They have a lot of their own quirks, even in the future. The main one is the way their capabilities change over time. Obviously they do change, but a lot of what they can do was programmed into them, and practice doesn't improve those specific things the way it does for most Pokemon, or you or me.
Like, accuracy. [One of the first systems he figured out the nuances and limits of.] If I practiced shooting arrows, over time I'd get more accurate, both from getting used to the motions and because doing it over and over sharpened my understanding of how aiming works.
Porygon use algorithms to aim at moving targets. In any one situation, they can tighten the accuracy of their next move by spending time collecting data on a target's movements, as long as they have the spare processing power for it. But they can't change or update the algorithms they use without evolving.
...In practice, a Porygon can improve its overall accuracy - by improving other functions, freeing up processing power. But those differences mean it doesn't benefit from aiming drills the same way a more biological Pokemon does.
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They have a lot of their own quirks, even in the future. The main one is the way their capabilities change over time. Obviously they do change, but a lot of what they can do was programmed into them, and practice doesn't improve those specific things the way it does for most Pokemon, or you or me.
Like, accuracy. [One of the first systems he figured out the nuances and limits of.] If I practiced shooting arrows, over time I'd get more accurate, both from getting used to the motions and because doing it over and over sharpened my understanding of how aiming works.
Porygon use algorithms to aim at moving targets. In any one situation, they can tighten the accuracy of their next move by spending time collecting data on a target's movements, as long as they have the spare processing power for it. But they can't change or update the algorithms they use without evolving.
...In practice, a Porygon can improve its overall accuracy - by improving other functions, freeing up processing power. But those differences mean it doesn't benefit from aiming drills the same way a more biological Pokemon does.