Science and Pokémon: A Good Catch: Difference between revisions

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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:Pokemon Trainers School - Pokeballs Deposit Room.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Where next...?]]
[[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.