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tagline=Exploring the technology behind Poké Balls | | tagline=Exploring the technology behind Poké Balls | | ||
blurb=A Poké Ball is a common tool utilized by trainers, professors, breeders and every other kind of Pokémon professional in the Pokémon world. Without it, people would be unable to capture and carry Pokémon conveniently. It is thanks to this technology that Pokémon journeys are even possible. Harry Kim investigates how Poké Balls work. }} | blurb=A Poké Ball is a common tool utilized by trainers, professors, breeders and every other kind of Pokémon professional in the Pokémon world. Without it, people would be unable to capture and carry Pokémon conveniently. It is thanks to this technology that Pokémon journeys are even possible. Harry Kim investigates how Poké Balls work. }} | ||
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==Fail to safe== | ==Fail to safe== | ||
[[File:Silph Co.png|thumb|right|180px|"I doubt Silph Co. would want reports of dying Pokémon hitting the front pages..."]] | [[File:Silph Co FRLG.png|thumb|right|180px|"I doubt Silph Co. would want reports of dying Pokémon hitting the front pages..."]] | ||
The Poké Ball must accurately remember the pattern, or else the results could be disastrous. The loss of even a single percentage of data could result in the loss of a Pokémon's foot or tail. Lose certain critical bits and you might release not your friend and companion but a massive pile of Pokesludge, a mutated creature or its dead body. How terrible it would be to cradle your starter in your arms as its life fades away because it materialized without a heart. | The Poké Ball must accurately remember the pattern, or else the results could be disastrous. The loss of even a single percentage of data could result in the loss of a Pokémon's foot or tail. Lose certain critical bits and you might release not your friend and companion but a massive pile of Pokesludge, a mutated creature or its dead body. How terrible it would be to cradle your starter in your arms as its life fades away because it materialized without a heart. | ||
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==Things to think about== | ==Things to think about== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Poké Ball storage room.png|thumb|right|220px|Where next...?]] | ||
The Poké Ball is a complicated machine that allows us to conveniently catch and carry Pokémon. It is a testament to the Pokémon world's technology that it functions at all and doesn't result in terrible failures. | The Poké Ball is a complicated machine that allows us to conveniently catch and carry Pokémon. It is a testament to the Pokémon world's technology that it functions at all and doesn't result in terrible failures. | ||