>>56010951I knew about those old translated books, if I thought it was just a gameplay mechanic I would've just assumed it was some kinda oversight they never bothered fixing.
But the fact that it's actually canon is what makes it interesting to me. Pokemon usually doesn't get that specific with purely biological details, as much as I wish they would. "The females of this species become infertile after the first life stage, but the males remain fertile throughout their life" sounds more like something you'd read in a spec evo project, not Pokemon.
I think it's a result of early installment weirdness. Gen 1 was somewhat more "grounded" and sci-fi oriented than the later generations, which took on a more fantasy approach.
