>>15829021Once again, Asia is relatively okay after the initial effects of the meteor strike, some wildlife survived. One notable survivor of the impact was a particular herd of Indian Elephants. The herd was cared for by survivors in India but since the herd was all female, the last of the species died of old age later on. An “Indian Elephant” became a metaphor for being strong, and hard to kill, and was used even centuries after the creature went extinct.
As pokemon spread throughout the globe, they outcompeted many of the native wildlife, sending many, but not all of the many animal species extinct. Mankind can’t do much about it since there are frankly more important things to worry about post-apocalypse than an invasive species.
As mankind continued to advance, they replicated technology of the past civilisation due to cultural memory and some remaining records and photographs. Seeing no record of apricorns in past books and records, some early craftsmen began using them as containers to carry water and supplies in. Eventually it was discovered that apricorns reacted with pokemon in a strange way, and the first crude pokeballs were created. Pokemon captured in the pokeballs were often more tame than those left to roam free, and this lead to pokemon becoming common pets and companinons. This craft was passed down for many generations, and in the later industrialised world, artificial apricorns were invented by the sylph co.
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