Do Paradox Pokémon need to eat? Area Zero Pokémon food web 

Technically, paradox pokemon aren't originally from Area Zero. So it makes sense that it would be hard to fit them on here.

I personally believe that the past paradox mons get their energy atleast partially from the sun, considering they all have the ability protosynthesis. Considering it's not actual photosynthesis, its either a suppliment to their primary diet, or the diet is a supplent to their primary sunlight depending on how efficient it is. The future ones probably dont need actual food and are instead powered by alternative powersources that they fuel themselves. Wouldnt know what exactly for each of them, but atleast Iron Moth seems to have solar panels to support the idea.

With how they are portrayed, Paradox Pokemon are essentially like invasive species for the Area Zero ecosystem. Since it's speculated that they could be from timelines separate from this one, that they have similar niches to their counterparts [jury's out for Great Tusk, who could act as an omnivore who hunts and bullies other predatory Pokemon off from their meals.]

Something cool about Garganacl is that it also acts as a scavenger, using its Salt Cure move to quickly break down the bodies of dead steel types and robot paradoxes that most Pokémon likely wouldn’t eat. Garganacl has got it good in Area Zero lmao

Pokemon ecology and the like is honestly such an unlooked at part of the pokemon world and I'm really glad I found this channel! I'm such a sucker for looking at fictional world though a scientific lens.

my hypothesis for Garganacl is that they are Megafauna generalist-Predators like Bears that specialize in eating Fish, Aquatic Fauna, as well as Steel types. Considering the waters here are commonly hunted by both Aquatic Fauna AND steel-types like Bisharps, they would default to becoming Apex until a more aggressive, faster predator moves into its territory. Also, due to the fact that Garganacl learn Recover and Stealth Rock and have such a slow speed stat, Garganacls are slow Territorial animals that patrol a specific region. Most likely using the salt they produce to salt specific spots of the earth, similar to marking territory. Only instead of slashing or spraying trees and rocks, they salt specific spots in the soil around them, leaving dry rocky patches among the grass and trees. Stealth Rock would also allow for them to set up protective barriers around their nests to prevent ambush predators from killing their young when sleeping at night. They might even hunt flying types that wander into their territory with projectile moves like Rock-Blast and Mud-Shot. And many of the common fully-grown Insects are all incredibly vulnerable to it. So Volcarona, Ice Moth, and Venonat may fit into its daily diet when a faster water type escapes it. Likely the only real threats that might hurt a Garganacl are the Medicham line, but these are primarily foragers, so will avoid fighting with them and focus on eating fruits in tall trees, and the Garchomp line, which are true Apex Predators. But the sheer size and strength of a Garganacl may intidimate most Garchomps from directly engaging with it unless absolutely necessary.

I like that the future paradox pokemon are included and not discounted just because they're mechanical. They still consume berries leftovers and other food-based consumables just fine. they probably have some kind of artificial digestive system that allows them to eat and gain energy from it just as a normal animal would.

So regular Misdreavus actually has a helpful pokedex entry for this lol: They feed off fear. (which is why a lot of them have a habit of doing spooky ghost type stuff in the wild, but ones travelling with trainers don't show those same tendencies.) They'd make great therapy pokemon for people with anxiety lol. Flutter Mane, as a Scarlet Paradox mon, seems to be inspired by what that kind of entity would have looked like before the existence of humans... Albeit poorly (Why does it randomly have a spiky head tentacle lol. The feathers were cool just stick with it.)

