimori, the creator of the Pokemon. He said he took inspiration from a beak-mouth herbivore dinosaur. It eats dirt to keep its tusks sharp and likely uses them not to hunt, but to defend itself and dig up roots/vegetables as well as pull branches closer to eat fruits, leaves, etc. This may also be why they have long necks (in order to reach tree branches better).
It is an interesting shift with the herbivore Axew becoming the carnivorous Fraxure and ending with Haxorus as an herbivore again.
@@gerald2508 Fraxure is also an herbivore. Its tusks are designed for cutting bushes and digging/burying food.
@@JWillicus The Violet entry refers to it bisecting its prey.
Laughed & subscribed for the phenomenal video…. Also you’re hilarious. Lost it at the “if I had a sponsor” part!!
I reckon Skiddo is an opportunistic herbivore. It prefers plants, but CAN survive off water and sunlight.
That is a perfect point! Honestly so many of them could've been opportunistic and wish I had remembered that
@@KrillikVA I was thinking similarly for a few mon after I made the comment- but honestly, this video already went far beyond the call of duty.
Id say not liking to fight isn't inherently a herbivore thing because lots of solitary predators avoid unnecessary conflict, if they get injured and can't hunt they lower their survival chances, they usually go for quick easy kills when possible.
That aside I'm loving this video so far
Fighting is more of an herbivore thing because they can afford to do it, if they get injured they can simply eat some plants but a predator has to get lucky to recover.
Fun fact: when you are camping in Sword/Shield and have an Apltun out, it will fall asleep and when you call it over, it will wake up startled and its apple cap will fly up and its eyes will be wide open in shock before walking over to you.
I thought it was really cute!
40 seconds in and I'm 100% invested already, let's go
21:00
"Nutrients" doesn't just include vitamins and minerals
Carbs lipids and proteins are all macro nutrients
That's genuinely a good point that I overlooked. I'd assume they'd still potentially for anything else they'd need but this is a perfect and simple counter argument
I am extremely impressed with the effort put into this video! The research alone would be enough to bring me to tears, much less the recording and editing. Without a doubt this is an impressive accomplishment, and despite the uselessness of this knowledge, I can't imagine spending these four hours watching anything else. You are incredibly entertaining and I look forward to seeing what you do next. I'm going to sleep, then I'm going to dig through your backlog. You've successfully thrown off my sleep schedule, so take pride in that accomplishment lol
I've been away for the weekend taking a little break since I worked so hard on this, but I've been reading through comments and responding here and there, and while I didn't react to all of yours, I have to admit that your string of comments and added information may be my favorite.
The community discord is always available as well
Rest easy and thank you for your viewership and the genuine compliments 😁
@KrillikVA just woke up (wow i was tired) and I'm glad you enjoyed my comment spam! I've joined the discord and i can't wait to see what you do next! I'm going to start with your backlog though.
I am so thoroughly impressed that I have subscribed. Idc what else you make I will start watching it because of how amazing this dedication is
This guy's always popping up on my recommended and i'm always amazed how he can talk about Pokemon for hours straight, without cuts
Then i see the voices get increasingly louder and bro getting more and more unhinged and i go ,,ah thats how" lmao
"Carnivore at heart but it eats berries" is such a weird thing to be in the pokedex lol. Especially since i don't think rufflet or braviary are particularly violent, right? (Don't quote me on that, I didn't double check)
Rufflet fights its parents upon hatching to gain their acceptance and people use Corviknight as the taxi in Galar because Braviary is so belligerent.
@@gerald2508 Ah, I stand corrected then, thank you!
You earned my sub based off the intro, looking forward to listening to this in full
Thank you! I hope you enjoy! I do take pride in my intro hooks
This is gunna be good. Less than a minute in, and i know this gunna go far too deep
A great many issues here, the biggest I've noticed so far are saying stars are planets and the conflation of autotrophs with chemotrophs. When an organism breaks down things like minerals of rocks or target specific chemicals that are abundant in certain areas (like sulfur in volcanic regions or hydro-thermal vents), we don't call those autotrophs; we specifically call them chemotrophs.
