Ah, Pokémon Red and Blue. You will forever hold a place in my crusty heart, as you will for many gamers of my generation.

I was born right at the close of the eighties, which means I was lucky enough to avoid most of that lesser decade. It was all huge hair, huge glasses, and ‘mobile’ phones the size of the average studio apartment. I don’t feel like I missed anything much, to be frank.

Instead, I grew up in a world of Walkmans, ‘tude (whatever that was), tracksuits, and —of course— Pokémania. It was a simpler time, and one of the best to places to have spent a childhood in my opinion.

Eventually, though, our old friend hindsight comes along and slaps us in the face with the baton of reality. Do you remember when Pokémon Red and Blue were released on the 3DS Virtual Console? I was so hyped to play them again, until… well, until I actually did. Man, did I find it clunky.

Still, we’ve covered generation one. Today, it’s onto the ‘mon of Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, the games that brought all manner of innovations to the formula. Held items, breeding, the Dark and Steel-types, shiny Pokémon… you saw it all first in Johto, friends.

The Pokémon we first met in this region sure do have some solid gold Pokédex entries too. What’s Typhlosion’s ‘devastating’ secret? Hop on board with me and let’s find out.

25 When Bayleef’s Scent Is Just… Well, Who Knows?

Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I’ll admit that I’ve never really been a fan of the Chikorita line. I mean, it’s kind of cute, sure, but it’s also just steeped in meh. There’s a thick vein of meh running right to the core of this thing, as far as I’m concerned.

It’s just that… it’s a tanky Grass-type. We all know what these things do. They shrug off hits like the Terminator (hits that aren’t super effective, that is, which are hard to come by when you’re a type as junk as Grass) and they spread darn status effects like they’re going out of style. That’s what these things are all about. That is their only goal in life.

With its defensively-oriented stats and support move-pool, this thing is just the textbook definition of a Grass-type. I just can’t tell what’s going on with Bayleef’s Pokédex entries. Pokémon Gold reports that:

“The scent of spices comes from around its neck. Somehow, sniffing it makes you want to fight.”

Right, okay. Whatever you say. In Silver, meanwhile, “The aroma acts as a stimulant to restore health,” while Diamond, Pearl and Platinum’s entry tells us it “gives off a spicy aroma that perks people up.”

Just how many effects can a spicy aroma have? HOW MANY?

24 When Entei Barks And Suddenly There Are Volcanoes For EVERYBODY

Easy there, Entei. You’re getting a little over-excited there, guy. Let’s just go and sit down quietly with the iPad or something for a while. Here’s your sippy cup.

Now, granted, you can excuse Game Freak for going a little over the top with this sort of thing. This is only the second generation of the games, after all. Pokémon is new and exciting. Legendary Pokémon themselves are a mysterious, awesome force. They aren’t every-dang-where as they’ll be in later entries.

They’re out to impress, in short. Entei, Suicune, and Raikou are an all-new legendary trio, they’re supposed to be intimidating, supposed to be enigmatic. So enigmatic are they, in fact, that two decades later, nobody can decide if they’re dogs, gerbils, general beasts, or something else entirely.

As competitive battlers will know, Entei hasn’t tended to be much of a big deal. In either an offensive or defensive role, it has historically been outperformed by Arcanine. It did gain access to the rare and powerful move Sacred Fire recently, which helped its case somewhat, but still.

It’s one of many Pokémon that sounds far more impressive than it turns out to be in practice. Just check out its dex entry from Pokémon Gold:

“Volcanoes erupt when it barks. Unable to restrain its extreme power, it races headlong around the land.”

Do volcanoes erupt whenever it barks? Do they really? I think someone’s been hit by the hyperbole stick here.

23 When Xatu Knows What You Did Last Summer (And Next Summer)

As long-time Pokémon players will know, they are great swathes of also-ran ‘mon that just never see use. It’s a sad fact of Poké-life that these things just aren’t created equal. They couldn’t be, after all. How do you balance a roster that’s almost a thousand strong?

You don’t, that’s how. You create beasts like Aegislash and you create useless things like Luvdisk, which scrapes right through the bottom of the barrel into the muddy, muddy ground.

