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The golden Slowpoke statue Slowpoke Temple (Japanese: ヤドン寺 Yadon Temple) is an anime-exclusive location in Johto, found in between Mahogany Town and Blackthorn City. It appeared in Enlighten Up!. It is close to Lake Slowpoke. Thousands of people come here for training. It is called the Slowpoke Temple because the area around the temple has been a home to Slowpoke for many generations. Hundreds of years ago, a priest achieved enlightenment by meditating with a Slowpoke. Read More...
Staryu (Japanese: ヒトデマン Hitodeman) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It evolves into Starmie when exposed to a Water Stone. Biology Staryu is a golden-brown, echinoderm Pokémon with five appendages. These appendages surround an exterior organ called the core. The core resembles a golden metal casing with a red gem in the center, which is held in place by a golden ring looped around Staryu's lower left point. If any of Staryu's appendages are lost or eaten by predators like Lumineon, it is unharmed and can grow them back with ease provided the core is still intact. Read More...
Archaic is the Webmaster of Bulbagarden, having operated the website since 2002. He has been a part of the online Pokémon fandom since 1999.
Outside of Pokémon, Archaic works as a marketing academic and consultant. He has lectured for courses on topics related to consumer behaviour, consumer culture, and marketing ethics. His academic research centers around the exploration of the antecedent factors for consumers' privacy protection and self-disclosure behaviours in social media. Read More...
