My Mimikyu, Sprite, was recently prescribed glasses by our local Nurse Joy, but I’m having some trouble convincing her to wear them properly. She wants to wear them over the eyes she’s drawn on her costume, not her actual eyes, even though she keeps bumping into things without them. She won’t wear them under her costume either, I’ve tried but she’s not having any of it. What do I do? I just want her to be able to see where she’s going properly but she’s being very stubborn. Help?

One thing you can do is get her a pair of costume glasses for her, well, costume. If you give her a pair that she considers to be more fun or stylish than her actual glasses, she may be more willing to wear her prescription glasses over her actual eyes. Additionally, she may be more accepting if you gave her costume glasses and her actual eyes contact lenses meant for pokémon (if she can wear them). This way, your mimikyu will get the corrective lenses she needs, while her costume will get the frames she wants to give it. It’s all about appearance, really. Mimikyu generally identify as their costumes, so if you need to give a mimikyu anything it’s supposed to wear on its actual body, you need to make sure you have a second or “cuter” version of it for the costume as well. (Hold items, luckily, can simply be worn on the costume and still take effect. Glasses, of course, are a different story.)

As a final note, if you have her wear contacts and she’s a battle-ready mimikyu, be sure to wet her eyes with eyedrops between each match to prevent her contacts from popping out mid-battle. Just as a tip.

Best of luck!