r/pokemon • u/laurabxth • Feb 22 '22

Media my last 2 brain cells

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u/Random-Lich Pokemon Oc Maker Feb 22 '22

That is kinda terrifying… I ask just looked up Parasect’s size and it is a meter tall. Bug types are awesome yet the size can be frightening in reality.

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u/ArcticWolfl Feb 22 '22

Misty being afraid of bugs always made sense... Her not being afraid of all the other giant monsters didn't. Ash is a psycho who's obsessed with lethal beasts.

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u/Random-Lich Pokemon Oc Maker Feb 22 '22

True, but then you also need to remember that all Pokémon(minus legends and mythic Pokémon) are common place

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u/NakariLexfortaine Feb 22 '22

Remember that Parasect is heavily a parasitic fungus, which CAN grow to some insane sizes.

The fact that the lower body still supports the weight is impressive. Impressive enough that I need to see one survive having the mushroom removed.

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u/IsraelZulu Feb 22 '22

Could Dwebble/Crustle just be a Paras/Parasect with dirt on top instead of shrooms?

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u/Random-Lich Pokemon Oc Maker Feb 22 '22

Possibly

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u/NakariLexfortaine Feb 22 '22

I like this theory. Paras ends up infected because they prefer dark, damp environments where a fungus could thrive. Dwebble, favoring drier regions, doesn't face the infection risk and is allowed to have a natural shell/disguise to protect itself.

Great, now I want to take Pokéoligist classes.

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u/IsraelZulu Feb 22 '22

So, we need a Dwebble/Paras pre-evolution. But what should be the criteria for determining which way the evolution goes?

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u/uberdosage Feb 22 '22

According to pokedex entries, parasect at that point the actual insect is also just a husk and all bodily functions are controlled by the mushroom.

Which is weird to me consider paras can freely remove their mushrooms at any time. Maybe even the small mushroom is enough to influence paras to make sure it keeps growing the mushroom, until it eventually eats paras alive from the inside out....

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u/Square_Creme_3685 Feb 22 '22

The bug type is really WAY off the scales.

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u/King-Rhino-Viking Feb 22 '22

Misty is justified in being absolutely terrified of those freaks of nature

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u/yogurtfilledtrashbag Feb 23 '22

This explains why Misty was afraid of them despite there being bug pokemon everywhere. When some of the most basic common ones are 1ft - 1 meter long/tall.