Garbodor is a Poison-type Pokemon made entirely out of trash. As living garbage, it feeds and sustains itself off of anything considered rubbish and waste. Apparently “anything,” in this context, extends to other Pokemon too, as oneSwordandShieldfan happened to realize.
Appropriately named Reddit user “that_nasty_dumptruck” discerned that Garbodor’sGigantamax formhas a skeleton in it. Lodged near the bottom of the Pokemon’s backside, one can see what looks like the tail end of Magikarp bones sticking out.
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Of course, this led to a discussion in the Reddit post’s comments about carnivorism inPokemon. At first glance, the concept doesn’t really exist in the universe. Pokemon are revered by the majority of humanity enough so that it doesn’t seem like they would eat them. And the visuals ofPokemonare cutesy enough that it doesn’t seem like they would eat each other either. But in reality,Pokemonhas never been shy about detailing the exact opposite of this idea.
Garbodor itself is a perfect example of this. Canonically, it gets consistently eaten by Grimer, which is a Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1 that’s very similar to Garbodor. Grimer is living sludge that feeds off of bacteria and waste. As such, it loves to devour both Garbodor and its pre-evolved form,Trubbish.
In fact, this is the exact backstory behindAlolan Grimer. When Trubbish and Garbodor were becoming too prevalent in the Alola Region, humans brought Grimer over to — well — cull the population. Through devouring Trubbish and Garbodor, Grimer gained a new look, new powers, and even the added typing of Dark to go along with its Poison.
And it’s not likePokemonis a stranger to dark backstories. Pokemon like Cubone and Mimikyu are famous for them. The former wears the skull of its dead mother, and the latter’s looks apparently kill anyone curious enough to peek under its disguise.
But in Garbodor’s defense, it wasn’t seen eating theMagikarp; it just has it’s bones lodged into its backside. The culprit could have been a human or some other Pokemon that happened to discard the Magikarp’s skeleton after eating its meat. And since Garbodor eats trash, the skeleton ended up inside of it.
As an added benefit of the doubt, the skeleton also may not even be real. When Garbodor takes its Gigantamax form, all sorts of toys spill out of its body, including things like a wind-up ship, a Substitution doll, and even aMaster Ballof all things. The skeleton may just be another such toy; weirdly enough, they do exist.
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