Pinkie Pie's intelligence low?

[simba86 1,541]

i think she plays the fool but she's smarter than all of the others combined LOL

[Nightfall Gloam 18,260]

I don't think that Pinkie's intelligence is low, in fact she can actually be quite smart at times (lol, sometimes even smarter than Twilight, remember the building the portal scene in Rainbow Rocks?). 

[flutterbard 55]

I remember MA Larson saying at Trotcon that Pinkie Pie is actually really smart and that she just chooses to be silly to be happy

I remember MA Larson saying at Trotcon that Pinkie Pie is actually really smart and that she just chooses to be silly to be happy

[sweetolebob18 728]

IMO, Pinkie is an idiot savant.  Most of the time, the accent is on the idiot.  Still, she has her moments.  For example, in Luna Eclipsed she figured out what was going on hours before Twilight did.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

*shoots self* 

WHYYYYYYYYY? 

[slumberparty101 21]

I hate how school tried to teach me there was only one kind of smart....book-smart. Everyone is told to be a "Twilight Sparkle" and absorb factual information that others have written.

 

Not to criticise Twilight's character, but her friends show more dynamism, creativity, intuition and improvisational thinking. Pinkie Pie is not unintelligent. Ironically she is probably the sharpest of all of them. Twilight is more of a mediator and likes rules.

It's a shame though that schoolteachers (having made a career out of recycling old knowledge) always pull the chair out for the bookworms, and the shy, hyperactive or athletic ones are perceived as having less value even though they likely have the entrepreneurial flare to succeed.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

She thinks outside the box, while most common people might not see her intelligence, she's smart at heart.

It's funny, because I used to reprove about 14 assignments per year. Then approving with max results, in less than 5 days of study.

I explained myself at the end.

"You lack enough personality to make the subject interesting to me" "You're not good enough at being at teacher"

You should have seen their faces, when I told them.

 

Pinkie pie might be an indigo pony, blowing away common minds. She's fourth and fifth dimension, if you catch my meaning

Edited September 18, 2015 by They call me Loyalty

[Corral Summer 20]

Naw, she's just a fool.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_fool

 

As others have pointed out in this here thread, Pinkie is pretty darn smart. If someone in real life could remember everything about everyone in their town, play like 10 instruments at the same time, and so on. We would probably describe this person as a genius.

So yes, Pinkie is a genius (possibly rivaling twilight).

in Luna Eclipsed Pinkie says that it can be really fun to be scared. It isn't that she's slow or anything like that. She just wants to have fun and she wants everyone else to have fun. So she acts like a doofus because it makes everypony laugh.

 

  Unfortunately some of the writers don't seem to realize this so she often gets played off as an idiot. I don't think this is because she's hard to write either, I just don't think they understand her character. MMMystery on the Friendship Express is a good example of this.

[Sectus 246]

She definitely is not mentally handicapped, let's put it that way. I more see her as just a care free person who does not see intellectual pursuits as very interesting. Her main interest is having fun and telling jokes, and that's all she needs in her life. 

[Guest]

My answer to this question is heavily influenced by a lexical interpretation of the titular term 'intelligence' (an argument which is admittedly limited in scope but will hopefully serve to provide some contribution to the matter).

 

Terms such as 'intelligence" and 'intelligent' are Romanic in origin, deriving from the Latin verb intelligere. It is possible that this verb is a compound of a prefix in ('in') and the verb eligere ('to pluck out'), thereby connoting a sense of 'taking something out and putting it in'. As the term refers to the human thought process, the infinitive form can nowadays be translated as 'to understand' or 'to come to know'. This suggests that the base of the concept of 'intelligence' predominantly lies in an ability to understand. From what I have observed in the show thus far, Pinkie has exhibited an incredibly high level of understanding. As Pinkie appears to comprehend seemingly difficult concepts almost instantaneously, this suggests to me that she is conceivably one of the most intelligent ponies in the show.

[Miles 2,512]

Pinkie is highly talented, and highly skilled.  

For those who think she lacks intelligence because of her oddball social skills:

Persistence does not equal low intelligence.  It means she's determined.  And for someone to have the amount of determination and persistence that she has, shows a strong will.