There are some flaws in your analysis. To start with, Skiddo might only eat opportunistically, if at all: 0:36 Skiddo, Violet: As long as it has sunlight and water, Skiddo can make energy with the leaves on its body, allowing it to live on rocky mountains barren of food. Since Gogoat evolves from Skiddo, it can probably do the same, & thus, also likely doesn't eat much. 1:50 Hippopotas preys! See its Sword entry. 2:02 Venomoth & Venonat prey! See their Pokemon Emerald entries, among others. 2:32 "Somewhat" may be an understatement. 3:22 I would not call Floette's lifestyle one-sided. It gives its own power to flowers (Ultra Moon), makes withered flowers healthy (Scarlet, Red Flower), pours its energy into flowers (Violet, Red Flower), & exchanges power with flowers (Violet, Blue Flower). 4:10 I doubt Meditite & Medicham are omnivorous or even very influential. For Meditite, it's repeatedly stated that it survives on just one berry a day! & Medicham hones its mind through starvation (Platinum) & is known to meditate for a whole month without eating. (Emerald) 4:58 Unsourced/Over-generalized, I'd say. Diglett chews on plant roots underground, & is implied to eat vegetables. (Sun) Flittle chases down anyone that steals its "beloved berries", suggesting it's fruitivorous. 5:02 Dunsparce is not a mole! It's based on the tsuchinoko, a snake-like cryptid! & based on it happily sharing tunnels with Diglett (Ultra Sun), it's likely also a herbivore. Dudunsparce also is described in its Scarlet 3-Segment Form entry as gentle, & carries Pokemon out of its nest on its back. I doubt it preys. 5:12 Them preying is unsourced. Glimmora can also be seen latching onto walls in gameplay. 5:43 Sableye eating anything but gems is unsourced, even if how it gets calories & teeth shape provide inferences. & if it's stealing any energy, it's the spirits of people, as it's stated Sableye is thought to do so & feared for this perception. 6:53 Hawlucha has no basis, & Talonflame is largely wrong. Many entries state "It finishes its prey off with a colossal kick.", Ultra Moon says "Bird Pokémon make up most of its diet.", & Sun says "Its favorite foods are Wingull and Pikipek.". 6:56 Kudos to the Let's Go mode footage, but no it is not! Hawlucha, Sword entry: "It drives its opponents to exhaustion with its agile maneuvers, then ends the fight with a flashy finishing move." Many other entries go on about its agile, flashy, pose-filled fighting style & skills. Not really the behaviour of an ambush predator. 7:42 Specifically, it's only said to cooperate to rob bird Pokemon nests, & fights break out over who gets to eat the eggs. Otherwise, Sneasel is never said to work in more than a pair (Violet), & since Donphan isn't found in Area Zero, your visual is misleading. You may have confused it with its evolved form Weavile, which attack in packs against "prey as large as Mamoswine.". (Sword) 8:27 Questionable. Area Zero's waters are very shallow for fish, & per Pawniard's White Pokedex entry: They fight at Bisharp's command. They cling to their prey and inflict damage by sinking their blades into it. Ergo, whatever they're hunting is likely much bigger. 11:47 Unsourced. In fact, Gible is not preferential, to Diglett or otherwise! Shield: Gible attacks anything that moves, and it drags whatever it catches into the crevice that is its lair. Gabite lacks info, but Garchomp targets the opposite of Diglett: Whole flocks of bird Pokemon! (Sun) It also competes with Salamence for food, per Ultra Sun. 11:53 Little suggests Deino exits its cave. Per Violet: It nests deep inside a cave. Food there is scarce, so Deino will sink its teeth into anything that moves and attempt to eat it. & Zweilous would only leave its cave for food if there's none left there. Its Y entry (among others) says: After it has eaten up all the food in its territory, it moves to another area. (& Hydreigon attacks/bites anything that moves.) 14:44 Even with phasing, I think the shallow waters would make this difficult. 17:23 Iron Hands's animations don't suggest to me the range of motion to dig. Makuhita is seemingly related & can knock down trees, which may be more practical for it to forage. 17:50 As someone else mentioned, Flutter Mane is based on Misdreavus, which feeds on fear. 18:00 Delibird are omnivorous & known to eat Bug Pokemon. (Ultra Sun) Okay analysis video. However, I think your research was unfortunately lacking. Your real world zoological & ecological knowledge is commendable, though, even if I think it was often misplaced here. Thanks for uploading!

I’d like to point out that Area Zero does not have an actual ”day-night” cycle, with the crystals (probably) keeping the place always lit like it was midday.

