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[theotherholt]

...Pokemon come from eggs. [Matt looks down at Mimas, who blinks up at him innocently. Yes, that is where they come from. Duh.]

...huh.

[schachmeister]

[Of course Pokemon all come from eggs. Even the tiniest baby Pokemon knows that! Sometimes humans are very silly.]

I'm sorry, I had assumed-- Are you new to this place?

[Matt had looked so at ease that Armin had assumed that he had already been here long enough to know about things like Pokemon coming from eggs. Does he even know about evolution yet?

Does Armin get to Poke-nerd at him about evolution?]

[theotherholt]

Ah, yeah, I'm...just arrived. Met Mimas and went for a walk. [And promptly got lost. There's a whole world of nerd that he knows nothing of.]

[schachmeister]

Has anyone explained anything to you yet? About this world or Pokemon.

[If not, that is a remarkable level of calm and acceptance he's got going on there.]

[theotherholt]

Not...in depth. The most I got was "do you want an Eevee that doesn't even know Scratch".

[Mimas looks very indignant, crawling up to curl on Matt's shoulder, ears laying back at the mention of his previous trainer.]

[schachmeister]

He'll learn that soon enough.

[Honestly, Armin doesn't exactly know when Eevees learn scratch off the top of his head, but it always seems to be one of the first moves young pokemon learn.]

Well, is there something you'd like to know to start with?

[Armin can tell him plenty, probably with far too much detail for a newbie to absorb, but it is probably best to start with any questions Matt might already have.]

[theotherholt]

Ah, I was really wondering whether some of these "moves" are inborn or whether they all need to be learned, and whether there's any algorithmic dependability to which traits are passed on.

[Meet your new BFF, Armin.]

[schachmeister]

[it has begun]

It's both actually. Or rather--

[It's nerding time.]

Pokemon can learn moves from four sources, so to speak. Every kind of Pokemon has its own normal move set. That's the moves they'll normally learn as they level up. And those are the same for all Pokemon of a particular species. For example, for these two [a short nod at both of the Eevees.] will eventually learn moves like tackle and bite. Every Eevee does.

But in addition to that, there is also something called egg moves. When Pokemon of certain kinds are bred together, their offspring will sometimes learn special moves that they otherwise would not have known. They will know those moves right from when they hatch.

And if you'd like your Pokemon to know even more moves, you can also teach them new moves by using a TM or HM, or by using a move tutor. A move tutor teaches your Pokemon a different move by practising it with them, whereas a TM or HM are just small devices you use on your Pokemon to teach them a particular move. Though I'm not sure how exactly they work.

[theotherholt]

[Has Matt taken out a journal and literally taken notes?

Yes. Yes he has.]

Amazing. Can different species interbreed? Is there any sexual dimorphism? How many Pokemon are there? How does someone become a move tutor?

[schachmeister]

[If Matt wants, Armin can bring out his notebooks later and they can compare nerdery.]

Sort of. Each species of Pokemon belongs to a certain egg group. I believe there are fourteen or fifteen in total. Pokemon that belong to the same egg group can interbreed, even if they are not the same species, but Pokemon belonging to different egg groups cannot. It, uh, it can lead to some very strange combinations.

[Do not ask him about Hot Skitty On Wailord Action. Do not ask him about Hot Skitty On Wailord Action.]

Apart from maybe inheriting an egg move, the resulting offspring will always be one species or the other though. There isn't really any breed-mixes.

[Ah, what other questions had Matt asked...]

Oh, as for sexual dimorphism, it varies. In many Pokemon species, there is no difference at all between the males and the females. Eevee is one of those species. In some other cases, there are small differences.

[Armin shifts Phobos in his arms a bit so he can free up one hand, reaching down to select a pokeball from his belt. With a quick toss, he releases a chipper looking Vileplume.]

For example, this is my Vileplume Holly. [Holly gives Matt a little wave.] With Vileplumes, you can distinguish the males and females by the spots on their petals. Ah, Holly, could you--? [He gestures slightly, and Holly, apparently immediately understanding what he wants, leans forward a bit, showing her large petals at Matt. Like a bow.] Thank you. See, both males and females have white spots on their petals, but in females like Holly, those spots are fewer but bigger in size. In a male, they will be smaller but more numerous.

[theotherholt]

[Matt inclines his head a little at Holly in return, because he has manners. But he's mostly just grinning widely at Armin, pleased and excited to be learning, excited that someone else is so excited.]

Wow. You're really good at this stuff, huh?

[schachmeister]

[Oh look, a polite one. Holly likes him. She might invite him to tea at this rate.

Armin flushes a little at Matt's compliment, raising his hands as if he can ward it off.]

I'm still just learning too. I haven't been here that long.

[theotherholt]

[Matt would be the best at going to tea. He's got so many manners. Crazy amounts of manners.

And he just smiles, encouragingly.]

You're an excellent teacher, for someone who's still learning. That's a rare gift.

[schachmeister]

[Holly does love people with manners! You wouldn't believe the sort of riff-raff she and Blume have to put up with sometimes. Some people just forget themselves at times, bless their hearts.

Armin looks clearly embarrassed, reaching up to brush his hair behind one ear, mostly just to give his hands something to do.]

Oh, I don't know-- I mean, it's mostly just like class, right? And helping people study.

[Do you know how often he had to help Eren study? He's learned about how to explain stuff, though his weakness is always his tendency to want to explain too much at once. He just wants to help people know everything.]

[theotherholt]

It's a good thing. My younger sister is the same way -- she loves learning things and talking about them. Sometimes people are sort of...they're not very nice about it, are they?

[He will encourage all the baby nerds.]

[schachmeister]

[Not very nice about it is a very mild way of putting it. But that might just be because Armin remembers being beaten up on practically a weekly basis as a child all for the crime of wondering what else might be out there in the world.]

That's one way to put it.

[Armin's about to ask him about his little sister when he realises something.]

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't think I actually introduced myself, did I? I'm Armin. And I introduced you to Phobos and Holly already.

[He had introduced his pokemon, just not himself!]

[theotherholt]

[Matt thinks the Pokemon are very important, okay, it's good to introduce them! He grins, lopsided.]

I'm Matt. Nice to meet you.

[schachmeister]

Likewise.

Do you have a place you are staying at yet?

[He said he was pretty new here, after all.]