Here at the Maa Gamer offices, we often have lively discussions about the realism of various video games. The journeys of small children across strange lands with only captured wildlife for companionship, as realised in the Pokémon series of video games, leaves us with little doubt as to game’s feasibility. However, one small aspect of this game series never quite added up in our fevered minds. Nurse Joy cannot possibly heal your Pokémon that quickly, she must be killing and replacing them! Today, we look at the evidence.
One: Instant Healing. As mentioned, you can’t heal animals at the press of a button, that’s ridiculous. More so, when you consider some of the injuries we’ve inflicted on our furry chums in the name of fame and glory. From Iron Tail concussions to nervous system damage caused by Thunder shocks we’d be surprised if The Incredible Dr. Pol would give our furry pals a 2nd look.
Two: Disk Space. Nurse Joy is clearly a sophisticated trainer who has collected every type of Pokémon at every level. After becoming addicted with her success and constantly filling up the hard drive of “Someone’s PC” with Pokémon, she must now continually try and free up disk space. By moonlighting as a nurse, she can earn a quick buck “treating Pokémon”, whilst conveniently clearing out Gigabytes of disk space, palming off her horde of extra-ordinarily talented mammals. Trainers being none the wiser. Advanced Facial Recognition (AFR) software here at the Maa Gamer offices has provided us with undeniable evidence and exposed the many until now secret aliases of Ms Joy;
Three: Money. What kind of hospital would perform expert medical procedures on your pets for no money? Money is clearly a strong concept in Pokémon. You pay for Balls, Berry’s, Potions, all with Pokémon Dollars you earn from battling. The only explanation we can come up with, we stress ONLY, is something nefarious involving the old corpses of your cherished Pokémon. We’ve decided to spare you, dear reader, from the nightmarish scenarios our disturbed minds have considered. Suffice to say we’ve never seen any other animals in the Pokémon world and we know Ash isn’t a vegetarian.
And there we have it, solid evidence that something concealed and monstrous is at play in this world of pocket monsters. Our goal was never to spoil the cherished childhood memories you may have had, catching them as your real test, traveling across the land, searching far and wide, teaching Pokémon to understand, the power that's inside. Then again it might be for the best, perhaps the series has gone on far too long at this point already.
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