What is the last thing you learned that is Pokémon related?

[Queen Of Space]

TPCI has twitch drops (idk why i didn’t know that but i didn’t)!

 

[PugScribe]

I found out recently that abilities like Synchronize and Intimidate lose their out-of-battle effects in SV.

 

[Puddle]

I recently learned that Lugia was originally known as "Pokémon X" and in early concept art by Ken Sugimori it actually had a big letter "X" on its chest.

 

[Princess Viola]

The reason why they changed Pocket Monsters Red and Green to Pokémon Red and Blue for the international release is because red and blue are popular colors in the US thanks to them (along with white) being the colors of the American flag.

 

[Queen Of Space]

Pokemon Showdown allows custom avatars via commands

also I remember hearing somewhere TPCI and Showdown have an agreement allowing Showdown to still exist

 

[BorealRookidee]

That Pikachu Meets the Press actually appeared in newspapers before the book was published. I thought it was a just a standalone book of comic strips.

 

[BorealRookidee]

The fact that the move Spider Web exists.

 

[Salmancer]

I was about to ask why Bulbapedia doesn't have an article for Ramanas roses, which are definitely a Pokemon concept as per the descriptions for Mysterious Shards. Well... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_rugosa

"Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes."

Turns out it's a nickname for a real plant.
(Unfortunately, determining the origin of "Ramanas" is more difficult because Pokemon is clogging up the search results.)

 

[BorealRookidee]

I was about to ask why Bulbapedia doesn't have an article for Ramanas roses, which are definitely a Pokemon concept as per the descriptions for Mysterious Shards. Well... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_rugosa

"Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes."

Turns out it's a nickname for a real plant.
(Unfortunately, determining the origin of "Ramanas" is more difficult because Pokemon is clogging up the search results.)

"The common name of ‘Ramanas Rose’ is probably a misprint for Hama-nashi or Shore Pear its Japanese name."

Source: White Ramanas Rose - Rosa Rugosa Alba

 

[Princess Viola]

Just learned that Buneary and Lokix are the only non-Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, or Paradox Pokémon to have base friendships of 0.

 

[Okido]

TIL that the very first Pokémon to ever be distributed in a Cherish Ball was Tropius.

I guess I would've expected it to be a Mythical, at least?

 

[FinnTheCookie]

TIL that you can't use Shiny Stones (and presumably all other Evolution Items/Stones) inside the Union Room in Gen 4 (Haven't tested with 5 but it's probably the same). If I were to guess, it's to prevent your team data changing while connected to other players.

 

[Juliyet]

Yesterday l learned Todd Snap debuted in the anime almost a whole year before before Pokemon Snap released, having debuted in episode 55 in July 1998, whilst Snap wouldn't release til March 1999

Iirc, Snap was in long gestating development at the time, so that does track. I just assumed his episode was a lot closer to Snap's release

 

[FinnTheCookie]

I only learned yesterday that Pokemon met in Generation 3 or 4 games, when transferred to HOME, have the met location of "PokéShifter", which is the direct Japanese translation of the Poké Transfer (the Gen 4 -> 5 transfer minigame). It's weird it was never fixed to Poké Transfer.

 

[Rockapheller]

There is one possibility under specific circumstances that you evolve your Eevee into Sylveon in Pokémon X and Y in legit ways, and the Sylveon will not be recoded to the Pokédex. So you will have to repeat it again with another Eevee.