All information is taken from in-game lore within the canonical games, therefore is the best understanding we have of the actual history of the Pokémon universe without speculation or fan-theory. Footnotes below.
Around three hundred million years before the events of Pokémon, we have the appearance of the earliest known Pokémon, Genesect, who at the time was a common Bug Pokémon. Between two and one hundred million years before the events of Pokémon we have more known ancient Pokemon appearing, many of which are found in fossils. Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanite, Omistar and Aerodactyl being some of the oldest, likely dating to one hundred and fifty of million years old. Species then die out and new species appear and thus Pokémon change greatly over time. One hundred million years before the events of Pokémon lived the oldest known Pokémon species yet to go extinct, the Relicanth. Relicanth lived alongside the likes of Cradilly, Armaldo, Cranidos, Shieldon, Tyrantrum and Aurorus. Which have all been possible to revive through modern technology in the Pokémon world. Four hundred thousand years before the events of Pokémon lived Caracosta and Arceops. Each being the origins of their respective Pokemon types. Tirtuga and Caracosta the common ancestor to all turtle Pokémon, and Archen and Archeops to all bird Pokémon.
Around three hundred million years before the events of Pokémon, we have the appearance of the earliest known Pokémon, Genesect, who at the time was a common Bug Pokémon. Between two and one hundred million years before the events of Pokémon we have more known ancient Pokemon appearing, many of which are found in fossils. Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanite, Omistar and Aerodactyl being some of the oldest, likely dating to one hundred and fifty of million years old. Species then die out and new species appear and thus Pokémon change greatly over time. One hundred million years before the events of Pokémon lived the oldest known Pokémon species yet to go extinct, the Relicanth. Relicanth lived alongside the likes of Cradilly, Armaldo, Cranidos, Shieldon, Tyrantrum and Aurorus. Which have all been possible to revive through modern technology in the Pokémon world. Four hundred thousand years before the events of Pokémon lived Caracosta and Arceops. Each being the origins of their respective Pokemon types. Tirtuga and Caracosta the common ancestor to all turtle Pokémon, and Archen and Archeops to all bird Pokémon.
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One hundred thousand to twenty thousand years before the events of
Pokémon, the humans appeared on the Pokémon world and migrated to
every region. What Humans are and where they came from is still a
mystery, though it is known that humans have always eaten Pokémon as
food. [3]
Around
twenty thousand years before the events of Pokémon an ice age struck
the planet. The population of many Pokémon species waned, died out
or changed drastically in these years, while ice Pokémon such as
Mamoswine were abundant and thrived. The ice age ended around ten
thousand years before the events of Pokémon and Mamoswine
populations decreased. [4]
Three
thousand years before the events of Pokémon a great war struck the
Kalos region, it is unknown whether or not the war was between people
and Pokémon, or just Pokémon, but Pokémon willingly fought in the
war independently, and without Pokémon Trainers to guide them. One
Pokémon who fought independently in the war was a Floette that
belonged to a man named AZ, the oldest known Human. The Floette died
in the battle, and AZ, wrought with grief, felt anger at the world
for taking away his Pokémon. AZ, then built an ultimate weapon to
end the war. The weapon took the lives of countless Pokémon and used
that life energy to bring the deceased Floette back to life, and give
it immortality. Due to being close to the weapon when this happened,
AZ also gained eternal life. When the Floette found out many Pokémon
died to return it to life, it left AZ behind. [5]
Two
thousand years before the events of Pokémon, the Draconid tribes
existed in a time when meteors fell from the skies near their home of
what is now Meteor Falls. [6] The Draconid people were trainers of
Dragon Pokémon, and their home was changed by the falling rocks. The
meteors cracked the ground and created springs of primal energy from
the earth, awakening the primal Pokémon Kyogre and Groundon after of
sleeping for millions of years. The two ancient Pokémon battled over
the primal energy and once again for dominance over nature causing
massive destruction in their wake. The Draconid people prayed to the
heavens and their call was answered.
Rayquaza
descended and quelled the battling Pokémon. He sent Kyogre and
Groundon to places where they may lie dormant once again. A rainbow
stone now also existed, however, having fallen with the meteors,
containing some of Rayquaza's power, and while the Red and Blue Orbs
were held in the relative safety of Mt Pyre, the rainbow stone was
held by the 'Lorekeeper' of he Draconid tribe. Rayquaza was then
revered and worshipped by the people of the Draconid tribe.
