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I’ll be giving birth in December and my Walreign is also due to give birth at the same time. Would it be a good idea to give my child a Spheal as a starter/pet to grow up with?

Certainly. Spheal are easily tamable pokémon who are very eager when it comes to learning new tricks, including moves, and their rubbery bodies and cushiony fur mean they can withstand rough handling by a toddler. (Of course, keep your baby and the hatchling separate to allow both to develop enough to handle any sort of play with one another.) Moreover, as they grow, tamed spheal actively seek out interaction with and affection from others, partly because they’re normally a highly social pokémon and partly because they simply enjoy being rewarded for doing tricks. Young children find said tricks especially amusing (if aquariums are anything to go by), which only further encourages spheal’s behavior.

As a starter, spheal are excellent choices. Their line possess excellent defensive capabilities, and their offensive abilities are equally formidable. After all, there’s a reason why walrein are preferred by Glacia of the Elite Four. (But then again, as a trainer of one yourself, you likely already know that.) In other words, spheal are hardy, friendly pokémon, and because of both of these traits, they make excellent traveling companions. Moreover, many gym circuits traditionally begin with gyms that are weak to spheal’s Water Gun or Powder Snow, which means a trainer who begins with spheal may have an easier time conquering gyms than most. Of course, you may wonder whether or not traveling early on would be easy for something that can’t rightly walk, but rest assured that spheal’s ability to roll across land quickly make it just as mobile as any other pokémon.

In short, absolutely, anonymous. Spheal would make an excellent partner for your newborn. Best of luck to all of you, and congratulations!

Why do sawk and throh wear robes. If you took them off (for… science, yeah) would they feel naked

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Please don’t court humanoid pokémon. There are quite literally laws against that.

In all seriousness, though, sawk and throh wear robes because it’s part of their training to make them. While, yes, sparring and punching and kicking things are part of their training as well, there’s a certain level of patience and skill required for sewing and making clothing. A sawk or throh that has put together a full outfit is said to have completed much of its basic training and is, thus, an advanced student of their respective branches of martial arts. And yes, if you took those robes off, they would feel naked, but this is largely in a metaphorical sense, rather than a literal one. Because a sawk and throh’s robes are symbols of how far they’ve come along in their training, to be without them would basically to be stripping away all evidence of how strong they are. Thus, most sawk and throh feel vulnerable when literally naked.

Meanwhile, for the most part, other humanoid pokémon don’t actually wear clothes (they’re simply skin flaps or otherwise parts of their bodies—such as jynx’s “dress,” for example), but those that do simply wear clothes because that’s part of their societies, much like how humans wear clothes because it’s just part of ours. Of the humanoid pokémon that don’t actually wear clothes, many of their genitals are simply either covered by flaps of skin or plates (such as in the aforementioned case of jynx), or they possess internal, rather than external, sex organs.

So I’m going to be leaving soon for about a week, and so far I’ve no one willing or able to look after my pyroar while I am gone. Is it okay to leave him at home in his pokeball or in a pc just for the week, or do I simply need to keep looking?

Yes, it’s absolutely fine to leave your pokémon in a PC if you’re expecting to be incapable of caring for a pokémon over a longer period of time. In fact, that’s actually one of the reasons why the PC exists. We’re aware that not every pokémon is capable of being housed for long-term care, especially given the finite space that traditional pokémon centers, day care centers, or “pokémon hotels” have. (Never mind the fact that most centers and day cares have limits on how long a pokémon may be able to stay, and it’s sometimes difficult to find a reputable pokémon hotel.) The PC will place your pokémon in a safe state of suspended animation until you’re fully capable of caring for them again, so it’s certainly one option.

Understandably, of course, some humans prefer to find actual people who will be able to take care of their pokémon, so I would suggest using the PC as a final resort, if you’ve exhausted all other options…

…short of a pokémon hotel, anyway.

(Seriously, don’t put your pokémon in a pokémon hotel. A day care or pokémon center, perhaps, but not a pokémon hotel.)

