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Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventy-sixth lesson on Pokémon biology. It's the start of a New Year of learning! And we'd like to apologize for not having a lesson last week. You can thank Mr. Kurtis for throwing a destructive New Year's party at the school. And speaking of destructive, today we're discussing Golem: the Megaton Pokémon and final evolved form of Geodude....

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventy-fifth lesson on Pokémon biology. We finish up the year with our lesson on Graveler: the Rock Pokémon and evolved form of Geodude. This big ole ball is a high roller... meaning it loves to roll around on mountains. See what I did there? Rolling is Graveler's main form of transportation, and it can even reach speeds of up to 60 mph! Pieces of its...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventy-fourth lesson on Pokémon biology. This lesson is all about Geodude: the Rock Pokémon. And guess what? It's a rock/ground type too! Who would've thought? Geodude is an orb-shaped Pokémon that frequently gets mistaken for a rock. If it gets stepped on, Geodude has been known to start angrily swinging at its aggressor. I mean, they hang out on...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventy-third lesson on Pokémon biology. For class today, we will be discussing Tentacruel: the Jellyfish Pokémon and evolved form of Tentacool. This Pokémon has a total of 80 long tentacles that can stretch and retract, which it uses to trap its prey in a net-like shape. All of these tentacles are poisonous, so no handshakes or high-fives with a Tentacrue...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventy-second lesson on Pokémon biology. In today’s class, we will be discussing Tentacool: the Jellyfish Pokémon. This squishy, water/poison type loves to just vibe out in the water - drifting freely in the currents. Believe it or not, 99% of its body is made up of water! And this comes in handy when Tentacool absorbs sunlight and refracts it using the w...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventy-first lesson on Pokémon biology. For today's class, we will be discussing Victreebel: the Flycatcher Pokémon and final evolved form of Bellsprout. The first thing you'll notice about Victreebel is its large, gaping mouth, which it uses to swallow its prey whole! No chewing required - one big gulp is all it takes! Victreebel lures prey by us...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s seventieth lesson on Pokémon biology. In class today, we will be discussing Weepinbell: the Flycatcher Pokémon. This bell-shaped grass/poison type will swallow anything with its big mouth that comes its way! Weepinbell then dissolves its prey with strong acids in its stomach. If prey passes by that's too large to swallow, no worries! Weepinbell does wh...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-ninth lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's lesson, we will be discussing Bellsprout: the Flower Pokémon. This grass/poison type is a tiny little plant-like Pokémon with a bell-shaped head and big, pink lips. Are those lips? I'll let someone else figure that out. Like Oddish, Bellsprout has roots for feet, which it uses to absorb water throug...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-eighth lesson on Pokémon biology. And for the class today, we will be discussing Machamp: the Superpower Pokémon and final evolved form of Machop. Machamp is an incredibly strong and skilled fighting type Pokémon, and it supposedly knows every martial arts style in the world. Machamp is also very fast, capable of throwing 500 punches in a second with...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-seventh lesson on Pokémon biology. Today's class will be about Machoke: the Superpower Pokémon and evolved form of Machop. This super ripped Pokémon has muscles as hard as steel (despite not being a steel type) and is strong enough to lift a dump truck with one hand! Machoke is so sculpted that artists frequently use it for... sculptures. Its exc...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-sixth lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's lesson, we will be discussing Machop: the Superpower Pokémon! This gray-colored, child-like Pokémon packs quite a punch. Machop's entire body is covered in muscle, and it's strong enough to throw 100 adults. Now you're probably wondering, "does that mean it throws 100 adults back-to-bac...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-fifth lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's class, we will be discussing Alakazam: the Psi Pokémon and final evolved form of Abra. Hey, guys... this Pokémon is pretty dang smart. So much so in fact, that Alakazam has an estimated IQ of at least 5,000. On top of that, Alakazam has an incredible memory and is capable of remembering every experience...