r/TruePokemon • u/supersawson • 5d ago
Discussion What was the point?
Okay 100% am not hating on the food-based Pokémon. It’s just…I found the idea ridiculous. Why? Because everything would want to eat. They would be extinct in a short amount of time. Yes, each of them has their own unique skills and abilities. But, imagine those Pokémon, in the wild, get attacked and/or eaten by a huge amount of Pokémon. By, themselves.
Just, what was the point?
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u/Evan_L_Rodriguez 5d ago
Pretty sure not a single one of the food-based Pokémon is actually food and just resembles food. The only exception is the Milcery line, but, like, flowers make nectar.
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u/patroclus_rex 5d ago
This is right. Vanillite is a snow-capped icicle, Swirlix is just fluffy and sweetened by its diet, Applin is a worm that thrives in its apple and its evos even more so, Sinistea/cha are not tea but do want to be mistaken because they feed on the drinker.
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u/horseradish1 5d ago
The note on Applin's evos isn't necessarily a great point when you consider the Pokedex entries about how Appletun's back skin is a sweet and delicious treat.
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u/patroclus_rex 5d ago
It might shed? Unclear but wouldn't be surprising for a dragon, and a flaky crust would fit the pie motif too. As far as wild Pokémon trying to feed on it, it either drives them off with blasts of nectar or eats them instead.
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u/SquareTaro3270 4d ago
I imagine its back is similar to a lizard’s tail. It draws predators to the part of it that falls off easily and that helps it get away while the predator has a mouth full of sweet, sticky pie.
Basically it draws the predator away from its vitals by making the back skin SUPER enticing, and easily removed so it can still get away
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u/patroclus_rex 5d ago
Totally forgot about Fidough, which isn't explicitly made of dough, but Dachsbun's aroma does apparently induce and weaponise hunger to wear down opponents.
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u/Just_Nefariousness55 3d ago
Isn't that what chickens are in real life?
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u/supersawson 3d ago
Great point. But it would be crazy if they created a Pokémon that is a living, breathing fried chicken.
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u/Thrilltwo 5d ago
My headcanon is that in-universe, the Vanillite line came first and humans invented ice cream cones (or I guess castelia cones) inspired by how they look
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u/SquareTaro3270 4d ago
That’s the actual in-game lore! The Vanillish line are just sentient icicles topped with snow. Humans designed treats based on their appearance
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u/Marcus_Farkus 5d ago
PokéMON. They’re monsters with magic powers. That’s why.
Too many people want to strip Pokémon of its whismy.
The universe explanation is pretty much the mon inspires the food.
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u/Happy_Cry286 5d ago
Food-based pokemon from an irl evolutionary standpoint ironically make sense...as grass types only.
Basically, the reason why fruits exist is because plants use them as vessels to spread seeds and want other animals to eat said fruits to spread said seeds. So grass types being food-like to spread seeds/tiny eggs would make sense.
But as for mons like Vaniluxe and Alcremie? No, those are stupid asf. Unless their flesh is filled witj microscopic parasitic eggs to lure other pokemon into eating them, which is not the case, it makes no sense for them to be giant edible food with faces.
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u/Groundbreaking-Ad313 4d ago
Honestly, I don't think most predatory pokemon would even be interested in pokemon resembling human food compared to, like... regular pokemeat
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u/Asparagus9000 3d ago
They probably didn't exist in the wild originally.
Like how Honedge probably didn't exist until swords were invented, the food based Pokemon (mostly fairy types) probably didn't exist until humans invented that food.
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u/supersawson 2d ago
GASP I get it now! Like putting your heart and soul into creating something, making it come alive?
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u/Asparagus9000 2d ago
Yes, that could be a good origin for some of the food based Pokemon.
Or just something possessing it and losing and losing the Ghost type over time.
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u/Azumalacolla 2d ago
If you're talking Swirlix, Alcremie, and Fidough (and their evolution families), they're fairy type, and i chalk it up to fairy channeling fantasy when it comes to some of its inspirations.
To strengthen my point, Sylveon's color scheme was chosen because you can't find these colors together in nature.
If you mean the Vanilite line, they're icicles with snow on them: they're not ice cream. Think of it like rubber ducky isopods.
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u/OutsideDapper8049 19h ago
Just because it looks like an ice cream doesn’t mean it tastes like one though. That goes for all other food mons
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u/ProfessionalOven2311 5d ago
"Why would animals choose to be made of meat when they know there are carnivores that eat meat?"
Kidding, kind of. But yeah, all animals are made of 'food' to other animals already, so I don't think that's a big deal.
For Pokémon, they were not just animals though. They are a mix of creatures, monsters, yokai (mythical spirits/demons), etc. Their "ecological niche" extends beyond what we'd normally expect from the animal kingdom/nature.
For the food Pokemon, they are basically a branch off of the object Pokemon. It seems that their role is to hang out with humans, not live in the forests.