Episode 65: Pokémon (1997-)

Today we’re reviewing two episodes of Pokémon, a dystopian anime series in which children enslave innocent creatures and force them to fight for their entertainment. In Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, the protagonists stumble upon a paleontological dig where they awaken giant monsters that battle in a climactic showdown. In The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, the gang stumbles upon an archaeological dig where… they awaken giant monsters that battle in a climactic showdown. Having never seen another episode, we have to assume they all end this way.

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In this episode:

Watch Pokémon S01E43 Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon: https://watch.pokemon.com/en-us/#/player?id=0a657dfae0894320a49882266647e7c0

Watch Pokémon S02E18 The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis: https://watch.pokemon.com/en-us/#/player?id=fb65911f65ed4d4588cbe3180451027c

The Bone Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8s9_64mDsI

The Gilded Dinosaur by Mark Jaffe: https://search.worldcat.org/title/gilded-dinosaur-the-fossil-war-between-ed-cope-and-oc-marsh-and-the-rise-of-american-science/oclc/890171516

Rocket Robin Hood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSsEgQrjVFA&list=PLLhOnau-tupQnECF0Y36FFYceCGHtTxzG&index=1

Phylogeny and evolutionary history of the Pokémon:

https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume18/v18i4/Phylogeny-Pokemon.pdf

Satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokémon: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Satoshi_Tajiri

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/Alba_A_Wildlife_Adventure/

Marshallese cowrie shell breadfruit peeler: https://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/essays/es-tmc-4.html

Aerodactylus, actually a real pterosaur: https://www.pteros.com/pterosaurs/aerodactylus.html

Brian David Gilbert’s Pokérap: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rJTeVOOFMHM