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Hello there! I don’t exactly know how to ask this question, but I saw your blog and I was inspired to do a similar one for Unova pokemon… of course, I won’t do it if you tell me you’d feel like I was copying you, which is understandable… But I was wondering where you got all your information or how you created it, if that’s an okay question to ask.

{Hi there! The mun here!

You sure can! ;D In fact, pretty much anyone’s good to make their own ‘dexes. All I ask is that you send an ask with the blog’s url (just like, without the .tumblr.com) so I can look it up and follow. I’d love to see what people come up with. 🙂

As for that second question there, Bulbapedia tends to be my go-to starting point. I read over the canon ‘dex entries there, along with their notes about biology and trivia points, and if something funny jumps out at me, I just sit down and write. If not, I’ll google the pokémon’s basis and try to come up with something funny based on the real-world stuff I dig up.

Asks tend to be a bit more involved. Oftentimes, I don’t really use Bulbapedia and instead rely on real-world stuff, which means Google and Wikipedia are my best friends. Google especially is handy because I can just throw in a question (for example: “how do you take care of a pet bat”) in quotation marks, hit the enter key, and usually get a solid answer within a few hits. Wikipedia, meanwhile, is great for explaining more technical/less pet-oriented subjects, like how metal behaves under certain circumstances or what house sparrows do to mate. But really, because of the reliance on Google Fu, I don’t exactly have a list of resources beyond those two (and, well, Bulbapedia) that I go to more often than others, but I can tell you the following sites are pretty reliable:

Finally (for research, anyway), some of the entries in #our-world are just straight-up headcanon, haha. But even then, I like to do a little research on the areas of the world regions are based on, just to add a little more depth. (Idk, I just like overthinking stuff like that.) Google Maps is a neat way to figure out what certain areas of the world look like, which is great for helping you develop the culture of a region, and for pretty much anything else, look for blogs about living in _____. A lot of people love talking about what it’s like to live in their home countries/countries they’ve immigrated to!

As for coming up with the blog in general, it helps if you have a good grasp on the character you’re portraying. In this blog’s case, I’ve been writing about Bill and Lanette for long enough to know what their senses of humor are like, how they’d respond to questions, and how they’d respond to each other. However, while it helps to have spent years with a character or two, the truth is you don’t have to write a character for years to figure out what they’re like. If you’re starting off with a brand-new OC, my biggest tip is to take notes. Start off with a basic idea of who they are and what their personality is like, and every time you come up with something new, add to your notes so you can remember it for later. Writing it down also encourages you to keep doing that, so eventually, you end up with a fully-fledged character in no time. That’s definitely going to be vital to get a good voice going for your entries, which itself is incredibly important if you’re going to do a lot of them. (You’ll be less likely to be bored and wander away if you love working with your characters, after all!)

Not sure if this covered everything, but if I’ve left anything out or if you (or anyone else) still needs help, please don’t hesitate to send an ask!

Otherwise, good luck, anon! Can’t wait to see how your blog turns out!}

Electrike and Manectric

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Electrike
The Lightning Pokémon
Type: Electric
Official Registration #: 309
Entry: This small, puppy-like pokémon stores static electricity in its fur, which it uses both as added defense and as a means to stimulate its leg muscles. Once its legs are charged, electrike is capable of reaching speeds faster than the human eye … making games of fetch between tamed specimens and humans particularly quick. Be warned, however—upon each successful fetch, electrike enjoys praise and belly rubs, the latter of which has led to an unfortunate number of electrocution incidents in electrike’s native region of Hoenn.

Manectric
The Discharge Pokémon
Type: Electric
Official Registration #: 310
Entry: The evolved form of electrike, by battle experience. In the wild, this dog-like pokémon is rare and frequently avoids humans, but it is not necessarily difficult to find. This is because its pointed main attracts lightning, which it collects in its fur and discharges constantly into the atmosphere around it. Unfortunately for manectric, such discharges lead to equally unfortunate consequences to both human and general surrounding alike, and more than one forest fire and electrocution have been attributed to this pokémon.

Mega Manectric
The Discharge Pokémon
Type: Electric
Official Registration #: 310+
Entry: The advanced form of manectric, via manectite. The fur on this mega evolved pokémon can store hundreds of thousands of volts of electricity. It is therefore not a spiky thunder doggo; please stop trying to pet it for youtube clicks.

Hey Bill! I was wondering about Greninja’s alternate form where it takes on it’s trainer’s looks and if there have been other pokemon in the past that have done the same thing that isn’t mega evolution, primal reversion or ultra burst.

On a temporary basis? No, which is why that particular greninja (and its trainer, for that matter) are of great interest to the pokémonology community. The two of them may represent the birth of a revolutionary way to utilize the bond between trainer and pokémon, and that in turn may change the way we view our relationships with our partners.

On a permanent basis, however, some pokémon do start to resemble their trainers (or vice versa) over time, but this is a superficial change that naturally happens when two friends spend enough time with one another. This most notably happens with eevee, not only because it happens quickly (within a few months of being with a new trainer) but also because the phenomenon is tied to its ability to adapt on a genetic level to its environment.

