Introduction

I was introduced to Pokémon on October 16, 1998. It was a Friday morning, and for some reason, I didn't have school that day, so I'd spent the night at Grandma's house. There, in front of the TV, I was bundled up in a huge blanket with a plate of syrup-soaked toaster waffles, and then I see... this:

"Sparks Fly for Magnemite", originally titled (with a few minor translations allowing for Engrish) the much-geekier "Do Magnemite Dream of Electric Mice?" aired for the first time that morning. In it, I was introduced to Ash, Brock, Misty, and the world of Pogeymans... and that's when the critical thinking started.

Magnemite don't make a lick of sense. How are these floating metal eyeballs a part of the same Taxalogical Domain (remember that in biology? Life>>Domain>>Kingdom>>Phylum (Zoology) or Division (Botany)>>Class>>Order>>Family>>Genus>>Species) as that fuzzy yellow rat that keeps saying it's name and shooting lightning everywhere? 

I was a weird kid, I'll admit it.

So, after nearly a decade-und-haif of gaming, reading, and geekery, we have this website. Here I will attempt to make sense of these tiny, pixelated, imaginary creatures. I am not a biologist: I'm a librarian.

Here's to overthinking. Cheers.

-Professor Mack