Best of luck in temporarily homing your pyroar, anonymous!

Would you ever be interested in taking on an apprentice? After all, new pokemon are being discovered all the time, and it couldn’t hurt to know your work will continue! (I’m not calling you old, please don’t be mad.)

Absolutely, anonymous! I’m quite fond of taking on new students. Many of the other storage system administrators, in fact, were former students of mine—namely Cassius of Kalos, Bebe of Sinnoh, and Celio of the Sevii Islands. Of course, all of these cases were specifically for training related to the box system, but I would be more than happy to take anyone under my wing and train them in any of the fields I specialize in.

He’s … incredibly eager about taking on new students, anonymous. Notoriously so, even. There’s a reason why Bebe and Cassius jokingly call the storage system “St. William’s Home for Wayward Orphans.” —LH

Since becoming pregnant my gardevoir will not let anyone near me, nor will let me be alone at any point. I love her but this is really hard on my husband and I. What do I do?

It’s important to understand why your gardevoir is doing this before you can reach a resolution, anonymous. As you likely know, gardevoir are highly loyal pokémon, and thus, they possess a natural instinct to protect their trainers from any danger. When their trainers are pregnant, gardevoir will be especially adamant about protecting them, as it’s no longer about protecting just the trainer. Rather, it’s also about protecting the trainer’s child, which gardevoir perceives as being too weak to survive on its own—meaning gardevoir believes your baby needs extra protection, even if it hasn’t been born yet. In other words, at the risk of putting it too bluntly, your gardevoir sees everyone around you as a potential threat or an inadequate guardian. This goes especially for your husband. Your gardevoir may be attempting to judge whether or not he’s fit to be a father—or she already has, and the answer is no. Either way, as difficult as it may be, your main task here is to convince your gardevoir that: A) you’re doing all that you can to ensure the health of both yourself and your baby on your own, and B) your husband will be a competent father.

The first point may be the easier one to prove. Show your gardevoir that you’re capable of managing your health, attending the requisite doctor’s appointments, following your usual schedules, and so forth without her assistance. This isn’t to say you should make it clear that you don’t need her. Rather, the goal is to make every effort to reassure her that you and your baby are and will be fine. Sometimes, all it takes is to ask her to step back and watch you work for a day before she understands. Other times, you may need to keep up with this for a couple of weeks and insist on doing as much as possible yourself until she finally gets the idea.

Of course, if your gardevoir’s behavior is so extreme that she prevents you from attending doctor’s appointments, then it’s fine to be firm with her from the outset. Establish that it’s necessary for the health of your baby for you to interact with others, and try to explain to her that going to the doctor is a lot like seeing a Nurse Joy for her. Emphasize your baby’s needs, and she should be able to relent at least that much.

Meanwhile, the second point will likely be more of a challenge, as getting her to allow your husband to get close to you is an entirely different story. They key is, really, allowing your husband to do little things around the house. Allow him to take over cooking, cleaning, caring for your gardevoir, shopping—as many household tasks as he can shoulder. Have him show an interest in the baby by coming up with possible names, constructing a nursery, purchasing items you’ll need when the baby is born, or simply accompanying you on your appointments (once your gardevoir is more comfortable with the idea). The more he can show that he’ll be a good father, the more likely your gardevoir will be willing to listen to you. I say “will be willing to listen to you” because when it looks like she’s warming up to him again, that’s when you should tell her firmly that your baby needs their father (and family, for that matter) as well. Again, emphasize the baby’s needs, rather than your own, to appeal to your gardevoir’s current priorities.

Best of luck and congratulations on the upcoming addition to your family!

Bill, is your hair brown or green? I’ve seen you with both hair colors so I’m kind of confused.

Well, it’s certainly unusual to be asked personal questions. Not that I mind, of course.

My hair is naturally brown, but now and then, I like to dye it green. It’s currently dyed, should anyone be interested.

Should anyone also be interested, I dye it for personal reasons. Personal reasons that certainly do not have anything to do with the fact that people keep telling me I look exactly like my father when I don’t dye it. In case anyone was thinking that.