Xatu is one of those Pokémon that has managed to carve itself a little niche, and should never be seen doing anything else outside of it. In this case, it has the ability Magic Bounce, which can be super useful in keeping annoying entry hazards away. That’s about the extent of Xatu’s use. Its pre-evolved form, Natu, even has the classification of Tiny Bird Pokémon, which is essentially a euphemism for this thing is trashtastic.

Despite all of this, though, you shouldn’t underestimate this thing. It may be pretty dang bad in battle, but it’s got a lot going on behind the scenes. According to Pokémon Ultra Sun:

“It's said that while this Pokémon has the power to predict the future, it's not powerful enough to change the future it sees.”

This teeny winged Time Lord can see the past and the future, we’re told, but can do nothing more than sit motionless in fear of what’s coming.

What has this thing foreseen? Are parachute pants going to come back into fashion or something? The horror.

22 When Wobbuffet Gets Super Competitive

As I say, in today’s Poké-landscape, so many Pokémon just don’t get a fair shake. This is because, while there are hundreds upon hundreds of them, they tend to fall into one of a handful of different roles. Physical sweeper, physical wall, special sweeper, special wall, those sorts of things. Naturally, some are going to fulfill these roles better than others, by virtue of their stats, typing and such.

What happens to the rest? Well, generally, you drop them like Snoop Dogg when it’s hot, that’s what happens to them. This isn’t always the case, though. There are select Pokémon that just don’t function like any other.

Just what in heckola is Wobbuffet, for instance? What is doing? Why is it here? Why does it hate us and want to see humanity crash and burn? That combination of Shadow Tag (to trap opponents in), Encore and Counter/Mirror Coat is one of the most brutal things I’ve ever seen.

You’d think that an encounter between two of these completely passive pugilists would be darn boring. According to Pokémon Omega Ruby, though, it’s a super tense affair:

“If two or more Wobbuffet meet, they will turn competitive and try to outdo each other's endurance. However, they may try to see which one can endure the longest without food. Trainers need to beware of this habit.”

Yep, that’s actually a thing you just read.

21 When Forretress Could Have Any-Dang-Thing Under That Armour

Speaking of passive pains in the cheeks, here’s our old friend Forretress. This thing’s specialties including spreading every freaking entry hazard in the known universe, and exploding on a crucial Pokémon in your team and making you hate absolutely everybody ever. That’s just a day in the life of Forretress. It lives for this stuff.

This thing is totally designed for that one job, but man is it ruthlessly efficient at doing it. Still, that’s some commitment to entry hazards, right there, and you’ve got to admire that.

With all of this said, you might think that we know everything there is to know about Forretress. What it does. What makes it tick. The fact is, though, we don’t even know what this thing looks like. We still don’t. As Pokémon Ultra Moon puts it:

“In the moment that it gulps down its prey, the inside of its shell is exposed, but to this day, no one has ever seen that sight.”

Wait. Hold the dang phone. People own these things. They train them. They keep them as weird, stare-y, immobile pets. But they’ve never seen one eat? So the scientists in this universe can resurrect fossilized Pokémon in a split second, but they don’t have the technology to, you know, stand there for a minute and watch a little bug-thing eat? Nope, not buying that.

20 When Porygon2 Goes Full SkyNet On Us

Ah, yes. Now we’re talking. Back in the days of Pokémon Red and Blue, I remember spending far too much time in the Game Corner. Not because there was some fantastic minigame available in there that I wanted to get in on (it looked like there should have been, but there totally wasn’t, and my eleven-year-old self was outraged by that), but because the ultimate prize was available: Porygon.

Now, sure, original Porygon is totally awful. I accept that fact. I’ve made my peace with it. I didn’t know this at the time, though, did I? There I was, thinking this digital hunk of junk was amazing, purely on the strength of its cheesy old gen 1 battle sprite. It was one of my favorites for that sole reason.

Several years down the line, of course, Porygon has been given not one but two different evolutions: Porygon2 (which arrived with Gold and Silver) and Porygon-Z (which wasn’t added until Pokémon Diamond and Pearl).

There’s something about the concept of these things that just fascinates me. And totally worries me. As a huge fan of the Terminator movies, I can’t help but think that Porygon2’s Ultra Sun dex entry is foreshadowing something:

“AI has been installed in it. It learns various things all on its own, but it even remembers things it doesn't need to know.”

