Wait, I think maybe he meant useful in Pokémon battles. (In which case actually Zubat is pretty awful because Bite is a Normal-type move in Gen I, and Leech Life does next to nothing, and the fact that it's effective against Psychic-types is totally cancelled out by the fact that Zubat is part Poison-type, and basically just wait until Gen II rolls around with Crobat.)

If you're getting tired of all these old Pokémon comics, well, no one's forcing you to read this blog. I've been dealing with some health issues lately and haven't had a lot of time or energy or ability for new creative stuff. For the time being I need to rest and recuperate and fail at cooking Indian cuisine and try desperately to get around to playing Pokemon Legends: Z-A because those early-purchase bonuses are vital to my survival

Also I hope you caught that Zubat is wearing glasses even though it doesn't have eyes.

 I'm going through Mt. Moon and just thinking to myself, what are all these kids doing hanging out in a labyrinthine, Pokémon-infested cavern complex? Is spelunking the hot new after-school activity in Kanto?

And then there's Lass, whose "friends" told her to wait for them in the middle of a cave under a mountain and then went to the arcade.

 Maybe that's not really something you should be bragging about, Shorts Boy Youngster.

 It's an easy transition, really. Shorts to pants might be a little harder.

Fun fact: In the original Japanese games, Youngsters are called Shorts Boys. That explains why so many of them have a shorts obsession in their dialogue.

 Ever stop to think about how, no matter what time it is, every time you access a PC to get your Pokedex evaluated by Professor Oak, he answers right away?

It's almost like he just hovers in front of his computer at all hours waiting for trainers to email him.

Or like it's just a video game that I'm not supposed to think about as hard as I do.

 This guy's such a con artist, he's not even selling you an actual Magikarp. Just some weird yellow fish that probably doesn't do anything interesting.

In all honesty, the games make the whole buy-a-Magikarp thing out to be a big scam, but it's a great way to get a Gyarados early on, before you can get the Old Rod. So in actuality, it's a big strategic advantage pretending to be a scam pretending to be an advantage. Wrap your head around that.

 Again, the whole "taking in-game dialogue in an unexpected direction" thing.

Dude never specifically says what Team Rocket is in the news for, so I just came to logical conclusions.

 We're just having all sorts of fun at Museum of the Rockies's Virtual Fossil Fridays! Join us if you can--it's free and great for all ages! It is primarily aimed at kids, but I know I'm not the only adult in attendance. Hosts Ashley and MaggieJo are wonderful people, and overall it's just a chill paleo happy place to be on Friday mornings.

Last week, MaggieJo gave a great presentation on animals that are associated with Halloween (and why they are totally awesome and not spooky), and as she was talking about ravens, I just kept thinking it would be really cool if large theropods like tyrannosaurs had feathery "manes" like ravens do. Fossil skin impressions have shown they generally were not extensively feathered (with some exceptions like Yutyrannus, which lived in colder climates), but large theropods could still have had some feathers for display purposes.

Also, I fully support fluffy dinosaurs. Anybody who thinks things with feathers aren't scary has never dealt with an angry goose.

 When you live in a world where any inanimate object could potentially be a Pokémon, you probably start just seeing Pokémon everywhere.

 What are we on, like Route 3, and you finally realize this, Bug Catcher?

I just think it's kinda funny that this one says this, after previous Bug Catchers kept going on about wanting to find stronger Pokémon instead of training the ones they already have.

But also when you explain the joke, it stops being funny.

 I mean, he says that, but then Bug Catchers in Gen I just kinda use the same species over and over. It's almost like there were only a handful of Bug-type Pokémon back then.

 I just really wanted to draw Red being a derpnugget. Lass says that in the game, so this is obviously the sort of facial expression she was talking about.

Also, I hope nobody minds too much that I haven't posted much besides these comics lately. I've had a lot going on and haven't really had the inclination for drawing or writing, and when you try to force creativity, the results suffer. I've been taking some time to take care of myself, enjoy my family, go on brisk autumn strolls, and still try to get through this other game I've been playing so I can finally start Pokémon Legends: Z-A which sounds amazing from the reviews and I'm so excited to dive back into Kalos aaaaaahhhhhh

Hope everybody has a good November!