"After seeing the Alolan raichu I think I know how they gained their psychic abilities."

The new Alolan raichu has a couple of key differences between their physical appearance and that of the standard raichu. Notice their more rounded form, the decreased length between toes, the blue eyes...it is frankly obvious that the raichus in Alola are consuming high amounts melange i.e. spice from the Dune series..Their eyes turned blue, they gained psychic powers, their form is becoming softer just like the transformation into a guild navigator. There are even more similarities like guild navigators in the early stages are described as having "a tiny v of a mouth" notice whose mouth has both become more v like and smaller? Another similarity to the early stages of transformation into a navigator are the toes, which in the picture seem to be loosing their separation in the back just like guild navigators.Additionally the theory that the raichu gained their abilities through the consumption of a product is even mentioned in their description "Even Pokémon researchers don’t know why Raichu’s form changed in the Alola region."The people of Alola seem unconcerned by the question. Their guess: maybe it ate too many sweet and fluffy round pancakes!"Which seems like a hint towards the true source of their power the spice, and throughout the novels it is written that melange i.e.spice can be mixed with food and consumed for the effect. On top of that the Alolan raichu description states that"Raichu has electric sacs on its cheeks, and rubbing them causes a sweet aroma to be released. The mechanism behind this is not clear, but it’s thought to be connected to the psychic power that Alolan Raichu possess."The fact that part of the Alolan raichu heads are conected with their psychic powers seems to be related to how spice users temples pulsate as a result of their use, also the smell is described as sweet just like spice is described as smelling like cinnamon and being a pleasant odor.In conclusion Alolan raichu are different from mainland raichu because of the extensive physiological and mental changes that result from heavy exposure to spice, also resulting in their reception of psychic powers. via /r/pokemon http://ift.tt/2bUlXjO