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>though we wondered if these [version] beasts were even pokemon at all
Raifort's History class
>However, the book itself was full of fantastical descriptions and illustrations of things that could never be thought of as real. The masses began to call Heath a liar.
Arven on the Paradox Donphan Titan
>Wait... THAT’S the Quaking Earth Titan? Uh...Is...is that thing even a Pokémon?
Area Zero, right before the professor reveals the time machine
>"Monsters of Area Zero?!
>So they...aren’t actually Pokémon?
>I...don’t really know.
>What do you think, [playername]?
>>I don’t think they’re regular Pokémon
>>I think they really are just Pokémon
There seems to be a running theme in the game that people question whether the paradox pokemon are actually pokemon when seeing or hearing about them for the first time. Even in Scarlet where the paradoxes are obviously living creatures, people in universe can apparently tell something is off about them. People aside from Penny, who mistakes Scream Tail/Iron Bundle for a regular Jigglypuff/Delibird at first glance and only wonders what it is after the battle.
As an aside, while going through the game text I noticed that the paradox pokemon have anime-ish cries where they say their name in dialogue boxes, sort of. Rather, they say the name of the pokemon they're based on, or part of it.
Great Tusk
>Dooon! Faaahnd!
Iron Treads
>Whirrr! Don-fah!
Scream Tail
>Puuu?
>Pu.
>PurrraAAAAAGH!
Iron Bundle
>Deli?
>De.
>Dededede-li-li-BIIIIIIRD!
It's weird since the games don't usually do anime cries, but also shows that there's still a connection to the original pokemon there.
