>>43473375>Gardevoir as a species have an unusual relationship with death. As is suggested from their classification in the Amorphous egg group, their existence seems to extend beyond their physical bodies in a way similar to certain ghost types.>If a Gardevoir’s trainer dies, it will become utterly despondent, more so than most other species. Unless care arrangements have been made ahead of time, it’s not uncommon for the pokemon to simply vanish without a trace and never be seen again. Rarely, however, the Gardevoir may one day appear by their trainer’s grave, lie on the ground, and simply… not get up again. All biological functions cease, and the pokemon is, by any measurable accounts, deceased. The unique biology of the species, however, reveals something odd- Gardevoir do not decay. The pokemon will forever appear exactly as the were the day they began their final vigil, as if waiting for their trainer to return to them. Usually, this tragic display of loyalty will eventually culminate with the Gardevoir becoming harder and harder to observe, as if some subtle power was forcing people’s eyes away. In due time, the body will simply disappear.>In very exceptional cases, the Gardevoir remains in place seemingly indefinitely. The longest recorded incident of a Gardevoir Memorial, as they’ve come to be called, is dated at slightly over 300 years.A somewhat melancholic little blurb about death and Gardevoir I scribbled out in an earlier thread, inspired by this picture.