I think the reason that Pokemon has a tendency of filling their regions with more predators that prey is just because more predatory creatures in the real world are considered cute or cool and are therefore more popular inspirations for Pokemon, therefore leading to Pokemon having too many predator Pokemon. If GameFreak wanted to make the games more realistic, the ratio of prey Pokemon to predator Pokemon needs to be changed, making Braviary and Lycanroc much rarer and Farigiraf, Donphan and Camurupt much more plentiful.

i think your dreepy and drakloak analysis actually makes alot of sense. we already have evidence that the line weaponizes dreepy as the final stage is stated to actively attack others by launching the dreepy like rockets, but dreepy are not used weaponized by Dragapult, they also hide in its specialized horns, and drakloak is stated to be motherly and protective of its dreepy to the point of panic if they are absent. i think its very likely that drakloak serves as a protector of the dreepy from large predators, with its huge flat head serving as a place dreepy can hide under in the presence of bird pokemon and as a difficult point for aggressors to grapple onto, similar to a shield. its worth noting that well SOME dreepy stay with dragapult for protection, we dont see entire packs of dreepy around it, just the two, and dragapult isnt really known for the same protective tendencies. generally there will be less fully grown specimens of any animal then there are children, and its worth noting that dreepy evolves at an extremely high level, and then it does not take long for it to evolve a second time. What im getting at, is your idea makes perfect sense, the dreepy do all the work well the evolutions, much larger but much smaller in numbers, serve to protect the smaller and more agile dreepy. Its very likely that, in the event their protector dies or evolves and moves on, that dreepy scatter and look for a new guardian, with many of them ending up as prey to fast and opportunistic pokemon like talonflame. i can totally see the evolution of a drakloak into dragapult as an event similar to turtle eggs hatching, with tons of different carnivores and omnivores coming around to try to take advantage of the rare bounty of vulnerable young. edit: the more i think about it the more it makes sense! there are no dragapult in area zero, meaning once they evolve they leave so as to prevent inbreeding and spread their genes. i doubt that dreepy can handle the altitudes and speed that dragapult fly at, as its said to go at mach speed. once dragapult enters a new area, i bet it looks for survivors of other drakloak to adopt as its weapons. it only uses exactly two dreepy, and any dreepy that survive the 'culling' would no doubt be the fastest, hardiest, and strongest dreepy and best for weapons. they would also serve as beacons that there are other dragapult in the area available for mating.

I've always thought the Floette line were fungi. They even look quite a lot like the Hattenne line which look like the Shiinotic line. So I think all these lines are some sort of fungi.

So hear me out… What if the Rock Pokémon found lower down, like Glimmora and Garganacl, are actually producers that get energy from the Tera Crystals?

Oh my goodness this channel is everything I’ve ever obsessed over since I got into the series. I LOVE ecology and speculative biology!!!!! I love the horrifying mental image of how a robot would possibly eat. Are they bio-fueled?

There is something so nice about seeing this large food web, I also loved the idea of dreepy feeding its parents or that they are a colonial organism!

This is an incredible analysis and I would love to see it for more locations in the Pokémon world! I especially like the Dreepy/Dracloak theory; explaining ghost types is always hard but that makes a lot of sense! My only concern is your classification of Glimmet and Glimmora as filter feeders. Pretty much every Pokémon is far too large for Glimmora to catch, let alone Glimmet. I briefly thought that perhaps some Pokémon have a “planktonic” stage in the wild, but the only confirmed way Pokémon reproduce is through eggs, and those hatch the full-grown version of any Pokémon. It is possible that reproduction is different in the wild, especially considering oddities like Kangaskhan’s baby and Cubone’s mother and considering the fact that Pokémon biologists are REALLY bad at their jobs (“oh, this egg just appeared! Nobody knows where it came from!”). If that isn’t the case, I expect the line are some form of consumer drawing Terastal energy out of the walls of Area Zero that was originally placed there thousands of years ago by Terapagos.

My personal assumption is that ALL of the Paradox Pokemon are apex predators in Area Zero. They are all aggressive towards the player when spotted, so there's nothing to stop me from assuming they probably hold a strong dominion over Area Zero's ecosystem. My headcanon is that all of the non-Paradox mons in Area Zero can only live there because they're either strong enough to fight them off, or are nimble/smart enough to avoid them entirely. In other words they live a constant life of fear lol.

