#and zem [literally never had human contact b4] instantly comes apart and has o desperately act like he's not crying

[hoofpeet]

If hisuian zoroarks are the vengeful spirits of dead Pokémon, how did Zemmet die? Or do you think that hisuian zoruas life cycles can be more complicated than that?

Either way.. baby Zemmet 🥺?

Even if it's not canon compliant I imagine hisuian zoroarks to be a subspecies of zoroark that stemmed from an original generation of dead zoroarks, since the existence of hisuian zoruas seems to imply that they're naturally born that way ? So in other words I think Zemmet has always been a ghost zoroark. It would b kinda cool/fucked up if h zoroarks purposefully left their puppies outside to die of exposure or something to make them ghosts

#mailbox #B YEAH . I have also been having many thoughts about this too #<- i think h zoroarks very much feel like an issue of generational trauma (?) if that makes sense #like . first generation of zoroarks that actually die HATE humans and end up passing that down to the next (naturally born) generation #and so on in that manner #bc it's probably pretty rough on the highlands. i'd imagine h zoroarks can't really afford to be 'nice' #<-so zemmet's very very bitter after a lifetime of scraping by out in the snow #so at some point ingo just . straight up starts petting zemmet and tells him that he's safe in his den #and zem [literally never had human contact b4] instantly comes apart and has o desperately act like he's not crying #v much a wolf vs lapdog thing . oh it would b so peaceful to relax and be loved by a nice human #later (in unova) he's hanging out with his new sister watching plum play around in the grass #and is suddenly struck by the realization that his species is effectively extinct #and like. he values strength and resilience so much but maybe ? #it's good that a species made out of hatred & cruelty is extinct #and watching a baby zorua play around like . ALIVE and happy and actually safe w/ her family #plum has a chance at life that zemmet never rlly got‚ being born a h zoroark #and even tho he's had to pride himself on his ability to 'survive' he has to decide to not pass that on to plum #and protect her so she can be safe and happy like he never really got to be in hisui #if that makes sense ? #<- actually no this is incomprehensible . but neway brainworms