Just do whatever works. And try not to die.

We were correct as children btw it sucks so hard that pokemon aren't real. It's the worst thing ever.

Surely we are forsaken, For what loving God would refuse us the Gift of Typhlosion

how am i supposed to function under these conditions [sleepy]

PRINCESS MONONOKE もののけ姫 1997, dir. Hayao Miyazaki

I ♥ Hole

at least the colour green exists

Sips the last of my tea and crushes the ceramic mug against my forehead

My take as a scientist who works with wild fish? Catching multiple Pokémon of the same species to complete the Pokédex is not only not problematic, it’s necessary. You don’t want a sample size that’s too small! That’s how you end up with misinformation. Imagine writing a whole-ass assessment of a species based on a single Alpha captured in the field… you’d get people INSISTING that Pikachu is six feet tall, and the smaller, more normal-sized ones are anomalies, haha.

This is just… how we do the research in my field; use the proper gear to capture a creature (a trawl net, seine net, or fish trap at my job, a Pokéball in the game,) take data, then release it… which the game encourages you to do by rewarding you with EV-boosting items when you return the Pokémon you don’t want to bond with to the wild!

And the fact that each Pokémon has a unique height and weight when you catch it, and that you’re encouraged to find out what foods it likes, what moves it likes to use, etc., feels a LOT more like science than the previous Pokédex-Completion aspects of the game had.

tl;dr, you don’t have to feel like an exploitative shitheel for capturing 25 Bidoof for the Pokédex and then releasing them… that’s just fieldwork, babey! You’re ensuring a proper sample size, which means good data, which increases understanding. You are a good scientist!

so sick and twisted that i can't do everything and learn everything in the world all at once forever

'bear in mind' well yes there are bears in my mind. hibernating and eating berries and hunting for salmon and such, etc etc

“Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still you find reasons to keep living.”

Princess Mononoke (1997) dir. Hayao Miyazaki