One-Thousand
Five Hundred years before the events of Pokémon, the first forms of
the modern alphabet and written language was formed, baring a
striking resemblance to the different forms of Unknown. [7]
One-thousand
years before the events of Pokémon the primal Pokemon were just a
passed down story to the Draconid people when a giant meteor fell and
created the crater, now known as Sootopolis, but the subsequent
destruction woke Groundon and Kyogre from their slumber, ready to
fight yet again. With this, the Lorekeeper of the Drconid people used
the Rainbow stone to make a wish that Rayquaza would appear and stop
the fighting as it did before. Rayquaza felt the pull of the rainbow
stone, answered the call of the Draconid people and Mega-Evolved.
Rayquaza once again calmed the ancient Pokémon. This is the first
discovery of Mega-Evolution. To commemorate this event, the Draconid
people built the Sky Pillar, which Rayquaza occasionally uses as a
resting place. Also, over the next two hundred years was the most
recent time the legendary Pokémon Yvettle, capable of taking life
energy and Xerneas, capable of giving life energy, went to sleep for
a thousand years.
Part 3: The Contemporary History
Part 3: The Contemporary History
Footnotes.
- It is thought that many legendary Pokémon pre-date Humans. Very little is known about them, though they likely had a creator other than Mew. Legendary Pokémon usually only exist as the only member of their species, with some being reborn multiple times over millenia, such as Xerneas and Yvettle. Legendaries with unknown origins contain but are not exclusive to The Legendary Birds, Ho-Oh and Lugia, Latios and Latias, Heatran, Zygarde and Cresselia.
- Canonically, any events in the Pokémon games that cannot be normally accessed, or Pokémon that are not clearly referenced in the main game does not happen in canon. This means that some Legendary Pokémon are actually Mythical Pokémon that are only assumed to exist but may not. These include Celebii, Victini, Darkrai, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Keldeo, Shaymin, Manaphy, Jirachi and Deoxys. With only Deoxys being catchable in any main story.
- There are some legends that suggest that Humans and Pokémon were the same thing, or indistinguishable. There are other references that suggest Humans and Pokémon lives completely separately from each other – potentially due to being in seperate dimensions, which explains real world references in the Pokémon universe. Thirdly, the Pokémon Yamask is a ghost Pokémon who is said to be a human who has passed on, which ties humans and Pokémon eerie close together. However, all of this is speculation or non-canon, so humans remain a mystery in actual lore.
- Between ten and three thousand years, civilisations rise and fall. Though humans and Pokémon were very close and people kept Pokémon – those Pokémon for the most part were still independent. Pokémon and Humans lived alongside each other. Most currently alive Pokémon species will have been around in these times, and humans remain relatively primitive in many ways of life due to the aid given to them by Pokémon.
- AZ becomes an important traveller who appears in significant places throughout history.
- Potentially a reference to the Litlenoid meteor shower?
- It is uncertain whether Unknowns formed the shapes of written language or the language is based on the shapes of Unknown. It appears, however, that Unknowns can also exist in another dimension from the Pokémon world which is what makes them so rare. Unknown are capable of ancient powers; it is said that groups of Unknown begin to emit stronger powers the more of them there are.
Cool stuff! The tone felt very epic. Makes me want to get a 3DS and play pokémon! Although, I think a part of my childhood died when I read: "it is known that humans have always eaten Pokémon as food."
ReplyDeleteA couple of comments (if I may): the colour scheme is eye-catching, but it can sometimes be a little difficult to read - the contrast may be just a little bit too much; I like the tone it's good, but it can sometimes be a little dry.
Just my two cents! Keep up the good work :)
For an example of how it can sometimes be a little difficult to read, see this comment haha
DeleteThanks so much for your feedback. As yours is the first comment on-site, I hadn't even looked at how awful this comment box is, so I shall fix that - and I shall look at toning down the background colour, as I enjoy the colour and also see your point :)
DeleteAs for the dryness, not all of my posts will be as stoic or 'statement' based as this... Tomorrow in fact I have a much more interesting post that plays more like an unreliable narrative from inside the game 'Sunless Sea', so I will be mixing it up. This Pokemon history I wrote way before I even conceived this blog, so it was quickly edited and put up, so your feedback is very welcome and I shall keep it in mind when I do more 'histories' in the future.
Thanks a bunch!
Kyle (The Explorator)