User:Mezzopiano/Headcanon

Legendaries

• Legendaries are simply very rare, very powerful species. Many ancient peoples and some modern ones do worship them as gods. While some like the creation trio and Arceus may have godlike powers, they are not divine beings in the traditional sense.
• Legendaries have very long lifespans, but are not immortal.
• They can be caught, but only by the most experienced trainers. A caught legendary will usually outlive its trainer, and be returned to the wild after the trainer's death. Catching some legendares is regarded as blasphemy in some parts of the world.

Culture

• Most Pokédex entries are rumors and lore rather than scientific fact.
• Eevee and its evolutions are common household pets, but rare in the wild.
• Pikachu is also rare in the wild due to being a popular cultural icon.
• Nearly everyone is a Pokémon trainer to some degree, but most have other jobs apart from training and just participate in battles as a hobby.
• Beating an Elite Four and Champion does not make you the new champion, but just earns you a place in the Hall of Fame. Becoming the champion is a much more difficult endeavor.
• Being in a Hall of Fame is required to become a Gym Leader. Gym Leaders adjust their team according to the number of badges their challenger has.
• All gyms can be challenged in any order. The paths from the games are just the most recommended ones.
• Being a gym trainer is a full-time job, and also involves setting up the puzzles inside the gym.
• Most people don't own Pokédexes and can be tripped up by a species they've never seen before. Serious battlers tend to memorize type charts and common competitive species.
• Official starters are common for people starting out as trainers, but not required. If a prospective trainer has another Pokémon, as a pet or one they found and caught on their own, it can be used instead.
• The TCG exists in-universe both as a popular game and a teaching tool for prospective trainers. Several battle simulator video games exist for the same purposes, and often feature Gym Leaders, Elite Four, or Champions as playable characters.

Abilities

• Force Palm is not an Aura move. It is a forceful strike using the palm.
• Most Psychic types can speak to humans using telepathy. Most Auric mons can't.
• The majority of people calling themselves psychics are frauds who usually use a mon they own to do their tricks. A few with genuine powers do exist.
• Dark types can't hear telepathy.
• Most Dark moves are based on the mon being sneaky and deceptive rather than adding Obscura to attacks.
• Wild mons with weather moves/abilities are capable of influencing the climate of a region. The area around Snowpoint City gets snow year-round due to the high population of Snover line mons living there.

Items

• Used Gems recharge after a short period.
• Casteliacones are based on the Vanillite line, and come in Vanillite, Vanillish, and Vanilluxe sizes.