Can you imagine the trouble humanity would be in if SkyNet sent legions of Porygon2 to wipe us out? After all, as any competitive Pokémon player will tell you, this thing just doesn’t go down. This artwork by Kristantyne isn't something I really want to be seeing.

19 When Magcargo Totally Overdoes The Whole 'Fiery' Thing

Now, I can’t help but feel a little conflicted here. I just don’t know how to feel. I’m trying to be on your side here, Game Freak, but you just keep taking the Michael out of me.

There’s some logic here, I guess. After all, if there’s one defining characteristic of Fire-type Pokémon, it’s that they’re… well, pretty dang hot. You might even go as far as to say that they’re… fiery. That’s basically what being a Fire-type is all about. That’s how they get the job, but passing under a sign that reads You Must Be This Much ON FREAKING FIRE To Enter.

With that in mind, and considering the Pokédex’s penchant for exaggerating just the teensiest bit, you’d expect Magcargo, the unique Rock/Fire type, to be really quite warm. What we get is this, courtesy of Pokémon Sapphire:

“Magcargo's body temperature is approximately 18,000 degrees F. Water is vaporized on contact. If this Pokémon is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog.”

18,000 degrees, friends. Eighteen THOUSAND. Do you know how hot the surface of the Sun is? About 10,000. There’s really nothing more to say about this one, so I’ll leave you with Final-Boss-Emiko’s snarky art.

18 When Kingdra’s Just Too Extra For Words

Pokémon are a unique bunch of creatures, aren’t they? They come in every variety imaginable. Teeny ones, enormous ones, cool ones, lame ones, powerful ones, pitiful ones, useful ones, Magikarp… the range of these things is just mind-boggling.

In among all of that, there will always be some that surprise you. You just can’t underestimate or overestimate any of them. When the aforementioned Magicrap evolved into the towering Gyarados, you realized it wasn’t worthless. When the elegant and serpentine Dratini and Dragonair evolved into the winged derp machine Dragonite, you wondered what in heckola had gone wrong there.

You never know, you really don’t. As we saw, the tiny two-feet-tall snail ‘mon Magcargo doesn’t look like much, until you realize it could obliterate all life on the planet simply by shuffling along and doing its snail-y thing.

Kingdra, too, is quite unprepossessing, but you need to watch the heckles out for it. My favorite generation two Pokémon, Kingdra is the fancy new evolution Johto introduced for Seadra. It boasts a fantastic Water/Dragon typing (shared only with Palkia), and is quite a menace on rain teams.

It doesn’t look like much, though. Granted, a 5ft 11 seahorse would be quite a sight here in the real world (that’s my height, incidentally), but as far as Pokémon go, that’s nothing. According to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, however:

“It lives in caves on the seafloor and creates giant whirlpools every time it moves.”

Couple that with Pokémon Silver’s “It is said to cause tornadoes as it wakes,” and you’ve got something as threatening as it is hilariously impractical.

17 When Larvitar Just Casually Eats A Dang Mountain

Okay, Pokédex. Seriously, now. I think we’re going to need a time out here. Let’s just stop and cool off for a while. Take a sip of water, maybe go and lay down for a little bit. You’re just going too far now.

Let me tell you a little something about Larvitar. This little guy is also two feet tall, and weighs in at 72 kilos. It’s a baby Pokémon, nothing at all really, resembling an awkward little reptile. It would need the mother of all elements of surprise on its side to defeat anything larger than, say, a poodle.

Now here’s another interesting little tidbit about Larvitar, fresh from Pokémon Gold:

“It feeds on soil. After it has eaten a large mountain, it will fall asleep so it can grow.”

Yes indeed. Now let’s put these two things together. It’s two feet tall, and it eats a mountain for breakfast. This is like your three-year-old kid brother eating, let’s say… A FREAKING MOUNTAIN.

Now, granted, we’re talking about eating soil, a whole mountain’s worth of it. Mama Tyranitar doesn’t just plonk this thing on top of Mount Everest with a knife and fork, telling it that it won’t get any ice cream and jello until it’s finished. Does that make any of this okay, though? Not in my eyes it doesn’t.

