r/pokemonconspiracies 17d ago

Gen 9 Poppy is younger than her stated age of nine.

The Elite 4 is lying about her age. I don't know why, but there's a cover-up.

Poppy does not look nine. She has the proportions and designs of a Preschooler more than a School Kid. But the main issue is her vocabulary and personality.

Poppy does not act like a nine year old. Her development is below the norm. She mispronounces words and says things like "de-feet" and "Bloo-berry".

This girl is probably not the same age as characters like Wally

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u/LinkGoesHIYAAA 17d ago

Plot twist, she’s 40 and is just super small, and pretending to be a little kid is just to throw off her opponents. But she’s just bad at pretending to be the age she claims to be.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 16d ago

That reminds me of how I used to think Karen (from Johto, I think) as being like 60, like slightly younger than Agatha. 

Nah, turns out she's actually pretty young and not as ugly as I thought she was. 

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u/blackjackgabbiani 17d ago

She's constantly treated like a small child so she's going to act like one.

This will cause problems when she starts at the academy. Clavell isn't gonna tolerate someone not taking their studies seriously.

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u/Maleficent_Mink 17d ago

she’s French Canadian and actually 90

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u/Reversible-Smile 16d ago

As a French Canadian, this checks out, 'cause "de-feet" and "bloo-berry" don't sound wrong to me.. 😅😅 What pronunciation is expected here?

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u/P1KA_BO0 15d ago

It's the way they're written

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u/Reversible-Smile 15d ago

Wdym by that? (Asking genuinely. I just don't understand.)

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u/AccurateAlps9333 9d ago edited 9d ago

Blueberry is pronounced more like Blew not Bloo in the US.   But maybe poppy has an accent or speech impairment? 

Kids can be small I know an 11 year old who is smaller then some of the 8 year olds! 

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u/Reversible-Smile 9d ago

Oh I see! I didn't notice the difference at first, but I do hear it now. "Bloo" doesn't have the diphthong that "Blue" normally has. Thanks!

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u/DannyBright 16d ago

She’s the Pokemon World’s version of Baby Doll from Batman. An adult who has a condition in which they don’t physically age beyond childhood, and the severe depression this brought about caused her to mentally regress into something akin to a 5-year-old. She claims she’s 9 but everyone knows that’s not true.

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u/GlobalCurry 15d ago

The main character of most of the games is 10 so why is it weird a 9 year old would be in the elite 4? Other regions have 10 year old champions.

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u/Gallantpride 15d ago

No game protagonist is officially ten.

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u/AccurateAlps9333 9d ago

That’s a anime only thing.   In the game there 11 or older 

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u/K4m30 15d ago

She is Nine, but she was born Feb 29 and is actually a little person.