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[partyofwin]

[It's early afternoon, and Pinkie Pie has just sat down for a break in a training session to the south of Goldenrod. She's fairly confident in her disguise, which is why she's started training her pokémon in earnest instead of hiding out where the ponies have been staying. Instead of her obvious, curly pink hair, she's got a long-ish, plainly

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[hintcoinplz]

Uhm, by what I've seen here it seems the longer you train your Pokemon, then it's more likely they'll evolve into something else.

Some Pokemon evolve by using a special kind of stone of them. It's very strange.

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[partyofwin]

But why? How come training even makes something like that happen?

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[hintcoinplz]

I'm not really sure, I think it has to do with the Pokemon becoming stronger the more you train it.

Evolution isn't really supposed to work like that though, but there's a lot of things about this world that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

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[partyofwin]

How's evolution supposed to work?

[What is science I am a pony.]

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[secret_sword]

It depends on the Pokemon you have really. Each one requires something different to aid it. Training, a stone, a certain situation. However, evolution does help it to become stronger it seems.

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[partyofwin]

Hmmm. I guess I just don't really understand how it came to be something that happens!

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[secret_sword]

That's something I really don't have the answer to.

[If he understood half the things that come out of his country's animation departments, he'd be rich.]

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[partyofwin]

Oh, that's too bad.

[She doesn't look terribly bothered though, and just beams.]

I'm just curious what people do know about it, I guess! I've started training my team and I realized I don't know a whole lot about that, um, aspect.

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[3_butterflies]

Well, there's all different kinds... You can level them up, or use a special stone, or trade them... It all depends on what you have.

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[partyofwin]

Hi Fluttershy.

[She considers, focusing on the 'trade' bit as the other two didn't mention that part.]

But how come switching trainers makes them evolve?

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[3_butterflies]

... I'm not sure. I always saw evolving as a way of 'growing up'.

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[partyofwin]

If it's just growing up how come they need a specific thing for it to happen?

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[buckyouup]

[Disguise or not, Applejack is still concerned for Pinkie's safety, and eventually, she'll make her way towards her training spot to check up on her. When she catches sight of the blonde wig, she almost keeps walking. That look is going to take a lot of getting used to.]

Hey. There you are.

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[partyofwin]

Hi Applejack!

[You are getting offered a juice box, my good mare. All three pokémon have one, and so does Pinkie!]

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[buckyouup]

[She smiles gratefully, taking a sip. Jessie sniffs a bit around Pinkie's feet, before cocking her head up at her and whining.]

Calm down, Jessie. You can recognize your Aunt Pinkie, can't ya?

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[partyofwin]

Aw, Jessie, you know me, don't you?

[She even holds out a hand for her to sniff at! It may or may not also smell vaguely of lemon tarts.]

[ttlyahero]

Pretty sure it's when your Pokémon reach a certain 'level'.

[He pauses at that.] Though yeah, there's stones as well. Though I'm pretty sure you can use a stone to stop them evolving too.

[partyofwin]

I guess my real question is why they change at a certain level...

[ttlyahero]

I guess they grow bigger in a lot of cases. In the game their stats increased, so they'd be stronger and have better defence and stuff.

[partyofwin]

Oooh. But why just at that level? Why not sooner?