16 When Ampharos Takes The Brightness Of Its Tail Super-Seriously

You know, reading all of these entries makes me think of those caricaturists you sometimes get at children’s birthday parties. The whole crux of the thing is that they’ll take certain physical characteristics of a person, and exaggerate them beyond all proportion.

If your hairline’s receding a little and you’ve got a large forehead, they’ll make you look like a fugitive from freaking Easter Island. If you’re a little on the elderly side, you might be as decrepit and wrinkled as Smeagol. If you’re quite wealthy, they might have you rolling in money like Scrooge McDuck. That’s the thing about caricatures, they’re not for the self-conscious.

As we’ve already seen, that same concept seems to apply to Pokédex entries. Magcargo’s made of magma, so its body temperature is super high? Sure. That’s not quite extra enough, though, so let’s have it almost twice as hot as the surface of the darn sun. if you’re going to do it, as they say, do it right.

Similarly, Ampharos the Light Pokémon shines brightly. That’s what it does. That’s its whole thing. Pokémon Gold told us that “the bright light on its tail can be seen from far away,” but that just didn’t cut it for long. It was actually sensible. So, instead, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire dialed it all the way up to eleven, with this little doozy:

“Ampharos gives off so much light that it can be seen even from space.”

From space, you say. Sure.

15 When Azumarill’s Air Balloons Arrive

Now, see, I’ve never quite been sure what to make of Azumarill. For several generations, it was just another of the also-ran Water-types we see so much of. You know the sort of thing. You never really want to see them, but they pop up every eighth of a second when you’re surfing. They also insist of jumping on the end of your fishing rod over and again, while you’re looking for something else.

Nobody wants these Pokémon. They are, essentially, the Zubat-in-a-cave of the oceans. Sometimes, though, just occasionally, Game Freak throw some of these also-rans a bone. Azumarill got one heckola of one at the start of generation six.

With the advent of the Fairy typing and the rather fantastic ability Huge Power, Azumarill rose from the depths to become an enormous physical threat. It’s quite predictable, sure, but if you aren’t equipped to stop it, it can reduce your team to hunks of sad, defeated spam in an instant.

Which is all well and good, but strength isn’t the only judge of character. This little thing is quite a hero, too, and in the most ridiculous way imaginable. According to Pokémon Alpha Sapphire:

“Azumarill can make balloons out of air. It makes these air balloons if it spots a drowning Pokémon. The air balloons enable the Pokémon in trouble to breathe.”

Just creating air balloons out of… air, huh? Neat. Still, as this artwork by Syrabi shows, this thing’s just got a way with bubbles.

14 When Remoraid Is The Most Feared Pokémon Markman Of All

Now, I don’t mean to snark on you here, Remoraid. I’m not the kind of guy who talks down to feeble little fish things. I like to elevate, not ridicule and talk trash. That’s just not the way I roll.

Having said that, though, I do also like to be realistic. Supporting people’s dreams is one thing, but sometimes you do need to have a bite of the reality sandwich. If your sixty-year-old dad with the lumberjack beard suddenly expresses his desire to become a ballerina, say, you’re going to need to have a polite word there.

The same’s true of Remoraid here. Of all the fearsome Pokémon that roam the franchise (and heck knows there’s lots of them; is Ultra Necrozma the kind of guy you’d want to mess with?), Remoraid really isn’t the most intimidating around. It’s just the baby form of something that’s still pretty dang bad most of the time.

Don’t tell it that to its face, though. According to the dex, this thing’s got some moves. Here’s its Ultra Moon dex entry:

“Also known as the “sniper of the seas,” its water gun can hit prey without fail from over 300 feet away.”

Absolutely accuracy from over 300 feet away? From this teeny thing? That’s a hilarious, frightening image.

13 When Umbreon Is The Worst Gym Partner Ever

As we’ve established, then, the second generation of Pokémon brought all kinds of refinements and new ideas to the franchise. Breeding, held items, shinies and all of these things have become invaluable parts of Pokémon, and they all originated here.

This was also the first generation to fiddle with another crucial aspect of the series: the type chart. Anybody who played Red and Blue will remember what a dominant force Psychic was (what was its only real weakness, Bug, going to do? Topple a raging Alakazam with Twineedle?), and it was not a good time.

To counter this, the Dark type was introduced. Not only is Dark super effective against Psychic, it is also completely immune to Psychic moves. It’s the same deal with the Fairy type, which was added later the quell the dominance of Dragons.

