Solar_Crimson posted...
Yeah, a lot of people were surprised at this when Legends Arceus brought it up to explain how Pokeballs work. But once again, this was something that was also established since the start, that all Pokemon have the inherent ability to shrink themselves to get away from danger. (Not sure how shrinking oneself would aid in that; you'd think it'd just make them an easier, more vulnerable target.)
Pokeballs force the Pokemon into this state so that it can contain them inside.
We all thought that they were converted into energy because thats how the anime depicts it. But in the games, theyve been showing the shrink/grow animation all along. They just didnt explicitly talk about it in-game until 2022.
In retrospect, it also explains how six foot monsters can suddenly appear out of tall grass. They were shrunk down, and suddenly grew to full size right in front of you.
Frostshock posted...
One out of three female Azurill undergo a spontaneous sex change to male upon evolving to Marill.
They fixed that in Gen 6.