Food Theory: Yes, You SHOULD Eat Your Pokemon!

Have you ever stopped to wonder if the people in the Pokemon universe EAT Pokemon? I know, I know - that is SUPER dark! Isn't that why you keep tuning in to these episodes? I am going to figure out who is the TASTIEST and most NUTRITIOUS Pokemon you should be eating! Watch out Pikachu!

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[TriforceChad]

Honestly I feel like slowpoke tail would be a fantastic food source. We know from pokedex entries that their tails don't feel any pain, sometimes fall off naturally, and even grow back in. Not to mention that they are described as sweet tasting

[crypticcorgi]

No wonder Farfetch was nearly hunted to near extinction.
Imagine if ducks just walked around with their own side ingredients. The dude is like _"I tastes best with some green onion."_

[Synthesyn]

Like my fifth grade teacher said: Everything’s edible if you’re brave enough!

[demonicbunnypo]

Several years later, and we got Palworld that makes eating the mons a core part of the gameplay.

[andrewpatton]

There's one catch to that poultry answer, though: Owls are carnivorous, feeding on small mammals. That not only makes them more expensive to raise but also more difficult to eat. When measuring caloric efficiency for carnivores, you have to factor in the caloric efficiency of their prey, too. Furthermore, carnivore meat isn't as easy to digest as herbivore meat.

[STDRACO]

Matpat "We might all end up eating Nurse Joy"
Brock : "Yes"

[door-chan]

Evolution would probably actually be a good choice for farmers, since Pokémon can level up by eating rare candy, it's description in more recent entries just says that it's "packed with energy", probably meaning it's packed with nutrients, you can assume that they level up if they gain enough nutrients by just eating simple food, meaning, they also evolve just by eating, they just probably grow faster by fighting and that's why Pokémon trainers fight with them instead of feeding them all day.

[macelyamanyaklkyapyo]

I think Pokémons are just like ducks. They can be your friend, you can use them for battles (but this one is still weird for ducks-), they can be your meal or the source of your meal.

[OniSorasousha]

"Eating Nurse Joy."

"This better not awaken anything in me."

[diamondheart]

“Dragonite, Tyranitar, and Garchomp-“
*Shows picture of Gabite*

[freddyaxebear]

Something else that makes this interesting is that some pokemon offer natural byproducts such as Slowpoke's tails fall off and they don't even feel pain if the tail is removed and they just grow back, or some grass type pokemon naturally produce their own vegetables or fruit that can be harvested without harm to the pokemon.

[BrandyBell]

Why is the beginning so gruesome yet comedic? AND WHY DO I LOVE IT?!

[ChillezOwO]

Mat: People call me the food theorist
Everyone: No Mat that is not what you're known for

[gamemasteranthony]

Point to note, however: There ARE non-Pokémon animal species that exist in the Pokémon world. We’ve seen schools of fish in aquariums that aren’t Pokémon and Ash has even chowed down on some shrimp that were clearly not Clauncher/Clawitzer.

Still…this was a fun and very informative vid.

[fable]

i love that you answer all the questions we dont need answers to. its utterly silly and i love watching

[Eagle-rviy]

2 years later and palworld took you literally

[magicrealms]

Can I just say that milktank milk is a common item in the games, that implies that milktanks ARE commonly used to get milk

[WyattWyght]

The issue with Mudsdale and Mudbray is that they're covered in thick layers of dried mud. Their weight isn't so much meat, but mud and dirt.

[PuppetThanksScott]

7:12
MatPat: "...or to be more accurate..."
My brain: "...or to be more eggurate..."

[axolotlwithaglock]

Fun fact: applins aren’t apples, they are dragon worms(Wyrms) inside apples