I Spent 5+ Years Building a DNA-based Pokémon Evolutionary Tree of Life... (Video)

This was a massive project that started 5 years ago in 2020 to create a Pokémon phylogenetic tree of life: a family tree based on Pokémon Genetics! The initial idea was inspired by ‪@LoreKeeperToby‬ and his unbelievable series:    • Every Pokemon! The COMPLETE Ultimate Pokem...   However, this video was directly inspired by ‪@WinterRoseYT‬ who created his own tree recently and inspired me to dust off the chart I'd had sitting around for 5 years and make a video on it.    • I Solved the Evolutionary Origin of EVERY ...   This project and video wouldn't exist without their efforts. Consider Joining as a Membership:    / @the31st   Thanks to Prof. Carvalho for being the brains and tech behind this project. It would have been impossible for me to do this alone and his contributions are monumental. I can't overstate how crucial he was to making this happen. I'm glad I got to use the tree of life in the end. Check out his game here: https://tgdstudio.itch.io/call-of-the... Special thanks to my artistic friends: Norton's Love -   / nortons_love   CMND.r Zed – https://cmndr.carrd.co/ - Zed made the PNG tuber Wooper that appears in this video, and their skills as an artist are not just top rate but also available for commission. Final shoutouts to: ‪@UmbreonLibris‬ For the egg groups chart and generally good content & ‪@PalletUniversity‬ because I think it would interest you ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media: I do NOT own all of the media used in this video. Those which I do not own rights for have been used in accordance with youtube’s fair use policies. Audio Media – Song name available on request • I often use official Pokemon and Professor Layton Music • Pokeli (best in the game) -    / pkmnbwremix   • Gladiogg -    / @gladioogg   • insaneintherainmusic -    • Layton's Theme (Professor Layton and the C...   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visual Media • Official Pokemon Game, Anime, and Manga rights belong to the Pokemon Company, Game Freak, Shopro, Nintendo, 4kids, and their affiliates and partners. • http://kol98.deviantart.com/art/Woope... • http://phoenixoflight92.deviantart.com/ • https://www.furretturret.com/resource... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters Intro 0:00 Method 1:53 Phylogenetic Tree 8:08 Analysis 28:06 Acknowledgements 34:43