Pokemon Monday 29 - Ditto is a failed Mew clone
Is Cubone related to Kangaskhan? How about Venonat and Butterfree?
Episode29 highlights
Is Ditto a failed Mew clone?- The evidence is stacking up! What do you think? (viaReddit)
Is Cubone really a baby Kangaskhan?- And were Venonat and Butterfree originally related? So many questions...
Pokemon Black and White spotlight: Kurumiru, Fushide and their evolutions - We didn't actually get around to talking about this, but here it is in case you missed it.
Pokemon of the week: Kangaskhan - The Parent Pokemon. We discuss this oddball of a Pokemon. She's a single stage Pokemon with a baby eternally in her pouch - she actually hatches out of the egg with a baby already in there. Um...
Question of the week (submitted byefreed52): What is your favorite pokemon that, competitively, just isn't good? For example,I love Kecleon, andI always try to give him a chance, but he's just awful.
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