Wow, you put soo much thought into this! It makes for a fascinating watch and you explain your reasoning for placing the Pokemon on the Food Web very well

I'm not an ecologist, but I try to add the DLC Pokémon to this food web for fun, as well as some others you didn't include. Koraidon/Miraidon: Top predators, no questions asked. Look at them. And as ours enjoys sandwiches, which can be made out of anything including bread, they're likely omnivorous. Walking Wake: While technically not found in area zero (Or anywhere) It's very likely it would be in a realistic scenario. It would obviously be a carnivore, as it's a tyrannosaur/raptor like dino Pokémon, and it's possible it mostly ate aquatic prey due to its typing and being able to walk on water. Raging Bolt: Most likely a Herbivore, eating off of trees because long neck. However, since it has saber teeth (Under the clouds) it's possible it was omnivorous and ate meat when it couldn't find trees. Gouging Fire: While it is a ceratopsian, the claws and fangs just screams predator. It may have, however, possibly grazed on low shrubs or trees while it wasn't hunting. The Future swords of Justice: Putting them all here because they would all be herbivores, as they are all based on hoofed mammals. They might eat the occasional bug type if it's there, but otherwise they're mostly grazers. Carbink: It's literally just a rock, probably feeds of crystal energy or something. Noivern: I'm not sure if I should include this as only one can be found in the underdepths where it has NO potential food source, but I'm including it anyway, because it's confirmed to be omnivorous, preferring fruits and likely small bug or flying types. Terapagos: It's been dormant for thousands of years, so if it needs to eat, it definitely doesn't need to eat much. It probably absorbs energy from the crystals that surround it. Its dex entry and ability could also imply that it gains energy from offensive attacks, it's hit by.

This was amazing! Thoroughly explained without overwhelming with information, I really enjoyed this!

I've seen other pokemon ecology videos talking about pokemon eating grass type pokemon because they are herbivores, this bugs me. It takes energy and a different mentality to chase down a mobile thinking plant, basically just normal animal predation. Anyway you seem to have considered this and I love you for it hehe

I think the big food web really makes it feel more alive, that's probably why the algorithm liked this video . Maybe consider making yourself a big spreadsheet with all the routes and how many unique pokemon there are so you don't miss any rich ones? Pulling the data off of bulbapedia

I would argue Medicham and Meditite despite resembling primates (specifically human) skulls that doesn’t mean they would be omnivorous This is where looking into what the mons are based on and their actual behaviors would make sense- they certainly aren’t pack hunters ; or hunters period like actual primates - In a lot of Buddhist/Hindu circles people are vegetarian, or don’t eat meat at all for religious or spiritual reasons- im sure many monks as well I would guess Medicham and meditite eat very little for strengthening their minds (meditation, yoga power is pure power in Japanese, very disciplined pokemon) and would just consume plants when needed to maintain their physique

This is the first of your videos I’ve come across, but I am IMMEDIATELY subscribing. Can’t WAIT to watch more of your content! I love the science nerd side of this franchise!

I would argue Great Tusk can be omnivorous, even primarily herbivorous, using its teeth to grab leaves and strip them from trees and shrubs, except for the fact one is wandering in the desert in Scarlet, which supports the digging predator direction.

Excelent video! the amount of thought and research you put in really shows. Makes me wonder what the food web in some other biospheres look like, in particular the Blueberry Academy artificial biomes and the safari zones from older games!!

I was literally mentioning to a friend how i found it entertaining thinking what pokémon eats what in their given ecosystem and this channel finally found its way to me to ease that itch in my brain

I’d love to see a food web for one of the environments in Pokemon Snap/New Pokemon Snap.

This is exactly the kind of content I want to see.

awesome channel. you need deserve a ton more subs

Just discovered your channel. You have done what i always wanted. Hat down!

The Drakloak stuff sounds pretty accurate given it's evolution: It finds a spot to wait for prey to approach before sending out a Dreepy to poke and prod, acting as backup if it is needed (Dreepy is weak after all). Evolving into Dragapult allows it to send out two Dreepy at a time, acting as guided missiles to hit their target(s) and possibly attack once the initial hit has been made. My only question would be how Dragapult and Drakloak interact, as it seems Drakloak stay alone with just one or a few Dreepy while Dragapult carries multiple in its head. What happens if a Dreepy Evolves? Do Drakloak or Dragapult have to seek out a new Dreepy, or is there always one to replace it? Do the Drakloak leave the group after evolving? Do they have to find their own Dreepy? I like the idea that Drakloak and Dragapult always have Dreepy in reserve either as extra ammo (Dragapult) or extra backup (Drakloak) in case they either need it in battle or in the case that a Dreepy evolves. This relationship also has me questioning if Dreepy start out as ammo for Dragapult, then move on to go with a Drakloak to start really fighting, before evolving and guiding it's own Dreepy itself. that would make sense, but if a Dragapult dies and no Drakloak can replace it, how does that affect their cycle? I would love to see more from this line either in new pokedex entries/animations/field behaviors or in a new regional form that tackles the idea of the cycle being broken by some other threat environmentally, whether that be an apex predator that takes out Dragapult(s) easily or environmental conditions that force it to change tactics. Wasn't expecting to get so interested in the behaviors of the Drakloak line, but now I want to see more from the line in some way in the future.

