Explaining Extremophiles with Pokemon 

FYI, the color/name 'vantablack' is officially trademarked (in the US). I'm not a lawyer, but naming a monster after vantablack could have a bit of legal issue, or should I say, drop you into hot water.

It's a shame that the only reference to alkalinity in Pokémon is in Gigantamax Kingler's Shield Pokédex entry, stating that its bubbles are so alkaline, that anything making contact will instantly melt. This shows that high alkalinity can be just as devastating to the body as the acids of the opposite end of the pH spectrum.

Minior is definitely an extremophile. It lives in the upper atmosphere, usually in swarms, surviving the temperature and pressure extremes while feasting on particulate matter to survive and maintain its shell. After some time, the Minior pack becomes too heavy and they rocket down to Earth, losing their shells in the process and dying a few hours after the fact due to their core being exposed, unless they are shoved in Pokeballs (assumedly this is when they procreate, and the baby Miniors don the shell fragments of their parents to protect their own cores before rising up to the stratosphere to repeat the cycle. This bit in parenthesis is just headcanon though lol, extremely tangential and unnecessary Minior lore rant below) In the lore, it says that Minior are created from “mutated nanoparticles” whatever that means but it doesn’t explain how entire foot-long Miniors can aggregate consistently from billions of nanoparticles nor how this is a consistent enough process to make only five-pronged spherical Miniors and no other creatures nor how this process could possibly produce more than one at a time given the low density of the stratosphere and the low probability of this occuring, let alone creating entire Minior swarms. Unless Arceus itself divined that magical space dust create swarms of sentient magical space dust eaters in the stratosphere I cannot believe that this has happened as a result of natural processes. Even with the magical nature of Miniors there needs to be a consistent cycle if they are going to be common enough to be a daily Rayquaza snack, so I am changing headcanon in this case. Is it petty and pedantic and ridiculous? Yes. Does it bring me solace knowing how Minior are so abundant up there with an alternative explanation? Also yes

You should make a mon that has different forms/colors and I can be like a PH scale, maybe some kind of fish or water creature that’s found in all different places around the map, some having different colors for different PH levels. Like those PH testing kits that change the color of the water

If I were a tardigrade, I'd move out from home... In all seriousness, this's an amazing video! I love the vanta black spy worm, its a really unique concept!

When you were talking about sulphophiles I was hoping you would mention the yeti crab, which, while probably not an extremophile, eats them and is the basis of crabominable

Perhaps this is a bit much since it's a legendary, but Rayquaza frequents the outer atmosphere and can enter open space unimpeded

I actually have a very similar Fakemon to Nautigrade. It's also an astronaut tardigrade, and it's called Astrograde (astronaut, tardigrade, retrograde), and is a Bug-Psychic type. They have four arms, two legs, two satellite antenna that it uses to navigate towards water, a backpack made of wet moss, and a water bubble helmet, which makes it look like a cute alien astronaut, because it came from another planet. It's ability is Emergency Shut Down, which turns it into Traveling Form at half health. It's limbs retract into it's body, the backpack gets bigger and became a jetpack that sprays water, and the bubble helmet encases it's whole body in ice, also referencing cyro-sleep. Anyway, really cool that probably my favorite Fakemon maker had an idea similar to mine.

Not even a minute in the video and I already know it's gonna be a banger

Not gonna lie, the pokèmon in this video are some of my favorite from you. And you have set some high standards.

8:39 That ability is very interesting… I can’t really say if it’s overpowered or not because it strongly depends on a lot of factors in the game In the Pokemon games the ability would be absolutely broken, because there are multiple ways to deal passive damage that this Pokemon could abuse, even if it doesn’t learn the moves necessary its allies can, and then this Pokemon can just fulfill the role of unbreakable wall and win you the game There are also some moves that allow a Pokemon to attack during sleep And there’s Rest, which means this pokemon can fully heal and be undefeatable for two turns But if your game has different moves or combat mechanics this ability could be balanced as is I would advise for it to just multiply defensive stats during sleep, maybe double, triple, or even quadruple them, testing would need to be done to really establish a balanced solution, but this balancing idea only works with the Pokemon Stats system of course I hope this helps just a bit, otherwise I just had some fun, I love designing abilities and moves :D

I think Thick Fat would work well on Nautigrade. Or maybe a buffed up version only when sleeping

What if Nautigrades ability made it so it falls asleep when Ice moves hit it? Or it turns the frozen status into the sleep status?

Honestly I’m just amazed that so few people have tried making fakemon based off extremophiles, they’re some of the coolest things out there. I myself have been working on designing a group of fakemon based on the animals sustained by hydrothermal vents, including the Pompeii worm and giant tubeworm. It’s been a lot of fun so far.