That's actually a really good point, I would say that would be more specific for when I made the category "inorganic heterotrophs" as I do have a bunch of Pokemon that would be perfect for chemotrophs in that case! That's actually a term I hadn't really learned before and tried finding.
As for the stars, yeah, no defense there, a simple mistake from years of never learning that proper
I don't have time to watch the whole thing but this is amazing good job bro insane idea and insane execution if only pokemon cares as much nowadays...
I could only hope they see this and reach out one day
But I highly recommend watching this in sections as I have it cut into easy to click chapters!
Either way, I greatly appreciate the comment!
VERY surprised and in disagreement with pretty much all of the "herbivore" picks that are based on the Pokémon being compassionate or friendly. The closest social species to Eevee are dogs or lions, which very specifically create packs/prides to hunt together. While sociality isn't exclusive to carnivores or omnivores, I'd definitely not consider it anywhere near a herbivorous trait.
Honestly, I completely respect that opinion
I see pokemon and I often think of their pokedex and habits first and foremost even if pokemon like eevee have fox/dog/cat hybridization which would typically make it an omnivore at least
Take a drink every time he says a Pokemon's name. Behold, Accelerating straight to alcohol poisoning
I would love a video about just how many Pokémon Haterine hates/didmstances itself from vs. Keeps close/loves becaus3 of its emotion sensing ability
The sheer amount of time and effort that must have went into this is insane. Great job man.
Thank you! I mentally clocked it all around 35 hours while working on it between my regular full time job
I like to read the dex entries of favorite mons, and it is a challenge. I highly respect your work! This deserves 1M views
18:05 I had a small stroke here I’m ngl, because stars are just suns.
Yeeaaahhh that's the most commented on thing bc instead of saying "some COULD be dead bc they're so far away" I just said they're all dead which is unlikely. Very inaccurate on my part
Fun fact canonically Vanillish actually has a little bald head underneath all that ice so you actually could eat the ice shavings off of its head without harming the Pokemon although I imagine the Pokemon would find it very awkward to have a human licking them
Now THAT is some new information for me!
@@KrillikVA Bulbapedia
Funny enough, I used bulbapedia for a majority of my stuff
Probs missed it since I only read the pokedex and all other info is memory
Here, king, you dropped this. 👑
This video has way too few views for how well researched it is. Good stuff!
Thank you! Hope to see you around in other videos or even streams! Tell others about the video/channel as that always helps tons!
1:15:47 When he said "Human children" i thought he was gonna say if a Tropius ate human children over and over again it would start growing them pftahahaha
Excuse me, I have an experiment to conduct now in the name of science
This is terribly underrated. I love this. These kinds of things are my favorite types of videos. Overanalyzing fictional universes about completely pointless stuff. Great job
Thank you! Game Theory had a pretty big influence on me and I've only just recently decided I would start deep diving into Pokémon!
Hope to see you in other videos or even streams and help the channel get out of the "underrated" zone by sharing it! I did everything from the art, to editing, and of course recording!
I like the idea of a Pansage with Gluttony chowing down on some sunlight
This was really cool. Thank you for making this :)
I forgot Appleton weighs like 20 lbs lol. The lechonk fact surprised me
It's.. actually more of a food web! Food chain is a simplified version for lil ones haha
Wait really?
I figured mine was the simplified one so that's why I called it the food chain, so this is news to me! Didn't think they'd both still be called food webs!
I love your content! The amount of research you do is fascinating.
Amazing video! The quality really shows :))
In the future, I’d be interested in seeing video covering Pokémon with clothing like things and explaining that.
This video kept me company as I sorted through my entire sticker collection all afternoon and evening, nearing you in insanity, so all in all I had a great time
This is a great video!! Very well done. Keep up the good work, man.
Im happy this got recommended to me. Good looks.
Thank you for making this 3hrs and doing every Pokémon!
And thank you for watching!
2:12:40 I like the standing and the energy, but if you're getting tired, i dont mind you sitting down. I've seen your videos and sitting down videos actually aren't that bad compared to this so yeah
"You can't just not eat for 1 week."
Allow me to introduce you to the world of reptile /insect keeping.
The brown recluse spider can go for 2 months without food or water and still be perfectly healthy. Constrictor snakes can take days a week or two between meals because of how long it can take to digest said meal.