Are you planning to make food webs for different regions and not just paldea? or your gonna complete paldea first?

First time watching your channel! Something I'd like to propose re: the future paradoxes is that parts of their bodies may function as solar panels! This is especially apt for Iron Moth, whose solar panel inspirations are clear in the design, but the long stretch of panels across the back of Iron Treads might function that way as well, etc.!

This is the first video I’ve seen from you and I just wanna say this is the coolest fucking channel ever, and the Gollum impression was INSANE

future paradoxes probably just have infinite energy batteries or something lol

Consider this for the paradox mons; they may not even be from the past or future. the time machine doesn't line up with the scarlet/violet books at all, it was recent, the books are not, but both speak of the same species. What was bringing them to the present in the past before the time machine even existed? I think what was happening is more akin to porygon; the machine doesn't pull pokemon from out of time, it creates them from imagination. Knowing that, they could not require food at all, feeding only on the terrestrial energy... Or worse, they're 7 kinds of messed up and eat whatever Sada/Turo imagined them to eat. Miraidon clearly can eat food, despite being austensibly some kind of mechanoid. Fabricated pokemon pulled from someone's imagination could easily be stuck in an sad existence where they eat food that mismatches their teeth or even their whole digestive system.

Great Tusk could be like a panda. An animal with the body plan of a carnivore but for whatever reason resorts to being an herbivore. A Pokémon before transitioning into a true herbivore after millions of years of evolution aka Donphan.

Very cool!!!! Gosh this is such a side of the pokemon universe the devs only seem to look at (or are given TIME to look at) only in passing, but this is so cool! I was gonna say, would Mirai/Koraidon be the Apex predator in this food web? Though... there are only 1/2 of them in the area in general, so they don't really play the same way... very cool!!! Definitely makes me wanna dig into some routes too!

Also i now totally see the dreepy line as similar to an ant colony with dreepy as the worker, drakloak as the majors/supermajors and dragapault as the queens... Thank you for once again influencing my headcannon

Something I'd like to see for this kind of channel is a close look at the Sneasel line, specifically the ones in Sinnoh/Hisui, and why the Hisuian ones used to be dominant there before seemingly getting displaced by Johtonian ones.

If I had to guess what makes me so crazy for Pokémon, it’s the Pokémon themselves and how they fit into their region. Specifically, how they influence the region and each other. It even makes me wanna study ecology or biology of my current plans fall through!! P.S. the way you pronounce Sableye makes me want to die

At first I misread the title as "Do we need to eat Paradox Pokémon?" and then I started brainstorming about how I can cook a Flutter Mane.

The thing about Lokix is that I think it might actually be predatory as well as omnivorous, similar to predatory Katidids and Crickets. This is primarily due to certain types of moves that it has but also because of its dark typing, which suggest it may be similar to the Predatory species we see in the real world

I think it's interesting to note that the game states that the Tera Crystals were the only thing keeping the AI Professor alive, implying the crystals themselves emit some sort of life energy. Not just that but with the release of the DLC we also have information of a Pokémon living in the underdepths with Terapagos, having its body be covered in these same crystals and being a Pokémon that lives for millions of years. With all that in mind, I think you could make a case for the crystals themselves to be the producers for the caverns of Area Zero as those are filled with gigantic crystals everywhere Somewhat related, though, is that Glimmora is only commonly found in areas where these crystals are pelntiful (Area Zero and Crystal Pool), with Glimmet Crystals being used to craft the Tera Blast TM and the dex states its body composition is similar to Tera crystals. Glimmet's dex entry also states they absorb nutrients from the caves (likely incorporating these nutrients into its own body to make its petals sturdier). I think rather than filter feeders, Glimmet and Glimmora are the primary consumers to tera crystals. It is likely that its flower-like body shape is only meant as camouflage while it digs its face into the cave walls to absorb their nutrients

In Garganacl’s case, I like to think about it as a sort of moth. It’s middle stage is hyper carnivorous, drying up and consuming as much prey as possible, and when it evolves it lacks the ability or need to gather energy any further, utilising the gathered energy as a resource until it runs out and the Garganacl passes.

