Pokemon, scientifically.

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So recently while bumming around the internet, I located some very interesting insight into the world of Pokemon. Here's what I found.

Dugtrio: "A team of Diglett triplets. It triggers huge earthquakes by burrowing 60 miles underground."
For reference the deepest part of the Earth's crust is about 30 miles deep. That means Dugtrio is situated within the Earth's mantle, which is super heated and under massive pressure.
Dugtrio's mass is 73.4 lbs and has a volume of about 1.325 ft.^3. Thus, it's density is about 55.36 lb/ft^3.
That's 2 times the density of solid gold.
I've got more, but I don't feel like posting all of them right now, because it's an imposing block of text to type. But I will post them at some point... Really.
 
I just love how ridiculous the world of Pokemon really is once you do a little research. xD
 
I think I did something similar to this once when I read that Dragonite are capable of circling the globe in 16 hours. I'll edit this and post it later if I find it.
Great work Blynd! :)
 
I think the creators just pulled random numbers out of the air and didn't really think people would care to check in on them.
 
Of course that's what it is. After all, it's not real, and therefore doesn't need to be scientifically accurate.
 
Chaos Control said:
Of course that's what it is. After all, it's not real, and therefore doesn't need to be scientifically accurate.
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Don't be so certain. Stargate SG-1 has its fair share of Farfetch'd creatures and events, but it still cites actual scientific properties most of the time. Thus, an author's work can be fictional whilst retaining a sense of scientific believability.

I'm not saying Pokémon is such a work (especially where the anime is concerned), I'm just saying...
 
Glitchipedia said:
Don't be so certain. Stargate SG-1 has its fair share of Farfetch'd creatures and events, but it still cites actual scientific properties most of the time. Thus, an author's work can be fictional whilst retaining a sense of scientific believability.

I'm not saying Pokémon is such a work (especially where the anime is concerned), I'm just saying...
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Ahaha, I see what you did there.

Of course some authors want their work to be as scientifically accurate as possible. Heck, they even did that on Futurama. But because these shows and games and books aren't real, they don't need to be factual and correct.

I'm pretty sure only the most scientifically meticulous Pokéfan is at all bothered by things like this.
 
Well, some Pokemon are like 0.7 pounds, mostly psychic types, yet they never float away. WTF?
 
Um, why would they float? do pennies float? Anything that ways over 0 lbs will not float in the air. Well, not like a ballon. Feathers still fall but that's air resistance.
 
Ryuutakeshi said:
Um, why would they float? do pennies float? Anything that ways over 0 lbs will not float in the air. Well, not like a ballon. Feathers still fall but that's air resistance.
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It would depend on their density, which would depend on the volume of the Pokemon in question. Technically, if one of the lighter Pokemon was large enough, it could float in the air.
 
A lot of most of pretty much every Pokedex entry in the games is full of ridiculous, contradictary information. It can't really be taken seriously-- it's still fun and interesting to think about, though.
 
Can Gastly float based on density alone?

He weighs .2 lbs= 90.72 grams (weight)
90.72 grams= 3.2 oz (volume)
3.2 oz= 0.09 liters (volume)

Density= Mass/Volume So: D= 90.72 g/90 mililiters

D= 1.008 or barely sinks in water XD So he's like a feather, needs wind to keep him up~
Math may be off, never got an A in math class >.>
 
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Pretty much any number given by a Pokédex entry is expected to be an exaggeration. According to Dragonite's entry, it can fly 2500 kilometers per hour, or about 1500 mph. Pretty ridiculous, but believable compared to other claims. I think density being about 50% denser than any metal is still within the margin of belief considering the other things that go on in the Pokémon world.

Most ridiculous, however, is Charizard's fire being able to melt boulders.
 
Everything has a melting point. Rocks can melt. It just has to be insanely hot.
 
^But Charizard's fire couldn't possibly be hot enough, otherwise it would be super-effective against Rock, instead of not very effective. I realize this is just a gameplay element, but it still disagrees with the bogus Pokedex entry.
 
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Everything has a melting point. Rocks can melt. It just has to be insanely hot.
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Of course, but with the heat that would take, a lot of things would be impossible. Such as what Charizard's body could be made of that won't be destroyed by its own heat but still be able to function, how much food it would have to eat to maintain such a metabolism, how anything can survive being even somewhat close to a Charizard, etc.
 
um, I think we have already established pokemon are made out of weird stuff. Muk and Grimer reach the top of the list.
 
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