Johto’s fancy new Dark typing, then, gave us a new Eeveelution. Umbreon has been a fan favorite since its introduction, for its mysterious air and macabre design. Did you know just what a menace this thing is, though? The way Pokémon Gold tells it:

“When agitated, this Pokémon protects itself by spraying poisonous sweat from its pores.”

I mean, look at it. It’s threatening enough. Was poisonous sweat really necessary?

12 When Typhlosion Reveals Its Outrageous Secret

I’m one of those people who, once I’ve made a decision, I dang well stick with it. This may be one of those character traits that messes you up as often as it serves you well, but there it is. Still, it’s decisive, it’s no-nonsense, and I guess that’s a plus. I’ve spent more than enough time doubting myself, and I have zero time for that sort of nonsense any more.

As such, when I start a fresh save in a Pokémon game, you can be sure that I’m going straight for that Fire-type starter. I’ve been one of the Charizard faithful since the start, and I’ve kept that tradition up ever since.

This isn’t to say that the Firestarter has always been my favorite, you understand. Charmander certainly was, but I’ve been a little iffy on some of them since. What was going on with Delphox? Why did it have as much ear hair as every old dude in a retirement home combined? The world will never know.

I like Typhlosion, but it’s never quite lived up to its potential in battle. All this thing tends to do is spam choice Scarf Eruption. According to the Pokédex, however, it’s something to be feared and reviled. Check out this melodramatic entry from Pokémon FireRed:

“It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.”

Something doesn't quite add up here.

11 When Misdreavus Yanks Your Hair, Just Because

Come on now, people. I don’t know about you, but the last time I checked, I’m pretty sure it was 2018. We really should have got over this sort of thing now. These cheap clichés and prejudices that are tearing society apart.

No more, people. We’re better than this. We all need to join together, right now, and promise to stop painting all Ghost-type Pokémon as evil, dastardly mischief makers.

Just look at the reputations these poor souls have. Drifloon tries to steal children away. Gengar follows its victims and… well, we all know what that thing gets up to. It was quite cool, in a Halloween special sort of way, but now it’s as though every single Ghost is a cruel and malevolent trickster.

If they have a legitimate reason for this, that would be one thing. Take Banette, which is said to be seeking the child who abandoned it. That’s fair enough, but what’s Misdreavus doing? According to Pokémon FireRed:

“It loves to bite and yank people's hair from behind without warning, just to see their shocked reactions.”

All of this is just a euphemism for it’s a d-bag just for the sake of it. I mean, if you’re casually walking down the street and somebody starts chewing on your hair, I’m pretty sure a ‘shocked reaction’ would be a given. Imagine that, on your morning subway commute.

10 When Elekid Takes Your Refrigerator As A Baby Bottle

Here comes yet another innovation that Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal brought to the franchise. Breeding, as we know, is a crucial mechanic for competitive battlers. Picking up those mysterious eggs from the daycare people is the only way to be sure you can legitimately tailor a Pokémon’s nature, moves, IVs and such to your liking (legendary Pokémon excepted, of course).

Along with this new mechanic came a clutch of baby Pokémon. These aren’t simply the first form in an evolution line (they always are, but that’s not what I’m getting at), but a specifically-designed baby form of an existing Pokémon. Happiny, for instance, Pichu and Munchlax.

Fan favorites from the first generation, Electabuzz, and Magmar, both have such forms. Elekid and Magby are, in my eyes, the most adorable baby Pokémon so far, but never mind their design. What’s really important is the fact that, as Pokémon Sun’s dex reports,

“When it's in a house, electrical outlets serve as its baby bottles. It sucks down electricity.”

The fact that baby Pokémon are actually babies suddenly became real with that line. It’s fantastic. They suckle on electrical outlets like they’re baby bottles. Try and get a good mental picture of that, and tell me it’s not hilarious. Just try it, I dare you.

9 When Shuckle Makes The Best Smoothies Around

Did you venture into the recent Detective Pikachu for 3DS? Of all the bizarre side stories that the franchise has ventured into over the years, this one struck me as by far the strangest (other than certain things that fans have created online, but we shan’t go into that).

A point-and-click style detective adventure, starring a grizzly-voiced Pikachu? I guess that’s a thing now.