~ Miles 

[----- 477]

I think that Pinkie is almost as smart as Twilight. She is just acting silly.

[TheAnimatorOfficial 567]

She has ADHD presumably but that doesn't affect her intelligence.

[Dreambiscuit 9,813]

I don't see why being bubbly, fun and hyperactive should equate to less intelligence. Pinkie is sharp, alert and focused in ways others are not. Personality, emotion and intellect are often vastly differing matters and should not be categorized the same way. Pinkie may be different, but not less by any means. 

[Brightbart 268]

She invented a flying machine that actually works and doesn't cheat by using magic in just a few hours. That's pretty damn impressive. 

[Babyyoshi309 1,829]

Pinkie is probably the smartest pony in the show... She is so smart that she knows the audience is there! 

[Virus Detected 30]

Haha, that is really funny because there was one mlp comic I read, Luna said that Twilight was like Celestia when she was young, but Pinkie Pie was like Starswirl the bearded--they were both..different.(personality wise and maybe more), Lets be real, starswirl was more of an inventor than a fighter/magician

 

Pinkie may be 'loud', but hey, someone has to lighten up the mood.

Edited July 29, 2016 by Virus Detected

[GreenFox27 25]

I think Pinkie is not stupid, also she is the only one who can understand why there is a Crystal Prep's Twilight in Friendship Games.

[SolyWack 482]

My answer to this question is heavily influenced by a lexical interpretation of the titular term 'intelligence' (an argument which is admittedly limited in scope but will hopefully serve to provide some contribution to the matter).

 

Terms such as 'intelligence" and 'intelligent' are Romanic in origin, deriving from the Latin verb intelligere. It is possible that this verb is a compound of a prefix in ('in') and the verb eligere ('to pluck out'), thereby connoting a sense of 'taking something out and putting it in'. As the term refers to the human thought process, the infinitive form can nowadays be translated as 'to understand' or 'to come to know'. This suggests that the base of the concept of 'intelligence' predominantly lies in an ability to understand. From what I have observed in the show thus far, Pinkie has exhibited an incredibly high level of understanding. As Pinkie appears to comprehend seemingly difficult concepts almost instantaneously, this suggests to me that she is conceivably one of the most intelligent ponies in the show.

 

Look at this guy. I mean I sometimes read a thesaurus to find smart ways to say stuff, but jeez, you must have written many essay papers in your day.

[KatonRyu 1,033]

I don't think she's stupid, I just think she operates with vastly different parameters than most others. She's just looking for the fun in everything and she doesn't care much if something makes sense or not, but that doesn't make her any less intelligent than any of the other ponies. Her less-than-smart moments are mostly naiveté, which is not a sign of lesser intelligence but of incomplete knowledge, and is also something all of the other Mane 6 display from time to time.

 

...I don't know how I always end up sounding so pretentious, but I assume it's just a gift.

[Summer Breeze 2,528]

Well, since pinkie and I are like twins, especially in our way of thinking, I think I can say I know that she's smart. Really smart. She only uses her smartness in a different way. Her randomness is on a whole different level as normal randomness, achive that you need inteligence and creativity which she has both. I think that if you would be able to give pinkie an IQ she would be highly intelectual

[OmegaBeamOfficial 622]

I wouldn't say Pinkie's stupid. Most of the time she's just there to make comical jokes and be her funny, adorable self but when she's the main focus of an episode is where we can see her shine. Episodes like Party Of One, Pinkie Pride and that one where she meets Cranky (I forget the name) really show who she is. She can make intelligent decisions and even take care of babies, as shown in her episode with Mr and Mrs Cake's kids.

[Prospekt 11,018]

Pinkie Pie is probably smarter than a lot of ponies. She just sees the world differently than most. Not to mention she is quite creative, which helps explain her randomness. And no matter what her IQ is, she is so much more than her level of intelligence. She's a funny, adorable, optimistic, and downright random party pony with a near-constant smile on her face. That's really all there is to it.

[An Unknown Pony. 370]

She is smart in being a comedian,she knows how to function as a normal pony and has some general knowledge on stuff such as how to play instruments,so she isn't stupid.

[cmarston1 5,959]

I don't think she is a genius, but on the other hand she isn't Snips and Snails.