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Despite being a goofy, cartooning monster-catching series, Pokémon actually has some real-world science in it!

Here, Gavin takes a look at some the science of “Regional Variants” (aka sub-species) in the franchise! Some of the science is good, some is badly translated into the game, and some just doesn’t make any sense at all. Let’s talk about it!

Game: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Sword and Shield
Developer: Game Freak
Genre: RPG, Monster Catcher
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Cost: 💰💰💰💰💰
Accuracy: 🔬 🔬
Enjoyment: ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Presenter: Gavin Davidson
Field Of Study: Vertebrate Paleontology 🐴🦏🐫