A lot of you have taken interest in how the universe I have built for myself and with friends, involving all our pokemon based characters actually works. A while ago I promised I would write a journal explaining it all, and now I finally have the time deliver on that promise.
This is going to be a long read, so strap in.
World Basis
This world plays off the canonical one for it's origins, however it is set thousands of years after the current canonical series. pokemon introduced in newer generations after this world's conception, are retroactively fit in. The present time of this world is reflective of real life, modern human society. In short, the culture and technology in this universe is similar to ours in real life.
History
Some decades after the current official pokemon canon, tensions between more intelligent poke'mon and humans reaches a breaking point, causing a war between humanity and poke'mon to break out. Despite trainers and poke'mon loyal to them were stronger than the rebelling wild poke'mon, this war lasted over 100 years. Trainers and human technology would have given mankind the edge they needed to win this war, if it were not for many highly intelligent, legendary pokemon, (such as Mewtwo), leading the enemy side.
Eventually, humanity was overpowered by the hoards of wild pokemon backed with the power of legendaries. The loss of the war lead to the near extinction of mankind, liberating pokemon from their trainers, and banishing humans to the harsh edges of the world, while the victorious wild poke'mon took back the earth. From here, pokemon enjoyed life free from human control, and over time, a good chunk of poke'mon species naturally evolved with forms and intelligence equal to that of humans. This new breed of poke'mon built their own societies, which eventually grew into the modern society that reflects our own today.
During this time, poke'mon have held their own wars and disputes, their own treaties and recorded history. Most of human ways and technology lost to the ages, and having to be rediscovered on their own.
Culture & Technology.
The culture of modern poke'mon in this universe can compared and is equivalent to our own. This is to keep things very relatable, yet simple, and to avoid cheesy poke'mon based puns for every little thing.
The symbol of the poke'ball was first seen as a symbol of human oppression against poke'mon, but slowly evolved into a reminder of their freedom against the ancient humans. it has been 2000 years since the initial war, and most of the tensions and animosity that lead to it have disappeared completely.
Pretty much all world history that has taken place since poke'mon built modern societies, is equivalent to real life world history, and certain species or poke'mon reflect certain races of humans and their cultures in real life. Again, this is all to keep things easy and relatable.
Poke'mon battles still exist, but they have become skeptical sports comparable to the olympics, and not common team death matches. Underground/illegal battling, which no rules or regulations, are a thing.
As for technology in general, most of the technology that modern poke'mon have has been either completely rediscovered and recreated by them, or have been based on the remnants of human technology, most of it lost to the ages after the war. Most human based items, such as medicine, poke'balls, etc, are rare artifacts that never have been recreated.
The extremely potent medicine meant for poke'mon, created by humans, no longer exists. instead they have developed medicine equivalent to real life brands. Most failed attempts at recreating this lost medicinal technology, have instead become illegal drugs, such as "Rare Candy".
Poke'ball technology, or anything resembling it, is highly illegal, and considered a federal offence just to own. it has become a black market tool for slavery and trafficking.
Weapons are a thing. Conventional and nonconventional weapons we have in real life exist in the world. This is due to a combination of modern poke'mon being naturally weaker than their feral, ancient counterparts, coupled with chip implants that further hinder poke'mon move potency and abilities, becoming government standard world wide. This particular topic will be addressed further down. overall, poke'mon moves and abilities are no longer powerful enough to be weaponized, turning to external weaponry.
Legendary poke'mon that are not vital to the balance of the entire cosmos, have become very common and therefore no longer considered "legendary". Prime examples are: Mewtwo, Mew, Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres, Lugia, Suicune, Raikou, Entei, and so many more.
Biology
Only about 1/3rd of poke'mon species have evolved to become more human like, or "anthropomorphic". Most of these species involve poke'mon that already had high intelligence and human characteristics to begin with. (being bipedal and able to understand human speech are huge contributors to this factor.) Nearly all mammal based poke'mon have become anthro, while most marine, insectoid, object based, amorphous, and plant based poke'mon have remained feral, with no hints towards human like evolution. There have been exceptions to this, but not many.
As you can imagine, the entire occurrence of sentient, anthro poke'mon, completely threw the food chain and ecosystem out of balance. poke'mon that used to prey on each other, have now found alternate food sources, and in modern times, have learned to synthesize foods that can no longer be harvested, due to the source becoming sentient.
Despite the irony, feral poke'mon are used as sources of food, for labor, etc. There are also many species of feral poke'mon that are considered dangerous monsters that should be avoided (ex: being ditto)
Most anthro poke'mon have human like genitalia, and not all poke'mon lag eggs. Most of them have evolved into giving live birth, or retaining egg laying, depending on species and environment.
Poke'mon Moves & Abilities
As mentioned before, modern anthro pokemon are not nearly as powerful as their ancient, feral counterparts. Even the feral poke'mon of this current time are not as powerful, due to not having to fight each other as hard to survive, or defend against consistent human threat.
On top of that, suppression chips are implanted into anthro poke'mon born on record, which keeps possible dangerous abilities and features in check, and at constant, non-lethal levels. This includes the potency of poison poke'mon, the endurance of rock and steel types, the level of mental power of psychic types and the potency/intensity of elemental types.
Flying type and levetating poke'mon, must obtain special licenses to fly over 10 feet heights inside towns and cities. Flight is banned inside of more indoor buildings. primarily government ran facilities. Using destructives moves without a license to do so or inside facilities that prohibit it is illegal. Digging inside towns and cities without the proper permit to do so is also illegal. This of course is was instated due to rock and ground types. Poke'mon that can move at high speeds, are restricted to using designated paths to do so, as to not interfere with traffic or civilian safety, or otherwise must have a license to do so. High speed diving follows similar rules and regulations. Ghost poke'mon are completely banned from using their ghostly abilities for possession or malicious intent. Psychic poke'mon are not allowed to control or alter the minds of others.
Overall potentially destructive poke'mon moves are illegal to use in public unless having license to do so.
Beliefs and Religion
Poke'mon that serve as gods and maintain cosmic order, are seen as and worships as such. That is all that needs to be said
Humans
Humans, who were brought to the brink of extinction, and banished to the harshest corners of the world, have slowly reintegrated with the world over the millennia. Humans are now allowed to live near poke'mon society, but in their own isolated villages and colonies. Most human technology has been lost, and had to be recreated or poke'mon technology brought into human society. however due to still lingering racial tensions between poke'mon and humans, most human societies receive lower grade technology compared to what poke'mon use. on top of this, most human colonies try their best to avoid having anything to do with poke'mon at all. The colonies that do decide to interact and trade with poke'mon society, are seen as minorities, surrounded with a lot of misconceptions and general prejudice, despite most of the tension and reasons that started the war vanishing from reality.
If you have questions or concerns that are not addressed in this journal, please feel free to comment down below! I will do my best to answer them!
Thanks for reading!