I had a weird dream where I was using n0rt’s emojimon I like you art style a lot n0rt

I've heard that flamingos are actually considered extremophiles, as they can live and eat in pools of extremely salty water and survive extreme cold, which they use to live in areas where there is no competition/predators. Tho they don't live in such areas all the time. Also for Pokemon, I wonder if the Porygon line would count? It's Pokedex mentions it being upgraded to survive in space. And would the digital world count as an extreme environment? Would man made pokemon count at all for this category?

Nautigrade's special def is literally off the charts

Would Magikarp and Feebas count as Extremotolerant?

nautigrade is a lovely design, i love him very much

minior and the rest of the space mons could be considered one maybe?

i love your videos so much i've started my biology degree this year and it's just amazing to see everything i learn in class here and i LOVE your art keep up the good work dude :)

I say Magcargo, or more so, the people and pokemon who live within a very large area of it, what with being several times hotter than the surface of the sun and all.

I gotta say, I really appreciate the sources and resources you put in!! Very nice, I appreciate the effort and care you put into these :3

I saw few of your videos before, but this one truly sold me on your channel. I absolutely love how I learned something new with Pokemon.

I always thought it was interesting how something like charmander would die if dipped in lava but slugma would love it and even thrive in it

I recently kinda re-discover this channel, and it's AMAZING! You're incredible: science-based mons, incredibly thought-ones mind you, and you're drawing all of them, plus editing these videos, and programming the game itself! It's marvelous. Congrats, for real :)

raquaza lives in space, does that make him an extremophile by pokemon standards?

I wonder what legendary mons will be introduced in this game xD. I'm having in mind some of the ideas, it's gonna be "artificial", something that represents the "marvels" or breakthroughs in mankind's technology.

I never thought I would hear Nortist use the term "Among Us Imposter" to describe a tardigrade but here we are

If you would turn your science-mon creatures into a card game, would you use the pokemon mechanics, or something more unique and in line with your science-based methodology?

My thought for Nautigrade is that instead of outright invulnerability when hit by Sleep, they get a free boost to Defense and Special Defense as if they had just used Cosmic Power. Then, let them learn Rest so they can clear statuses, heal, and buff their defenses with a single move. Maybe also make the Ability guarantee that they can use Rest even when Frozen or Paralyzed as well.

Rayquaza living in the ozone layer would be a classic example

Fun fact: Magcargo was already a pokemon even before the volcanic snail species was discovered.

This is a genius idea, well done, and Nautigrade has a nice design

take your time with the game! we are perfectly happy to wait so don’t worry about us feeling as if you’ve promised too much or are taking too long!

Larry from Scarlet & Violet might be Extremotolerant because he toils through the mortal coil but manages to survive by the faint, unreal promise of death

Tardigrades really chose resistance to the vacuum of space over resistance to being eaten by snails. Feels like someone made them up as a joke.

Good video man!

Him: Too much salt. Me: YES. LEMME BECOME THAT EXTREMOPHILE.

Nautigrade is this region's very comical wall (like blissey and shuckle)

the music in some of these places remind me of mabinogi and i am vibing so hard

All of these three are super good, I'd be happy to use them all

The Nautigrade silhouette looked like a mega slow bro with a dome over its head

in terms of pokemon extremeophiles, I'd say legendaries like Rayquaza, Deoxys, Palkia, Dialga and Giratina definitely count as some incredible examples.a lot of ultra beasts also fall here as well. The first three being able to survive in the vaccum of space, and the other two. as well as ultra beasts basically having their own separate dimensions to thrive in.

Oh cool, so I'm not the only one designing Pokemon out of creatures like tubeworms. Mine ended up being a fire/bug that lives deep underwater so it specializes in thermal fire type moves- cause, well, it lives underwater. Thermal fire moves ignore water's resistance to fire.

Awesome video

I'm amazed at the types of creatures that can live in enviroments that make you question how they can survive. These new pokemon are top-tier quality and are my new favorites.

When thinking of extremophiles living in acidic conditions Paeodocypris came to mind immediately, living in PH levels as low as a PH of 3. I'm kinda surprised it wasn't here but I guess I shouldn't be since it's more accurately a range of 3.0 - 4.5

8:32 OH GOODNESS THAT SPECIAL DEFENSE IS OFF THE CHARTS!

Nautigrade's defense could be doubled while asleep, and you could increase its number of turns it can't sleep for.