I could also mention torpor, but while that can cause mamals like tenrecs to go without food for months, these are exceptions. And its still good practice to offer food at their regular feeding schedule even if they won't take it during torpor.
Also another more well known type of torpor is hibernation.
Ya know, I somehow managed to forget that. I believe I mentioned this during Medicham's segment? So maybe that's why I forgot about all this! But either way thank you for educating me bc I definitely forgot or didn't know all of this!
I'm really only used to it for snakes or fat tailed lizards
@@KrillikVA well, thanks, but I don't know how much I deserve your praise. If it weren't for Clint's Reptiles videos, I wouldn't even know most of what I mentioned in the comment I made.
P. S. You keep fat tailed gackos? Awesome! ⭐️
Take the credit, I only know what I know from reading books and everything myself BUT giving credit to those you learned it from is always important! Site those sources! After all, I've started doing that with all my newer videos since this one
I don't keep geckos, but I'd love to if I had the time. I do have 2 pups though that say hi on my streams occasionally!
@@KrillikVA you're right, I should take the cred,😅 I have one puppy myself, and I look forward to your next video.
20:53 just a thought, but what if cherubi’s sac of nutrients acts like a egg yolk, where it’s just the nutrients it needs until grows up enough to either fend for itself or get feed by a parent?
1:18:54 Toxicroak may have some nutritional need that it needs some other pokemon to synthesize from plant matter for it. If the need for survival is canonical then I'd argue we have to infer they have some relevant feature not standard to toads, frogs, etc.
I think it is awesome getting people thinking about this stuff! Great video!
Oh I’m so glad you actually made this video, can’t wait to watch it ❤
Ursuring is shown hunting Magikarp in Pokemon Snap and Eevee and most of its evolutions are obviously carnivores or at least omnivores (dogs are friendly but also carnivores/omnivores)
Completely fair argument that I can get behind 1000%
I think the hardest thing at times is making that same argument for many of the dog and cat pokemon but then forcing myself to limit it to the pokedex info first and foremost.
In cases like Vileploom, it goes completely against the real life Rafflesia, so it makes it all a mess.
Your channel deserves more views
Thank you! The best thing I can ask for when anyone says this is to share the channel with friends!
I still work a full time job, so imagine what I could do when making a living completely on this, my passion!
EVERY Pokémon and FOUR HOURS!? You just defended a thesis. Congrats on your Masters in Pokémon ecology
Okay, I am live right now and just saw your comment, I actually looked at your videos a little bit JUST to make sure I wasn't stepping on any toes! It's super cool to see you in my comment section!
There are some mistakes that I did make, BUT I added addendums in my pinned comment!
@@KrillikVA No toes were stepped! You definitely did the research - excellent vid!
No way bro this is sick
Channels with less than 10k subs will really put out the coolest content ever fr
Anyways excuse me while i sit here for another four hours
This was a really impressive and interesting video! You’ve gained a subscriber and I can’t wait to see what else you got on the channel
Thank you! By supporting the other non-essay videos on the channel, you help support the channel even more overall which allows me to *hopefully* make this channel my full time job one day! Especially since I love doing all of this
4-ish hours of a man's insanity in research of every pokemon's food deserves at least 1m views, right?
Bro, you make great videos, you are illegally underrated (but I don't think that very many people are interested in the pokemon food chain, except for nerds like me :D)
I have that same exact shirt! I've never seen anyone else wearing it before! Super cool! I'm not even an hour in yet and I'm fascinated!
At first i was curious, then i said to my self " this is crasy why do i watch that".
Then a keep watching, After an hour i realise that it is a performance.
Man you talked about pokemon non stop and learn all those datas.
Amazing, respect
Hey! I just wanted to say, I love your videos so so much, and now you have me thinking a LOT about Pokémon ecology when I’m out and about in Violet 😂😂
Actually starlight is from other suns in other universes that have planets around it. Edit: in other words starlight is other universely sunlight
Facts
I made the mistake of forgetting "it could be a dead star, a forming planet/star, or it could be alive which is most likely" and ended up just saying it was dead
@@bugylgt not in other universes, we don’t even know if those exist. Most stars in the sky aren’t even in other galaxies, they do each constitute their own solar system though
@bugylgt technically all sunlight is starlight, but not all starlight is sunlight. Not every star in the universe has planets around it.
