Welcome to the World of Pokémon

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 151st lesson on Pokémon biology. And for the final lesson this semester, we will be discussing Mew: the New Species Pokémon and our first Mythical Pokémon. Mew is the opposite of its man-made counterpart Mewtwo. It is kind, gentle, playful, and purehearted. It has been said that Mew contains the DNA of every single Pokémon. Some even believe it is the ance...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 150th lesson on Pokémon biology. Today’s lesson is all about Mewtwo: the Genetic Pokémon. By no circumstances is this a Pokémon for any trainer. Mewtwo is a man-made Pokémon, created after years of unethical research, gene splicing, and DNA engineering based on the Mythical Pokémon Mew. Humans managed to create one of the most powerful Pokémon of all… but...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 149th lesson on Pokémon biology. And in today's lesson, we will be learning all about Dragonite: the Dragon Pokémon (again) and final evolved form of Dratini. This incredibly powerful Pokémon can fly so fast, that it is capable of circling the globe in just 16 hours. Easily the fastest Pokémon we have discussed so far (don't fact check that, just t...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 148th lesson on Pokémon biology. This lesson is on Dragonair: the Dragon Pokémon and evolved form of Dratini. Dragonair has a ton of energy stored within its body, which it can discharge through the blue crystals on its neck and tail. And this energy can cause the weather to change! Because of this, many refer to Dragonair as a “divine Pokémon”. Also, it’s...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 147th lesson on Pokémon biology. Today’s class is all about Dratini: the Dragon Pokémon. This rare, little noodle is constantly growing due to its excess life energy. As it grows, Dratini will shed its skin regularly. It typically hides behind waterfalls to protect itself during the shedding process. The shed skin is a very popular material used in shoemak...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 146th lesson on Pokémon biology. This lesson is all about Moltres: the Flame Pokémon and the third Legendary Bird of Kanto! Moltres has beautiful, dazzling wings that shed embers with every flap. It is known to bathe in hot magma to heal itself from injuries. If that’s not hardcore, I don’t know what is! It is believed by many that seeing Moltres is an ind...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 145th lesson on Pokémon biology. And today’s lesson, we are discussing Zapdos: the Electric Pokémon and the second Legendary Bird of Kanto! Zapdos brings the storm… literally. Its glittering wings have been reported to cause thunderstorms. As it flies, Zapdos’ wings will make crackling and snapping sounds as lightning bolts are released. Can you imagine ri...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 144th lesson on Pokémon biology. And for class today, we are discussing Articuno: the Freeze Pokémon. Also, this is our first class on a Legendary Pokémon (not to be confused with Arcanine)! Articuno is one of the three Legendary Birds of Kanto. It has the ability to control ice, which is helpful for flying since its seemingly translucent wings are made of...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 143rd lesson on Pokémon biology. Today’s class is all about Snorlax: the Sleeping Pokémon. This massive Pokémon loves a good slumber! The only time Snorlax will willingly wake up is to eat! It requires approximately 900 lbs of food every day. And when you’re this fat, you don’t have room to be picky. Snorlax will eat anything. Its stomach allows it to cons...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 142nd lesson on Pokémon biology. And this lesson is all about Aerodactyl: the Fossil Pokémon. This vicious (rawr) Pokémon has saw-like fangs and loves to rip throats! Not one for kids' birthday parties, am I right? While Aerodactyl flies through the air, it lets out high-pitched screeches - alerting all in the area that their throats are in danger. As...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 141st lesson on Pokémon biology. Today's class is all about Kabutops: the Shellfish Pokémon and evolved form of Kabuto. Kabutops is most well known for its cool, sharp scythes, which it uses to slice its foes and drain their fluids. So appetizing. And any part of its prey Kabutops doesn't eat will be consumed by other Pokémon. The circle of life......