Watching this in an ice bath 👍

If you want to tie two science concepts together you could create an extremeophile based on other things that come from extreme conditions. Like how certain chemicals are only produced in space. Or how a diamond is formed under extreme pressure.

Impwrvious should have the added effect that sleep talk doesn't work if you have the ability. That way you can't be attacked sleeping but also can't attack, and that makes it more balanced.

Giratina. The dude lives in an Antimatter Universe.

I wish Flamigo was made an extremophile because Lesser Flamingos live in acidic lakes

SUPER NICE

Tardigrade is like your local XtremeSkater shop

Nautigrade's ability sounds good but might also need either no rest or no sleep talk/snore to be balanced. Ultimately depends on stats

Nautigrade has kirby eyes and I love it

I have two ideas for what Nautigrade’s ability could be. The first idea is that: When Nautigrade falls asleep, any negative stat changes are removed. Example: If it has its attack sharply decreased then goes to sleep, the attack will no longer be decreased. The second idea is that: When Nautigrade goes to sleep, its special defense stat will sharply increase. That way after sleeping it can receive an advantage for tanking special attacks.

Groudon Groudon Groudon (Great vid as always N0rt!)

Vantawurm looks like it has a hat on.

A good extremophile for pokemon might be Deoxys, since it lives in the vacuum of space, though it is an alien legendary, which I would understand you deducting points for.

Snorunt! for somehow managing to live off just snow. I'm making some fkemon myself based off the sulphuric landscapes of places like dallol

At what point does this man become a scientist?

Chatot is an extremophile because the move chatter helps it to thrive on twitter.

1:36 hey it’s me

That tardigrade is so cute 😭😭😭😭

yeah i consider myself an acidophile too when i see salazzle

Nice

I designed my own Pokemon based on the scaly foot gastropod. It's a Water/Steel type with an ability to boost heat-based moves it can learn, such as Lava Plume and Scald. Actual extremophile Pokemon by my reckoning could be Rayquaza and Deoxys.

Nautigrade should probably have something involving switching as if you could just swap in and out it would be a super strong defensive pivot

I just want to asked is this game that you're making is it going to be on steam because if it is then i will play even if it cost money which I don't at all 😊

aww cute astronaut bear

I hope Nautigrade is never able to learn rest and protect somehow.

Charmanders probably live in volcanoes because there isnt rain there, so their flames won't go out, not because they like the place, just because it's way more comfortable and less violent for them in there.

Vantawurm is definitely going on my team

Deoxys is extremotolerent since it was born in space, but can exist in earth's atmosphere and its gravity.

Lol the silulette lukes like a future-paradox-mega-slowbro.😂

Dude, I gotta know the name of the songs you used in the background. Specifically the one for sulphophile

thermophile and acidophile sound like actual terms tbh.

When you do make your game in the equivalent of the Pokédex you should add what they’re based off of

Rayquaza and Deoxys are both definitely extremophiles. They live on the edge of space in the upper stratosphere.

based on the silhouette id say that the new mon will be an extremophile. at a guess ofc

A question about your end music Is it yours? Or is it from somewhere else? And while i'm at it, what about the rest of the soundtrack?

Rogenrolas dex entry says that it gets As hard As iron when it is exposed to high pressuure underground

Nautigrade is the new version of Tardinaut, eh ? Welp, still not as cute and 'plush-sized' as the v1, but he's a distinguished gentleman !

Please make a tutorial on your art style please

Hold up... Diglit cave...

I'd consider Primal Groudon to fit that bill... Although to be fair Primal Groudon forces the environment to be harsh

thanks for telling me what vanta stands for

Ill Informed comment about the silhouette.

“Before you go leaving comments” me: Lemmie guess: astronaut tardigrade?

Is cheatgrass an extremophile considering it loves forest fires¿ And lava cactus, an extremely impressive pioneer species based on what it pioneers (hint in the name)

Where's the music from?

🔴Hay nordist. Is there Will be an peseudo Science inspired pokemon In the rosster? Pls comment i ask this in days

Could you imagine us thinking we live surrounded by the empty void of space, and then one day finding loads of little tiny bear/worm type things just vibing in orbit. A true tardigrade extremophile Don’t ask how they got there

8:41 Can't be damaged when Asleep but can't move one turn after sleep because restoring humidity and metabolism speed is kinda slow?

I ❤ Nautigrade so much

Does Ultra Space count as a location for an Extremophile environment? Yes, it appears that theoretically any exceptionally strong version of a Pokemon can survive there, given how USUM works with diving into Ultra Wormholes, but it is an environment with no natural light thanks to Necrozma, and it's explicitly stated that only incredibly powerful Pokemon can survive in Ultra Space.