Everyone Is Arguing About Which Pokemon You'd Most Want To Eat
Feelin' hungry? A question that has plagued the Pokemon franchise from the early days is how much trainers chop up those adorable 'Mon and sizzle them for a quick snack. It's clear that trainers bond with their Pocket Monsters, so things might get a little awkward if you had to eat your new pal.
Think of this as a Yellowjackets scenario where your plane crashes in the mountains, and you have to mull over freezing to death or roasting Pikachu over an open fire. In a slightly less morbid scenario, fans on Reddit are discussing which would be the tastiest Pokemon to serve up on a platter.
Which Is The Tastiest Pokemon?
Click to enlargeIn the Pokemon subreddit, u/Erran_Kel_Durr asked the important question of which Pokemon you'd most want to eat. The logical choice would be something like Miltank as a replacement for cows, Vullaby for chicken, and something like Magikarp for fish. Delving deep into Reddit, there were some unusual choices.
The OP said they'd go for Squirtle because their water type would make the meat succulent, but this was just the surface of what was to come. When someone suggested Snorlax, another chimed in saying, "Yeah, that would be somewhere between Wagyu Beef and Whale Blubber."
Another chuckled, "Gosh, if dinosaur tastes anything like chicken, Tyrantrum is a whole lot of meat to snack on. You could even make dinosaur shaped nuggets." While one questioned what it would be like to eat Arceus. As a reply pointed out, it would effectively be like eating God.
The top comment is currently the desire to much Unown. Here, someone explained, "Unown. I don't know if eating it would make it more or less mysterious. Do the different letters taste different? I have questions that can only be solved by eating this Pokémon.... probably."
A portion of crispy Farfetch'd pancakes or Peking Farfetch'd sound tempting at the Chinese buffet, while Sharpedo fin soup is likely to be a divisive dish. Still, we don't think many people will try to be tucking into a Chandelure anytime soon.
Do We Eat Pokemon?
Click to enlargeUnfortunately, drinking Moomoo milk from a Miltank isn't where we draw the line. Over the course of the anime and the games, it's been confirmed that humans do eat Pokemon. That being said, it's not exactly worn as a badge of pride in the family-friendly franchise.
Pokedex entries suggest we eat the likes of Shuckle and Garbite, while Sword and Shield outright confirmed Kingler curry is a popular dish. In fact, it was Sword and Shield that really hammered home the point of Pokemon curries and what goes inside. We're sure Hannibal Lecter could whip up a great one with Slowpoke tails.
It's no coincidence Appletun is literally created to look like a giant apple pie, so forgive us if we want to take a slice. Also, let's maybe swerve the fact that while tucking into a Chansey egg omelette is probably delicious, but you're effectively taking the life of a Happiny.
We shouldn't really be surprised though. The expanded lore has taught about predator and prey Pokemon, with Sneasel eating Pidgey and (can you believe it?) Dhelmise eating Wailord like some sort of horrifying/cannibalistic anchor. We're still left wondering though, is it okay to eat the anthropomorphic ice cream that is Vanillite, or should someone be phoning PETA?