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 140th lesson on Pokémon biology. And this lesson today is all about Kabuto: the Shellfish Pokémon. Like our previously discussed fossil Pokémon, Kabuto used to thrive on the sea floor many years ago. However, they're not completely extinct - plot twist! There are rare cases of Kabuto living in the wild... but we don't know where. No one bothered to...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 139th lesson on Pokémon biology. Today's lesson is all about Omastar: the Spiral Pokémon and evolved form of Omanyte. After extensive research, scientists believe that this fossil Pokémon went extinct because it got fat... yes, I'm serious. The increased weight of Omastar's shell resulted in a loss of mobility, which affected its ability to hun...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 138th lesson on Pokémon biology. And this lesson is all about Omanyte: the Spiral Pokémon. So technically, Omanyte is extinct. Where Omanyte once thrived in ancient oceans, they’re all fossils now. But with the help of modern science, we can excavate the fossils and revive them! Crazy, right? While it’s great that so many have been revived, some Omanyte ha...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 137th lesson on Pokémon biology. Today's lesson is all about Porygon: the Virtual Pokémon. Porygon is mankind's first artificially created Pokémon! Due to it being artificial, it does not need to eat or breathe... but it will crush a delicious poffin. Just so long as Mr. Kurtis didn't make it. Porygon has the ability to convert its body into di...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 136th lesson on Pokémon biology. And in today's class, we are learning about the fire type Eeveelution, Flareon: the Flame Pokémon. Flareon has a flame sac (also called a pouch, chamber, bag, etc), where it heats inhaled air and spews it as flames over 3,000°F. To keep cool, Flareon fluffs out the fur on its collar. Honestly, it's the most adorable...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 135th lesson on Pokémon biology. Today's lesson is all about Jolteon: the Lightning Pokémon. This evolved form of Eevee creates electricity with an organ in its lungs. No one bothered to name this organ apparently. Jolteon is capable of discharging 10,000-volt lightning bolts, which it is able to do by accumulating negative ions in the atmosphere. Thes...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 134th lesson on Pokémon biology. And for today’s class, we will be discussing Vaporeon: the Bubble Jet Pokémon. Once originally thought to be a mermaid, Vaporeon is a beautiful creature with a cell structure similar to water molecules. Guess that really does make it a water type… HA! Because of its cell structure, Vaporeon has the ability to melt in water!...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 133rd lesson on Pokémon biology. Today’s lesson is all about Eevee: the Evolution Pokémon. This is also arguably the cutest Pokémon we have discussed so far! Eevee is known for its irregular genetic code, which allows it to evolve into eight different evolutions (that we know of). Eevee’s genes are easily influenced by its environment, so much so that it i...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 132nd lesson on Pokémon biology. And in class today, we are learning about Ditto: the Transform Pokémon. This little, pink blob has the special ability to transform into any physical object, Pokémon, or even person! In most cases, Ditto can transform itself perfectly but gets some details wrong if it’s transforming based on memory. So who knows, maybe some...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 131st lesson on Pokémon biology. For today's class, we will be discussing Lapras: the Transport Pokémon. Lapras gets its name from its love for ferrying people across the water. It's a very friendly Pokémon, but this has made it an easy target for hunters in the past. There was even a period where Lapras almost went extinct! How could anyone hurt this maje...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 130th lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's lesson, we are learning all about Gyarados: the Atrocious Pokémon and evolved form of Magikarp. And what an evolution this is! Gone is the wimpy, useless Pokémon that was Magikarp. Gyarados is feared by many for its temper and destructive behavior. It's been known to appear during times of world conflict, adding...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 129th lesson on Pokémon biology. You might not want to get too excited about today’s lesson because it’s all about Magikarp: the Fish Pokémon. All you need to know is that it’s terrible at swimming and splashes a lot. It can also survive in polluted waters, which makes sense for a trash Pokémon like this. I would say there’s more to learn about Magikarp, b...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 128th lesson on Pokémon biology. And for today’s lesson, we will be discussing Tauros: the Wild Bull Pokémon. This Pokémon is very rowdy and is known to whip its body with its own tails to get riled up. So when the whipping starts, you know it’s about to go down! And once Tauros charges, there’s no stopping it. In Paldea, there are three different breeds o...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s 127th lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's class, we will be discussing Pinsir: the Stag Beetle Pokémon. This bug Pokémon is appropriately named after the large pincers on its head, which it uses to crush, rip, and tear into opponents. If the victim is too hard to crush, it will swing and throw them! But Pinsir can only throw things twice its weight....