we talked about how the absol episode was like nuclear semiotics
i think it goes really understated how even the very simple things in Pokémon like “Peck is super-effective against Bug-types” still does more exploration into the natural world and ecosystems and interactions between different kinds of life than like 99% of videogames, and maybe even fictional media
my girlfriend was like “lesbian pokémon dune would be dope”
we were talking about the Flabébé episode and how it was really about the importance of pollinators
@aescling there's a stone mural warning people "when the absol appears, it is warning glalie froze over the spring and there will be a massive steam eruption soon" but the semiotics were lost and so people thought it was saying "absol brings disaster" instead
i've managed to convince my girlfriend to hang out while i watch pokémon