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<p>Eye am notabot: Fixed link.</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1147<br /> | date = December 14, 2012<br /> | title = Evolving<br /> | image = evolving.png<br /> | titletext = Biologists play reverse Pokémon, trying to avoid putting any one team member on the front lines long enough for the experience to cause evolution.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In {{w|Pokemon}}, a highly popular game series, the protagonist goes out in search for the eponymous creatures. A lot of Pokemon can be found directly in the wild, but there are also a lot of Pokemon that require training and growth, having them &quot;evolve&quot; into new Pokemon.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...&quot;evolve&quot; is a misnomer [[http://www.cephasministry.com/save_our_children_pokemon_booklet.html (which had earned itself quite some controversy in the past)]]. In reality, when applied to Pokemon, &quot;evolution&quot; is more akin to puberty or metamorphosis, since, instead of the entire species of Pokemon acquiring changes throughout an extended period of time, one specific member of the species grows instantly to the &quot;higher stage.&quot; (To be more specific, the Pokemon glows before transforming into the new form, then stops glowing.) The changes can be [[http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/snorunt quite]] [[http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/froslass dramatic]].<br /> <br /> <br /> ...[[http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/poliwhirl or]] [[http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/poliwrath not]].<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Incomplete}}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[bacterial cell culture]<br /> :What?<br /> :'''''Staphylococcus Aureus''''' is evolving!<br /> <br /> :...<br /> <br /> :Off-screen: Aww, crap.<br /> :'''''Staphylococcus Aureus''''' evolved into '''Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus Aureus!'''''<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}} <br /> [[Category:Biology]]</div>

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