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-fourth lesson on Pokémon biology. Today, we are learning about Kadabra: the Psi Pokémon and evolved form of Abra. Ever seen a Kadabra and had your head start hurting? Well, that's because this psychic type Pokémon emits headache-inducing alpha waves. These same waves also cause machinery to go crazy. Is your clock spinning out of control? That&#3...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-third lesson on Pokémon biology. The class today is all about Abra: the Psi Pokémon. This psychic Pokémon is usually seen with its eyes closed because it sleeps approximately 18 hours a day. If it doesn't sleep that much, Abra will temporarily lose its telekinetic abilities. Speaking of telekinesis, Abra has the ability to read minds! If it sense...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-second lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's class, we will be discussing Poliwrath: the Tadpole Pokémon (again) and final evolved form of Poliwag. While it resembles Poliwhirl in many ways, this water/fighting type Pokémon is incredibly strong - capable of punching boulders to dust. It's almost entirely made of muscle, and it rarely gets tir...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixty-first lesson on Pokémon biology. In the lesson today, we will be discussing Poliwhirl: the Tadpole Pokémon and evolved form of Poliwag. Poliwhirl prefers to stay in the water like its predecessor, but it also goes on dry land to feed on bug Pokémon. When it does leave the water, Poliwhirl sweats to keep itself moist, which also makes it slimy enough...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s sixtieth lesson on Pokémon biology. In class today, we will be discussing Poliwag: the Tadpole Pokémon. You might notice that this water-dwelling cutie has a black and white swirl on its abdomen. This is Poliwag's internal organs, which are visible through the skin. While this skin might be nearly transparent, it's actually surprisingly resilient a...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-ninth lesson on Pokémon biology. For today’s lesson, we will be discussing Arcanine: the Legendary Pokémon and evolved form of Growlithe. Arcanine is NOT to be confused as a legendary Pokémon, such as Articuno, Groudon, Mew, etc - it is named THE Legendary Pokémon because of the many Chinese legends told about it over the years. Growlithe evolves int...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-eighth lesson on Pokémon biology. In the class today, we will be talking about Growlithe: the Puppy Pokémon. This friendly, fire type Pokémon has lived side by side with humans for hundreds of years. The first written records of humans and Growlithes cohabitating date back to the Stone Age - more specifically in the Sinnoh region, which was recently...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-seventh lesson on Pokémon biology. Today, we will be discussing Primeape: the Pig Monkey Pokémon and evolved form of Mankey. If you thought Mankey was aggressive, think again! Primeape is a bigger, veiny, angrier, tailless version of Mankey. These things are dangerous. If you even so much as look at Primeape a little funny, start praying... because i...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-sixth lesson on Pokémon biology. And today's lesson is all about Mankey: the Pig Monkey Pokémon. Watch out because this little thing is the definition of a wild child. Although it's one of the smallest known fighting type Pokémon, Mankey is highly aggressive and will rampage for little to no reason. These little devils will eventually wear th...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-fifth lesson on Pokémon biology. In today's class, we will be discussing Golduck, the other Duck Pokémon and evolved form of Psyduck. This blue, streamlined-body, water type Pokémon is an incredibly fast swimmer - some Pokédex entries claim it's even the FASTEST swimmer among all Pokémon. It has webbed hands and feet, which are terrible for h...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-fourth lesson on Pokémon biology. Today's class is all about Psyduck: the Duck Pokémon. This cute, plump water type has an ongoing dilemma: it's constantly burdened with headaches... like pretty much every waking hour. It's constantly trying to calm its headaches because if they grow too powerful, Psyduck will release insanely strong psyc...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-third lesson on Pokémon biology. In today’s class, we will be discussing Persian: the Classy Cat Pokémon and one of the evolved forms of Meowth. Persian is an incredibly fast, skilled, yet dangerous Pokémon. They are very temperamental and will attack randomly, and they make no exceptions for their own trainer. Think about that. You could spend years...

Hello there! Welcome to Professor Jacob’s fifty-second lesson on Pokémon biology. For the class today, we will be discussing Meowth: the Scratch Cat Pokémon. This little devil is a feline Pokémon with an affinity to round and shiny objects. In fact, Meowth loves round, shiny things so much that it even has a gold coin on its forehead! Now don't be silly, that gold coin was clearly placed there...