Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 198 Micro-regional morphology

In the following days, Xiao Zhi called much less frequently.

Because most of the time, the other party's encyclopedia is in Xiao Jian's hands.

Natsume gave him some pointers several times along the way.

Finally, on a clear and beautiful afternoon.

[Bravo! A special Pokémon has been discovered: Crystal Onix! The A-rank project "Deciphering Crystal Onix" has been released!]

[Project completed, Advanced Scratch-off Lottery Ticket +1]

The announcement and completion of the research project were announced almost simultaneously, which surprised Natsume.

He proactively called Ash's Pokédex.

Xiao Jian answered the phone.

"How did it go?" Natsume asked knowingly.

"I'm organizing the data and just about to send it to you, Mr. Natsume, for your review!" Kenji's hair was a mess, but he couldn't hide his excitement.

"No need," Natsume shook his head.

"Is there something wrong?" Xiao Jian stammered.

Although he was very confident, he successfully borrowed the equipment from the Pokémon Center, and had a lot of data to support him, as well as countless online lectures from the old professor.
But since it was the first attempt, it was impossible to say that I was 100% certain that my conclusions were correct.

"No problem, just tell me directly."

Natsume waved his hand, indicating that the other person didn't need to be so nervous.

The system rewards have all been distributed, so Xiao Jian's conclusion must be correct.

"Okay, Mr. Natsume, I've made a PowerPoint presentation. Would you like me to send it to you so I can help you with your presentation?"

Xiao Jian took a deep breath and sat up straight as he spoke.

Natsume: "."

There's really no need to be so formal.

However, being meticulous and rigorous in one's work is a rare virtue for a researcher, and Natsume certainly wouldn't discourage it.

"Okay, send it to me."

Natsume copied the PowerPoint presentation sent by the other party to his computer.

Open to the first page—"A Hypothesis on the Evolution of the Crystal Onix Based on Micro-regional Morphology"

Seeing this, Natsume nodded slightly; he thought so too.

On the other end, Xiao Jian took a deep breath and adjusted the headscarf on his forehead, as if cheering himself on.

"Mr. Natsume, let me state my conclusion first. I believe that the existence of the Crystal Onix is ​​a micro-regional form of the Onix."

"I conducted experiments to demonstrate this from the following aspects, the most important of which was gene comparison, with the comparison source being a bite taken by someone who was sleepwalking with a parted head."

As Ken slowly recounted the story, Natsume nodded repeatedly.

Micro-regional morphology differs greatly from the regional morphology that people are familiar with.

Regarding regional morphology, the League scholars define it as a change that Pokémon make to adapt to ecological changes in order to change their environment.

This change is amazing; even attributes can change.

For example, a normal Ninetales is a Fire-type, while the Ninetales from the Alola region is an Ice-type.

As Ken recounted the story, Natsume thought of his own motorcycle, Rotom.

Almost all Rotom motorcycles are electric and melee-based.

Only the Rotom sludge truck, which has been in use for a longer period, will become a combination of electricity and poison.

In a sense, could the motorcycles be something like an ecosystem for Rotom?

Natsume had considered it before, but quickly rejected it.

The relationship between Rotom and the motorcycle is more like the relationship between Pokémon and their living environment in a micro-regional context.

"Pokémon in micro-regional form, compared to Pokémon in regional form."

"The similarity is that both are compromises made to the environment, but the difference is that the changes in Pokémon in micro-regions are relatively small."

Ken's voice continued, and Natsume nodded slightly.

Professor Ulrich of the Orange Islands has been deeply involved in the research of Pokémon forms in micro-regions.

The Orange Islands consist of hundreds of islands of varying sizes, which naturally divide them into hundreds of different environments, making them ideal for the birth of Pokémon in micro-regions.

"For example, one island we visited was covered in pink Pokémon because they were all injected with a certain type of..." "However, the Orange Islands, which Dr. Uchiki calls a paradise for researchers of micro-regional Pokémon, are the only island I've ever seen."

Xiao Jian smiled sheepishly, then looked at Natsume with hopeful eyes, expecting her to add anything.

"Well, the most obvious thing is body shape."

Natsume munched on an apple and continued:
"When you travel, you can pay attention to the fact that the larger the island, the larger the Pokémon tend to be, and the smaller the island, the smaller the Pokémon tend to be."

"The league has statistics; you can search for them yourself."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jian nodded repeatedly and took detailed notes in his notebook.

This phenomenon has long been defined as island gigantification and island miniaturization.

The principle is very simple; it's just a resource allocation problem.

On resource-rich islands, larger Pokémon are more competitive and better able to survive.

On resource-scarce islands, smaller objects consume less energy and are thus more likely to survive.

Combined with sea isolation, this natural selection ensures the continuation of genes across generations.

Even the most outrageous ones have been recorded in the league's database.

On the largest island of the Orange Islands, there is a large Rattata, which is bigger than the Nidoking that lives on the smallest island!
"So, you mean this Crystal Onix is ​​a micro-scale form, but why do I see that its attributes have changed?"

Natsume glanced at the PPT, which clearly stated that the Crystal Onix is ​​not afraid of water, but it is afraid of fire.

It's obvious that the other party's attributes have changed.

One of the most important indicators for academics to distinguish between regional morphology and micro-regional morphology is the presence or absence of attribute changes.

"Yes, that's right. My type test for Crystal Onix is ​​Rock + Ice."

As Xiao Jian spoke, he then slowly added:

"However, I asked Dr. Uchiha, and he said that for some Pokémon with micro-regional forms, there are occasionally individual individuals whose types change."

Dr. Uchiki believes that micro-regional morphology is a transitional stage in the shift towards regional morphology.

"but."

Xiao Jian hesitated for a moment.

"But what?" Natsume asked, puzzled.

"However, in academia, it seems that many people do not agree with this view, and there is controversy."

Xiao Jian thought about it for a moment, then said it anyway.

"Nonsense, of course they don't agree," Natsume said nonchalantly.

"Huh? Why?" Xiao Jian asked curiously.

"There's no reason why." Natsume shook his head.

Many researchers make a living by using Pokémon with micro-regional forms.

After all, there are only so many regional Pokémon, but there are many more micro-regional Pokémon.

Originally, these two research directions were only related, but still separate.

If Dr. Uchiki's view is officially recognized, micro-regional morphology research will likely become a sub-field of regional morphology research.

This involves many things, such as the amount of funding to be applied for.
There are many intricacies involved; Xiao Jian will understand once he enters the industry.

After hanging up, Natsume stretched and felt refreshed.

After listening to Xiao Jian's report, he had a lot of inspiration.

The motorcycle is likened to the environment, and Rotom is likened to the Pokémon living in it.

Natsume has also proven that certain changes to the motorcycle itself can alter the attributes of the Rotom motorcycle.

Is that right?
Natsume narrowed his eyes, pondering carefully.

What methods can be used to make the environment constantly change?

Steal the alpaca's stone slabs and make them into a rotating mechanism to install on the locomotive?

Natsume felt it was unrealistic.

Fortunately, Mewtwo is studying hard, and the League's construction team will need a few more days.

There's still no information on the materials for Master Ball's plundering and Rotom's motorcycle.

Since he had some free time, Natsume decided to look for a way to freely change the attributes of the Motorcycle Rotom.

(End of this chapter)