No one was, but now they are. Excellent job. —LH

I’m a Hoennian and am moving to Alola in a month with some friends. My concern is I have a Dewgong that was gifted to me by my Kanto born mother and I’m worried the Hot environment will be really bad for him. Any tips for us to become better acclimated?

Strangely enough, it’s worth noting that Hoenn hosts a very similar climate to Alola, despite the vast difference in latitudes. Both are tropical regions known for warmer temperatures, so if your dewgong is used to the weather in Hoenn, it’s very likely it should have no problem in Alola. Doubly so because in Alola, there are actually places with colder weather, as evidenced by the fact that Alolan vulpix and sandshrew had to adapt to snowier climates. So if anything, it’s very possible that your dewgong will be more at home in Alola than Hoenn, strangely enough.

Nonetheless, when you get to Alola, keep an eye on your dewgong. If it looks uncomfortable, return it to its poké ball and keep it there until you can find a body of water. Then, release it in the ocean and allow it to soak. While the ocean around Alola is actually warmer than around Hoenn, allowing your dewgong to soak will help it manage its body temperature. It may also help to begin this regimen at night but perform it earlier and earlier each day until you start releasing your dewgong into the ocean during the afternoon. Then, follow similar steps to get it used to climbing ashore: allow it to swim during the afternoon but then allow it to come ashore at night, then repeat this process earlier and earlier until your dewgong can handle being ashore during the day.

Incidentally, this is just for routine care. Your dewgong should still be able to battle either way, thanks to its typing. Ice naturally bring down the temperature of a battlefield, and your dewgong’s water attacks may help it to stay hydrated (by exposing the battlefield to moisture) as it moves. Just be sure to allow your dewgong to soak in the ocean as soon as the battle concludes.

Also, I know you likely meant to ask what you can do in Hoenn to help your dewgong to become acclimated to Alola, but the truth is, the only spot of high heat in Hoenn would be in and around Mt. Chimney—which may be a bit much for an ice-type (even one that’s partly a water-type).

Best of luck in Alola, anonymous!

I was just recently offered the position of fairy type gym leader, and I was wondering how to choose the Pokémon I use in battle? I have very strong fairies but they’re probably too strong for gym Battles… what do I do?

It may be worth it to note that this is a fairly common question for new gym leaders. You see, all gym leaders have strong teams that may be too difficult for a trainer to defeat. We wouldn’t give someone gym certification if they weren’t strong, highly skilled trainers, after all!

For this reason, the first step in any gym leader’s career is to catch and raise a variety of pokémon at different skill levels. Gym leaders typically have two or three different teams, which they rotate to match their opponent’s general ability. Take Misty of Cerulean City, for example. Her more well-known team consists of a young staryu and equally young starmie, which she uses to battle novice trainers. This is because on a typical Kantonian journey, she’s the second gym leader in the circuit, so she needs to be prepared to battle trainers who don’t quite have the skills to take on a gym leader operating at full strength. however, occasionally, she faces experienced trainers from Johto or trainers doing the Kanto circuit backwards (starting from Cinnabar or Fuchsia and ending in Viridian), so rather than allow these trainers to blow past her gym, she instead challenges them with the team that helped her earn her certification, which consists of four highly trained, highly experienced water-types. Additionally, she doesn’t simply keep those; rather, she collects water-types who may one day replace her staryu or starmie if they grow too powerful. (Or, rather, she collects less powerful water-types whenever she isn’t busy loitering on my property uninvited, but that’s neither here nor there.)

The point is, anonymous, don’t feel restricted to your team. By all means, catch another set and train them until they pose an appropriate level of challenge for the trainers you will see on a daily basis. You should have time to do so before your gym is ready to be opened (assuming you’re taking the customary grace period given to new leaders for this exact purpose and for preparing their gyms), and there’s nothing in the rules that say you can’t work with a breeder if you’re worried about time.

Best of luck, anonymous, and congratulations on your new position!