breeding [bree-ding]
noun
1. The producing of offspring.
2. The improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization.
3. Horticulture. The production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing.
4. Training; nurture.
5. The result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior and manners; manners, especially good manners.
EX. Hey, today, we're talking about some possibly missed potential in the Pokemon universe with one of the mechanics that they, more or less, swept under the rug. That mechanic is Pokemon
breeding.
Everybody knew about Pokemon breeding because of the principal characters in the original anime, Brock, leaves his job as a gym leader with a dream of becoming a top notch Pokemon
breeder. If you take into account that Brock was portrayed a restrained lech, perv, and, at best, ladies man with his pursuit of any attractive female character in the series, especially Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, then his dream of spending his time on a farm and making dittos whore out to clone someone's Pokemon seems sorta creepy. In his defense, and yes I'm defending Brock, I think it reflected his paternal/maternal instinct that he had cultivated by looking after his younger siblings when his father abandoned them to be a creepy hobo. Regardless of Brock's morality, lets take a look at
breeding as an in-game Pokemon mechanic.
Originally introduced in the 2nd Generation, breeding was basically a way to get lower evolutions of Pokemon that you couldn't catch in the wild, like the awful baby Pokemon (ex. Igglybuff) and to get copies of rare Pokemon for trade. To be honest, it was sorta useless. The only breeding I ever did was to get more Evees and, because I was lazy, I bred my Evee with a Ditto. Ditto was the Pokemon that could breed with anything, because it can take any form, but lets be honest-- that's kinda creepy. In the latest games, starting with the 4th gen, they've made it so Pokemon can breed with Pokemon of similar body type. This can allow for all kinds of breeding possibilities and in the complex meta game of today's Pokemon game, breeding to make sure your Pokemon get the right move, temperment, etc. is a great addition to the strategy and work that goes into getting better Pokemon. Here is where they could take it further though:
Dragon Warrior Monsters was, as far as I know, the first Enix title I ever played and I played the crap out of it. It was a game where you capture monsters and train them. The most interesting part of the game was that you could cross-breed your strongest monsters and see what they created. You didn't just get a monster you already had, most of the time, and you could wind up with some super rare cool monster that borrowed the best of its parents attributes. This was risky because when you breed the monsters, you lose them, so this actually added some interesting risk and reward to the mechanic.Now, imagine the possibilities if you could do this in the Pokemon games:
Above, is a link to a website that allows you to mix Pokemon, fusing them together, to get some terrible or awesome amalgam. This is where the Jigglycruel at the top of the page comes from using the site. Imagine how neat it would be to be able to crossbreed Pokemon-- think of the possibilities! It could be-
NEVER MIND. *Goes to scrub eyeballs*