Nice video!

Exceptional video, I think about this whenever I play a new Pokemon, seeing someone who knows what they're talking about cover it is a dream. Remember me when you're famous, etc etc.

I think past paradox ability called photosynthesis I think I don't clearly remember the name but it is something like that and future paradox are just roborts thay probably feed on electric tarin Your thoughts 💭 Great video a sub from me

I adore speculative biology + ecology So glad this was recommended to me

I feel like there’s no strictly carnivorous Pokemon, since they can all consume berries or leftovers (which appears to be an apple) and all gain the same effects (except for the original Applin family, which we can assume are using their power to make the berry better, not that they’re more suited to eating fruits) though I suppose you could also point out that, with this logic, no Pokemon is strictly herbivorous, since you can make meat-based sandwiches/curry in the recent games and all Pokemon will eat them for the same effect as well

I like the premise of this video a lot, but I can’t help but feel as though some of the conclusions drawn on the food web are somewhat derivative and too centered on reality. Like something like sableye wouldn’t even necessarily **need** calories as it’s literally a ghost, it’s probably partially consuming the soul or something. Something like Jumpluff probably hunts the Hippowdon or Donphan line based on the origins of alolan marowak. And being so specific about the dentition and then assuming smth like iron hands (a robot without a mouth) is a hunter? I respect the effort and quality just a few discrepancies imo

i'd love to see this for the blueberry terrariums, chansey being a Savanna grasslands Pokemon still messes with my head

Thank you, I now know how to correctly feed flutter mane

Loved your dive into the Dreepy line! And I appreciate that you at least entertained the idea of Paradox Future Pokémon needing to eat. So, a question that's been on my mind for years when discussing eating Pokémon with friends, I have to ask you: Could a human eat a Fire-type Pokémon? My argument was that we couldn't, because they likely have bacteria within their bodies that can't be cooked off because used to high temperatures.

Can you please provide me with the image of the web with high quality please for my exams please

Hi, Garganacl trainer here. Saltitan, my Garganacl, has a tendency to consume both minerals and, ironically, ungulates like Girafarig and Numel. I suspect it stems from an ambush tactic used when he was a Naclstack, where these kinds of Pokémon would seek sodium deposits out. It's...a hassle. But, he's my hassle

Hi there 👋 , I just discovered your channel and I already love it , i even think of a pokemon food web but yours are better and had a high quality . Speaking of Food Webs , Can you do ALL OF THE BIOMES IN THE NEW POKEMON SNAP !!!! 📸 . I would to see your takes on it . And I would love if you do it . ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Edit : I love ❤ the Wumple 🐛 video and the Girafarig 🦒video . Another Edit : Theres a pokemon-like game called TEMTEM 🥊👁️💎 . You should play it and discuss the Food Webs in each island in the floating archipelago. Love the pin. ❤️❤️❤️

You should do a food web on the Wild Area from Pokémon Sword and Shield next

Would Paradox Pokemon be invasive species?

Note that nearly all Pokemon are omnivores, being capable of eating both plant and meat materials. And I say almost as some are merely incapable of eating meat, all of them can eat berries.

YES!!!!! BIO NERDS RISE UP!!!!!! instant sub, ive been NEEDING a channel that covers fantasy ecology, i think its such a cool topic!

I wouldn't have bothered with the Violet Paradoxes 😅 they seem more like tools designed to look like animals, than actual animals 🤔 like animatronics or drones

I wish they made the pokemon ecology work and show pokemon hunting and fighting since we can see them moving around now

I fell asleep to this video playing in the background and had a dream about the Pokémon foodchain 😅

To be honest, I don't really think the way Dreepy hunts on its own matters too much. Dreepy are shown to be highly dependent on their evolutions, meaning they likely hunt in groups, the Dreepy may assist in a hunt, but on their own they probably wouldn't be doing too much.

Make a video about regional forms!

