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Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

So I watched the show about halfway through the Johto series, and played Red for about 30 minutes, and I was just wondering if it is ever explained in the official universe how humans in pokemon get their food. I swear I've seen them eating meat in the cartoon. So do they have Tauros Bordelaise with pearled oddish, or grilled Mareep with Pidgey-yolk hollandaise?

P.S. This is half-joking. I seriously do get bothered by this whenever I see Pokemon brought up.

Posted: Dec 27 2011 06:08 pm

You usually just see them eating fruit and shit, but you can be sure that behind closed doors they are slaughtering Pidgeys and such for sustenance.

Title: Comic Author Joined: Dec 12 2008 Posts: 1179

You can say the same for any number of RPG's, really, sitting down to three meals a day isn't really part of any game, classic or modern. You just know that Chocobo wings are on the menu in pretty much every Final Fantasy game.

Posted: Dec 27 2011 06:19 pm

All I can remember them eating was noodles, rice and tofu

Posted: Dec 27 2011 08:58 pm

And riceball donuts.

Posted: Dec 27 2011 09:01 pm

Probably just a lot of rice. Japanese folks don't eat a ton of meat... Well, they don't really eat a ton of anything.

Posted: Dec 27 2011 09:42 pm

From the bulbapedia:

wrote:

In the original Pokémon games and concept, it seems that most Pokémon were more animal-like. As such, wild Pokémon were originally portrayed as eating one another by some sources, in a very animal-like prey-predator system; for example, The Official Pokémon Handbook's entry for Pidgeot says that "When they hunt, Pidgeot fly on the surface of the water at top speed to catch unsuspecting Fish element prey like Magikarp." The Handbook also lists Golbat as drinking the blood of its enemies, not just sucking their "energy," as the Handbook refers to Leech Life in Zubat's entry.[/b]

This theme is not as explicit in the anime or games; rarely being shown or mentioned. This may be because of moral issues; as the anime and games progress, Pokémon seem to be growing more human, with personalities, human mannerisms, etc., and such behavior might border on cannibalism. Although in the original series, Pidgeotto immediately began to peck at Ash's Caterpie when Ash first attempted to catch the Bird Pokémon. Misty took notice and warned Ash that Pidgeotto might try to eat Caterpie, who was quickly returned to his ball. Pidgeotto never attempted to harm Caterpie again once it had been captured by Ash. This concept was brought up again in Pokémon Shipwreck when Meowth attempts to eat James's Magikarp only to have its hard scales break his teeth.

Some Pokédex entries still refer to Pokémon preying on each other, or at least sucking life force. This is seen in Haunter and Gengar, who in Pokémon Ranger, together with Gastly, lick the partner Pokémon until they vanish. Slowbro's PokéDex entry in Crystal Version mentions that Shellder enjoys the taste of the ooze that comes out of the Slowbro's tail. This example is also supported by Team Rocket who cut off and sell the tails of Slowpoke, considering them a rare delicacy.

The Pokédex entry in Ruby and Sapphire Versions also claims that Taillow feed on Wurmple. This is further explored in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, when Wurmple of Team Tasty thinks its partner, Swellow, the evolved form of Taillow, will eventually eat it. Swellow, however, seems mortified at the idea of eating her teammate.

Cherubi's Pokémon Diamond Pokédex entry describes its appendage as being "very sweet and tasty," possibly confirming that Cherubi's ball can be safely consumed by humans. Its Platinum entry explains that Starly try to feed on Cherubi as well. Likewise, meat is often shown in the anime, but while it has never been shown to come from Pokémon, no other food source has been explained, though in a particular episode in Hoenn, Harley has a flashback in which a person stole his "snackie", which bore a resemblance to tiny Octillery, similar to the octupi served in some real-life restaurants.

It is stated in the Pokédex entry for Heatmor in Black and White Versions that it preys on Durant.

Posted: Dec 27 2011 10:08 pm

May I point out that the games also say that the reason Farfetch'd is endangered is because it supposedly tastes delicious with leeks, and that Chancey's egg is also edible.

Posted: Dec 28 2011 02:24 am

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

May I point out that the games also say that the reason Farfetch'd is endangered is because it supposedly tastes delicious with leeks, and that Chancey's egg is also edible.

bulbapedia wrote:

Farfetch'd's origin might have come from a certain Japanese saying: 鴨が葱を背負って来る, literally translating to 'a duck comes bearing green onions'. As a saying, it means 'something surprising but convenient'. The phrase can be shortened simply to 鴨葱.

Posted: Dec 28 2011 02:28 am

My Japanese dictionary says that 鴨が葱を背負って来る means "along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money." Not sure how that translation corroborates this one.

Posted: Dec 28 2011 02:32 am

The-Excel wrote:

My Japanese dictionary says that 鴨が葱を背負って来る means "along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money." Not sure how that translation corroborates this one.

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Posted: Dec 28 2011 03:46 am

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Wow, I remember that now. Fucked up.