The video gaming community is accustomed to getting surprised with new findings and riveting discoveries. And while the Pokemon community was just digesting a new development when something else was unearthed. Moreover, it makes one wonder, are Pokemon fans geniuses?

The video game Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is all set to release on November 18, 2022. The game is an action-adventure role-playing game. Which just spices up the memories of the anime in a video gaming universe. Now, as the players were counting days in anticipation, a development took place. And it is something that carries the potential to make the wait anything but easier to endure.

A new development made fans confused, but not for long

Surprisingly, The Pokemon Company had officially introduced a new Pokemon for the upcoming video game. In a tweet by the company’s official account, they named the Pokémon “Wiglett, the Garden Eel Pokémon!” And while the fans jumped off of their seats and absorbed the new information, something thrilling was unearthed.

The tweet by the company further said, “It may look like Diglett, but it’s a completely different species of Pokémon. Wiglett pokes a part of its body out of the sand to feed in the ocean.” And amidst puzzled fans, the curiosity of a person took a step ahead. And emerged glorious in unfolding the biological nature of the Pokémon.

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Now sure this must sound like a biological lesson, but better to learn it sooner than later. For this purpose, a Reddit user by the name of “u/sdrey” drew instances to explain ‘Regional form’ and ‘Convergent Evolution’. After closely relating to the Reddit thread, one can learn the specifics of the creature’s ancestral history.

Pokemon fan’s biological lesson made things simpler to understand

For ‘Regional Form’ the fan pointed out that Pokemon falling under this category shared the same ancestors and belonged to the same species. Moreover, they have the same Pokedex number and different environmental conditions add up to their features.

Whereas for ‘Convergent Evolution’, Pokemons have different ancestors and belong to different species. They carry the same Pokedex number. And their resembling appearances often occur due to a similar evolution hierarchy.

Thus, it was then found out that Wiglett is different from Diglett. And their resembling appearances make them fall under Convergent Evolution. Consequently, making them occur as different species.

This discovery of a fan, who can be considered a genius, riveted the fans of the Nintendo Switch game. And they couldn’t hold back and added their thoughts regarding the discovery. Here are a few reactions from the Reddit thread:

Thus, one can say that gamers can reach unreachable limits in search of answers. And this fan is a living example of this. Hopefully, the Pokemon world would be more interesting after getting a background knowledge of it.

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