Current Events > Remind: Pokemon can shrink to fit into pokeballs

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I really dislike that lol

Why would a wild pokmon willingly shrink to fit in a pokeball anyway

Then why not be shrunk all the time? Humans can't catch you if you're too small to see

I haven't watched the series since the first season - have any pokemon ever turned small for reasons unrelated to the poke ball?

like, did we ever see a Pikachu turn microscopic to avoid being tracked, or anything like that?

Nope. There were a handful of episodes where the main characters were shrunken for one reason or another, but as far as battle goes, they never used shrinking outside of a singular instance of a Chansey using the move Minimize.

It should be noted that the shrinking thing had never been brought up in the games or any other media beyond that old Japan-only info book, until Legends Arceus suddenly decided to reference it to explain how its Pokeballs work.

How do Apricorns fit in with this?

I'm guessing it's purely a get-away maneuver. Otherwise, Pokemon can't hunt, and being that tiny all the time makes them vulnerable to being eaten or crushed by bigger Pokemon.

Or it's just a plothole.

Nope. There were a handful of episodes where the main characters were shrunken for one reason or another, but as far as battle goes, they never used shrinking outside of a singular instance of a Chansey using the move Minimize.

It should be noted that the shrinking thing had never been brought up in the games or any other media beyond that old Japan-only info book, until Legends Arceus suddenly decided to reference it to explain how its Pokeballs work.

Proto Pokeball components before mass production models?

Like, do they secrete an enzyme that induces shrinking?

so then is this what inherently separates pokemon from other animals? i mean besides the whole shooting out magical powers thing.

Pokemon are stored in the balls.

I think of it as more of a biological defense mechanism. They shrink after they faint in battle as a biological response, most Pokemon do not have control over this unless they can learn Minimize. I'm assuming Pokeballs have a means to trigger that.

After Legends Arceus' explanation, I assume that's how they justify large Pokemon being able to hide in tall grass.

ALSO

also

non-pokemon things have been shrunken into balls before, in the anime

where's your fucking arceus now

In my PC box

I know its a controversial retcon, but it does explain how they suddenly appear when youre walking through tall grass. Theyre just chilling at 1 inch high when you nearly step on them.

Do Poke Balls work on humans, too? Asking for a friend...

But... You can't catch a pokemon if it faints. You can only catch them when they're awake. If they get hit with the pokeball, that means they are willingly shrinking themselves just to struggle to get out of the ball.

I know its a controversial retcon, but it does explain how they suddenly appear when youre walking through tall grass. Theyre just chilling at 1 inch high when you nearly step on them.

tall grass does not exist in the modern games

Do Poke Balls work on humans, too? Asking for a friend...

ALSO

also

non-pokemon things have been shrunken into balls before, in the anime

where's your fucking arceus now

Do Poke Balls work on humans, too? Asking for a friend...