Pokémon, it is known, may not all be completely natural; many owe their existence to human activity in the last few centuries.  Voltorb and Electrode, whose bodies are modelled on Pokéballs, are almost certainly artificial in some way.  Grimer and Muk were born from the toxic waste of human industrialisation.  Magnemite and Magneton certainly seem artificial but their true nature is extremely mysterious.  Today’s Pokémon, Klink, Klang and Klinklang, continue the theme.  These bizarre Steel-type Pokémon seem to be entirely mechanical and evolve by adding on extra components.  The resident Professor Tree of the Unova region, Professor Juniper, investigates Klink during the course of the game and determines that they did not exist in Unova more than one hundred years ago, when they appeared suddenly in an area called the Chargestone Cave.  How she can possibly have figured this out is beyond me, but (in fairness to Aurea Juniper) she’s probably the least incompetent of the regional professors to date, so I’m inclined to take her word for it.  Continue reading “Klink, Klang and Klinklang” →