The Gypsy moth was renamed years ago to Spongy moth. The term gypsy was offensively applied to it as it was a non-native species that spread, and has been renamed after the spongey appearance of the eggs it lays.
I'll have to put a youtube "call to action" card thing in the video to a link on the renaming of the species soon then! I was still being taught its former name and see its name documented as such everywhere BUT with the new name, I'll need to ensure that people understand its old vs new name without erasing the name completely.
@@KrillikVAit's also important to recognize that the g-word is in fact a slur! I am of the opinion that even scientific or colloquial names consisting of slurs should not be said, regardless of if they're official names or not. Other people think it's okay to say the g slur if it's a species name or a person's name (like g rose). Other people don't care that it's a slur, and some genuinely don't know.
@@thederpypikachu9873 I realize with a moment of extra time on my hands, I should have responded to this sooner.
I believe I mention it in my video that's coming out as well, but I have since learning this, corrected myself because I was ignorant over this in this specific context.
I've gone on my tirade before against the use of slurs and twisting of words such as "Moor" which used to be an okay word until those looking to put down others got their hands on it to say the least.
I had put a card on the video through youtube, but it may not be being seen due to youtube settings. As such it'll basically be my continued responsibility to be open and correct it as I know it at least is shown to be a moment of ignorance and not malice
About to ruin this whole man's week, all pokemon eat Curry, both veggie and meat curries, as well as medicinal berries
Ya might wanna watch the first 5 minutes of the video chief
great video, Really cool how Sprigatito is an Autotrophe
23:23 insane callback 😭 i remember being so confused watching that scene when i was younger
YESSSS!!! I've been wanting more stuff like this!
22:44, while this is entirely speculation, given that the roggenrola line mostly live in caves and thus photosynthesis is unlikely exept in the case of gigalith's ultra moon and shield entries, i propose they draw energy from sounds and/or vibrations, which would be amplified in a cave due to echoing, this also builds on several pokedex entries for roggenrolla, but also notably boldore's shield entry
I dig the idea, and hey, a ton of this video had to be based on speculation or limited strictly to the pokedex or things would've been even messier
@@KrillikVA understandable, just shareing an idea i thought was cool
@@thatotheratrocity all good! I thought your idea was cool too!
Such a good idea and great video you made! Video is fire keep it up!!
This is the kind of work that is studied and referenced for years after and it was the perfect listening material for being at work
I appreciate that!
I highly recommend taking parts of it with grains of salt of course and peep my pinned comment for my mistakes.
Thoouuughhh an infinitely more accurate one I just made was the history of all ancient pokemon! I even got info directly from a professional and have all my references in the description!
Thank you for your time and viewership!
@@KrillikVA Of course but to have all of this info in one place even with the addendums makes it a perfect piece for pokemon fans of all sorts
@rooster4011 it's always comments like this that bolster me up to keep crunching away until I can make my living on youtube then do so much more
I think saying trees eat people is jumping over the worms and mushrooms. its like the same as saying “humans eat grass” because “cows eat grass and humans eat cows.” you see that jump.
Why is the Vanilluxe line under Doesn't Eat, but Snom is under Inorganic Heterotrophs? They're both essentially just eating frozen water. Is it because the Vanilluxe line's pokedex entries never specified if they actually ate anything?
Yes! For me I am willing to say they are inorganic heterotrophs, but eat vs. drink was something I was making a weird/hard call on
@@KrillikVA that's fair. I'm enjoying this video a lot, I can tell you put a lot of work into it! The amount of research alone has me weeping, i don't even put this much effort into my research papers lmao
amazing and original content! immediately subbed! this the kinda tea i'm looking for!
Thank you! I rated pokemon for a while, which really was just teaching people about them in disguise and wanted to give long form analysis a shot!
In between these I do stream here and make other content, so thank you for joining and share the channel around!
@@KrillikVA will definitely do!! ive been binging your videos throughout my day. you're a joy
Thank you again, I really appreciate it! People don't realize just how much regular collective viewership can change a channel so it means a lot!