I’m surprised their wasn’t a discussion on the paradox Pokémon being invasive species. Plus they can’t breed

Idk I think we think of rocks as not having calories bc we don’t have anything irl that can digest it But technically anything that has mass has calories no? And if they provided only few calories then the abonance could surely make up for it

I feed Garganacle sandwhiches, berries, apples, soda, ice cream and cupcakes

12:45 "an organism that is made of several milions of microscopic organisms that have organized themselves to form a body and even have specialized cells to form a body" Me: so wait wait wait, bro are you saying that Ghost types are Siphonophores? "Think a magical spooky version of a sea anemone or a Portuguese Man O War" YOOOOOOOO SIPHONOPHORIC GHOSTS!?!?!

I was always confused on why the future Pokémon needed to eat. Their machines

I've always found things like this to be interesting. Sure it's trying to make sense out of something that's nonsensical, but it's interesting all the same and arguably important for both world building and practical applications. I mean is trying to figure out the diet of a Pokémon that more far-fetched than trying to figure out what a newly discovered dinosaur may have ate? As for the world building aspect it just makes sense to have some, well, sense to it. So you have this world brimming with really cool dragons. How does that world and those who live in it function? How does life find a way?

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Could you do this for Ultra Space?

Paradox Pokémon are great examples of invasive species. They might be out competing the normal Pokémon from the area. They’re also from the past and future so that’s something that might play into it

You should do the area where slyveon and espeon are

Raichu is a savage hunter, the howling grasshopper mouse! 😂

where can i find the music from the video?

It was fun being educated by a Raging Bolt

Damn this is the most impressive foodweb yet personally i wouldn't bother fitting the paradox pokemon in, not only are half of them robots but i don't think any of them are entirely "natural", they are paradoxes after all The floette idea is pretty interesting (though I still have no idea why it isn't grass type)

I wonder can you a tundra/snowy biome theme Pokémon food chain.

“Hippo po tás” 💀

I just assume the future paradox Pokémon dissect and use what they need from other Pokémon and Past paradox pokemon eat Pokémon whole

THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR!

Paradox past water type dragapult is right there for the making Along with paradaox Magikarp and Genesect

This allows them to have thier eggs up in the trees and keep egg eating pretitors away: ft sneasel

Im not convinced violet paradoxes eat food

What if the gananical (salt Pokémon) line are exclusively scavengers/ go for dead Pokémon

Most of the smaller pokemon probibly climbed trees like chansy

As Iron Jugulis I can confirm Great Tusk is tasty ( only watched the Thumbnail )

I think the “past” paradox pokemon all have some level of photosynthesis due to their abilities activating in the sun light which gives energy to them in the form of a stat boost, even if it is not there primary source of energy, the “future” paradox pokemon gain power clearly from surrounding electromagnetic fluxes. koraiadon and miraiadon are probably considered deities to the paradox life forms because not only do they also partially feed on the same, but their abilities allow them to create sunlight/electromagnetic fluxes respectively from nothing.

Abilities all paradoxes have seam to imply Past forms get energy from the sun and futures run on electricity, so they aren't eating other pokemon

I'm impressed on how you fit in the paradox pokemon. I think the Violet ones would be more energy consumers from their biomechanical forms and strange energy flows from the future. But where would Koraidon and Miraidon fit in? I think Koraidon would definitely be the king of Area Zero's daylit lands. While Miraidon would be King of the energy consumers as well as the Underground.

Wouldn’t raichu be to big and strong for a solitary hunter like espeon?

The future forms could all be solar powered... even though the past forms all have the ability which powers them up in sunlight... so maybe all the paradox forms feed on solar energy???

Maybe great tusk eats tree the fighting type implies storage of energy and i can deffently see it useing those tusk and the rigges to make tree carrying easy and as a plus it has a lot of amazing defensive so if it ever needed to it could eat meat as a self-defense mechanism and that's how it gets its protein along with anything in the tree

Have a comment for the algorithm.

Garganacl trainer here. Yea they just eat whatever the fak you give em as long as it isn't too tough, with one exception. Sandwiches? Go for it. Weaker pokemon? A lot of the time. Plants? Rarely but I've seen mine munching on a few out of maybe boredom. And ironically they love salt, give em something with salt on it and they'll love you. And that exception I mentioned comes with the last bit. They devour water and steel type pokemon, thanks to Salt Cure dealing more damage to those types over time. It softens them up for the eventual meal