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Common Name: Deoxys
Scientific Name: None given.
Description: Although Deoxys are quite variable in shape, or 'forme,' certain features are common to all individuals. All Deoxys are vaguely humanoid pokemon, with a head on top of a columnar body, and tendrils coming from the 'hips' and 'shoulders.' Deoxys measure about 67 inches from head to the end of the tendrils. Depending on the forme the Deoxys takes, there may be four or two tendrils coming from the 'shoulders.' The shoulder tendrils are generally longer, thinner, and more flexible than the hip tendrils, which are thick and stocky, and usually have a ring of flared skin around where they meet the torso.
Deoxys have two types of skin, a 'silicoderm' skin, usually reddish orange or teal in color, and a 'haemoderm' skin, which is silky black and striated like muscle. The silicoderm skin is inlaid with spicules, tiny shards of silica that can be widely spaced for flexibility, or densely packed for hardness. This skin is smooth in appearance, but rough to the touch, like sandpaper. The haemoderm skin is rich with blood vessels, which gives it its color (as Deoxys' blood is black). It is less protective than the silicoderm skin, but it allows oxygen to pass through, thus increasing the Deoxys' metabolic rate.
The patterns on Deoxys' silicoderm vary, but in general, the upper shoulder tendril is reddish, and the lower one is teal. Their bodies are mostly reddish, with a blue face and three blue spots on the back.
Deoxys all have a central crystal, usually dark in color, set into their chests. This crystal is surrounded by a protective ring of muscle that can close or open, baring the crystal to the air or concealing it. The crystal is believed to play a role in Deoxys' photosynthesis.
Deoxys' head is superficially humanlike, with two eyes and two earlike projections coming from the sides of its head. But the oval eyes have black scleras, white irises, and a tiny, slit pupil. And the 'ears' are actually chemosensory organs, each with a slitlike pore that picks up scent. Also notable is a purple, vertical slit that almost splits the Deoxy's face in two. This is the Deoxys' mouth.
The most common forme shown by Deoxys is the 'normal' forme, which when at rest twines its upper and lower shoulder tendrils together. It has been seen to split the tip of its lower tendril to form a type of hand for fine manipulation. This Deoxys forme has a thin waist of haemoderm, which is the only haemoderm it shows. It has a blue stripe down the upper part of each hip tendril. Its earlike projections are blunt and square.
The 'attack' forme does not entwine its shoulder tendrils, but rather keeps them separate. It has more haemoderm than the normal forme, with haemoderm skin covering most of the upper and lower torso, though not the upper back. The attack forme has a larger blue stripe down its hip tendrils, as well as a large spine midway down each one. This forme of Deoxys has long, sweptback false ears, and a crest on the top of its head.
The 'defense' forme is unique in that it has no haemoderm, only silicoderm. It has lost its earlike projections, as well as its whole neck. Its head is instead fused with its upper torso. This forme has shoulder tendrils almost as thick as the hip tendrils, and are usually used as supportive struts. The blue markings on the hip tendrils are reduced to spots, but blue stripes are present on the shoulders.
The 'speed' forme is most notable for having only two shoulder tendrils instead of four. The right shoulder tendril is teal, and the left is reddish. The speed forme also has the most haemoderm of all the formes, with not only its entire toso but also its hip tendrils being covered by haemoderm. The blue markings on the hip tendrils, the hip flares, the shoulder tendrils, the head, the back spots, and the tissue immediately surrounding the crystal are silicoderm. The speed forme has a huge crest coming off the back of its head, and the earlike projections are bent upward and kept close to the head.
These are the four formes that are widely seen, although unusual and aberrant Deoxys are reported regularly.
Range: Deoxys is currently contained on Birth Island, in the Sevii Islands.
Habitat: Deoxys can be found in every terrestrial habitat.
Call: Deoxys has been recorded to make a sound like an untuned trombone.
Diet: Deoxys is capable of photosynthesis, concentrating light through its crystal and gaining energy from it. However, it seems to require other minerals for growth and reproduction, and will hunt and kill other pokemon to get them. It is a predator of most Sevii Island pokemon, as well as a cannibal.
Life Cycle: Deoxys reproduces by fragmentation, often intentional. Any piece of Deoxys that becomes detached can become an entire new Deoxys, down to fragments as small as a few inches across. Deoxys mutates at an impressive rate, and a fragment may become any of the major formes, depending on environmental cues that are not yet completely understood.
Relationship with Humans: The history of Deoxys has been well-described by many publications, so we will give only a brief overview here. In 3542, a meteor crashed in Hoenn. It was examined and found to contain intact, living genetic material, similar to a virus. Understandably, it was at first assumed to be terrestrial in origin, but study revealed that it was in fact completely different from any genes found on Earth. It was true extraterrestrial life.
Under culture, this material began reproducing and specializing, mutating at an unprecedented rate. Over the course of only a few years, it became multicellular, then formed into Deoxys.
Deoxys was a media sensation, and was understandably kept under close watch in captivity, in a facility on Birth Island. But despite everything, one Deoxys escaped, and reproduced in the wild. Without any natural predators, Deoxys overran the island, killing every native pokemon found there. By the time the extant of the problem was realized, eradication was impossible.
Today, Deoxys is contained on Birth Island, with sea- and air-based military outposts shooting down, collecting, and incinerating every Deoxys that strays too far. Hopefully, the barrier will hold. If not, more islands may become barren, filled with nothing but Deoxys.
Deoxys are powerfully psychic, and are as fast and strong as a pokemon trainer could ask for. However, capturing, training, and breeding Deoxys are all completely illegal, due to the danger of captive escapes. There is a powerful black market demand, and, due to the ease of transporting Deoxys fragments, several smuggling rings have been uncovered by the government.
Naturalist's Notes: Deoxys is not a natural part of Earth's ecosystem, and no known pokemon will eat them. On Birth Island, Deoxys eat each other, and photosynthesize. The ecology of the island is highly unstable, and it is theorized by several ecology experts that it will soon collapse.
Deoxys are very capable of swimming, though they cannot remain underwater for extended periods. In addition, only the defense forme has enough strength in its tendrils to support itself on land. As a result, Deoxys normally moves by levitation.