The game is most notable, in my eyes, for bringing fully-animated, neat-looking Pokémon models to the 3DS for the first time. It also provided quite a few surprising details we really could have done without. That moment when we saw what Wormadam looks like under its cloak? That image is now permanently burned onto my retinas.

A little later in the game, we have to make a certain kind of juice. How do we make it? Not with a blender or other smoothie machine, but by mixing it in Shuckle’s shell. That’s right, friends.

Apparently, there’s nothing strange about this at all. Apparently, this has always been a thing. Just feast your eyes on Shuckle’s entry from Pokémon Crystal:

“The fluid secreted by its toes carves holes in rocks for nesting and can be mixed with Berries to make a drink.”

Wait a minute. Hold the dang phone. This juice business was bad enough, but Shuckle’s toes?

8 When Skarmory Is A Friend Of Warriors And Chefs Everywhere

Ah, yes. Skarmory is here. If you’ve been playing competitive Pokémon for some years now, you’ll know all about this thing.

Back in the day, it was commonplace on teams as a physical wall. By virtue of its typing, defenses and super-useful movepool (healing, entry hazards, hazard removal, phasing, it has it all) this metallic menace found a place in all kinds of teams. It was particularly common as part of the SkarmBliss core, which was a combination of Skarmory and Blissey that could deal with just about any threat that came at them. It was not a good time for anybody concerned.

Generally being defensive out the wazoo, you don’t tend to see an attacking Skarmory. It can be a thing, if you get some Weak Armor/Sword Dance shenanigans going on, but few are brave enough to try that.

The interesting thing about all this is that the dex tends to emphasize this thing’s offensive prowess. Its supersonic flight and razor-sharp body. The best entry must be Pokémon Ultra Sun’s, though, which reports:

“The wing feathers it sheds can be processed and made into knives whose sharpness is recognized by the finest chefs."

Well, now we know. Listen up, Skarmory chicks. If you work hard, stay in school and believe in yourself, you too could become a fancy French chef’s butcher knife one day.

7 When Slowking Is An Impossible Genius

As well as the pair of new Eevelutions that were added in generation two (Umbreon and Espeon), our lumbering old buddy Slowpoke was also given another evolution. Slowking was accessed by means of another new mechanic, the held item; it evolves into this regal new form when traded while holding a King’s Rock.

Maybe it’s just me, but I expected very little of Slowking when I first saw it. Intellectually, anyway. After all, this great lumbering pink thing is famously empty-headed, supposedly taking hours if not days to feel pain. I don’t think Mastermind had their hopes up for this one.

Besides, I’ve never been quite convinced by this thing’s evolutions. The whole concept of it ‘becoming’ a Slowbro when bitten by Shellder, and devolving again should it let go, never convinced me at all. What in heckola is that all about?

Odd as that idea is, Slowking takes the weirdery a stage further. According to Pokémon Ultra Sun:

“It's constantly coming up with new ideas that would change the world, but as soon as it hits upon a new idea, it forgets it.”

In short, the venom that Shellder is administering to its head is making Slowking super-clever, but that’s at odds with its dense nature. There’s something hilariously tragic about this.

6 When Espeon’s Fur Can… Read Minds?

So, yes. As we’ve seen, Umbreon has toxic sweat on its side, which is… well, a neat little party trick, I’m sure. What does its fellow new Johto addition to the Eevee ranks, Espeon bring to the table?

You can probably guess the sort of thing, to be frank. As I say, Ghost-types are notorious for being dastardly, devious d-bags, and most of the typings have ‘themes’ like these. Fighting-types, for instance, tend to be referred to as impetuous and fearless in battle, which fits with the whole concept. By the same token, Psychic Pokémon are usually seen as possessing powerful mental abilities.

With that in mind, what does Espeon have to offer? Apparently, that forked tail acts as a sort of transmitter, working in tandem with its fine fur to read air currents and deduce all sorts of things from them.

In the words of the dex from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2:

“Its fur is so sensitive, it can feel minute shifts in the air and predict the weather... and its foes' thoughts.”

Now that’s impressive, whichever way you slice it. Mind reading isn’t enough for some people, is it? How about weather predictions as well? This thing’s as wise and all-knowing as an Amazon Echo.