…and before anyone says anything concerning my bias towards eevee, I assure you I just find them cute and scientifically interesting. I’m not that narcissistic, I swear.

Hiya Mr. Bill! I was wondering, are Pokemon with the ability Poison Heal actually disturbed by being poisoned? My dear Breloom, Toadstool, seems really uncomfortable whenever he gets poisoned in battle, even with his Poison Heal. He’ll scratch at his tufts, and shake his head back and forth so much, it’s like he Confused. I cure him as soon as I can, of course, but I’d like to know whether or not I should be more cautious. Thank you for your time!

This is an excellent question because not a lot of humans realize this, but … unfortunately yes. Putting it another way, imagine what it’s like taking medication. The medicine might help you feel better, but the act of taking it might not be pleasant. Poison Heal works in the same way. To a pokémon that has it, being poisoned won’t exactly hurt or be excessively uncomfortable, but it’s uncomfortable nonetheless. It wouldn’t hurt to avoid a poisoning whenever possible, but if it’s unavoidable, rest assured that it’s nothing a pecha berry, an apology, and a brief massage won’t cure.

The Gastly Line

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Gastly
The Gas Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Poison
Official Registration #: 92
Entry: A spectral pokémon most prevalent in graveyards and pokémon burial sites throughout Kanto, Johto, and Sinnoh. Contrary to popular belief, gastly are not the souls of deceased pokémon. Rather, they spawn naturally through either breeding or, in sites that host high volumes of cremation, a mixture of smoke, ash, the noxious gases of decomposition, and a pokémon’s final burst of auric energy. The gases that comprise a gastly’s body are, as mentioned a moment ago, highly noxious to a human and may induce a state of lightheadedness and euphoria shortly before suffocation. Some humans keep gastly who are trained to envelope a human but release them the moment they arrive at the edge of unconsciousness, all expressly for the high induced by this pokémon … not that the author would know anything about this, of course.

Haunter
The Gas Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Poison
Official Registration #: 93
Entry: The evolved form of gastly, by battle experience. Like its evolutionary predecessor, haunter’s body is comprised entirely of concentrated, noxious gases. However, these gases are compressed to the point where they hover just at the edge of their liquid state, enabling haunter to have a more tangible form than gastly. Additionally, as the inner materials of its form are compressed to the point where they begin to condense, haunter also has the ability to “touch,” as well as the ability to inflict the paralytic effects of its composition by touch. Thus, when the pokédex informs you that being touched by this pokémon’s hand causes a victim to experience unrelenting shuddering or that being licked by this pokémon’s gaseous tongue results in a full-body paralysis, rest assured that there is an entirely scientific explanation behind all of this which is rooted in equally comforting levels of chemistry. 

Gengar
The Shadow Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Poison
Official Registration #: 94
Entry: The evolved form of haunter, via trading. This spectral pokémon possesses the ability to pass into the shadows of living beings, where it waits until nightfall to suck away their life energies and body heat. Not much else is known about gengar, unfortunately, except for one other note: should you ever attempt to study this with the two most capable researchers you know short of Professor Oak, never attempt to study it by inviting it to perform any of its other abilities unless you have not, within the past half an hour, consumed more whiskey than is reasonable for a professional. It apparently also has the ability to possess humans and the tendency to be creative in its interpretations of requests.

Mega Gengar
The Shadow Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Poison
Official Registration #: 94+
Entry: The advanced form of gengar, via gengarite. Rest assured that the Alolan dex entry concerning this pokémon’s tendency to curse everyone it encounters, even its own trainer, is not true. It will curse everyone except its trainer. Unless its trainer is a terrible person. Then it will curse everyone.

The Abra Line

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Abra
The Psi Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 63
Entry: A small, fox-like pokémon of the psychic-type. Due to its incredible psychic power, it requires at least eighteen hours of sleep per day. However, it also has the power to read minds, so when it senses danger or when it is summoned for battle, it is still capable of “reading” its surroundings and using its other moves to protect itself. Unfortunately, the only move it learns naturally is Teleport, and as teaching a pokémon moves via HM or TM requires them to be fully conscious, training an abra may pose difficult for the beginning trainer. On the positive side, it provides many life lessons to trainers who are just starting out from Goldenrod City, which is flanked by two major abra habitats. One of these lessons is, of course, never go out to capture your first pokémon without reading the pokédex first.

Kadabra
The Psi Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 64
Entry: The evolved form of abra, by battle experience. After evolution, a kadabra’s psychic powers grow in strength, and its mastery over its psychic abilities increases, allowing it to learn more techniques and stay awake for longer periods of time. Unfortunately, its powers also cause it to unconsciously emit alpha waves at all times. These alpha waves increase when a kadabra is excited and have a tendency to irrevocably damage sensitive equipment, as well as induce headaches in a nearby human. Because of the latter, it is said that only those with a strong psyche may handle this pokémon … which would be a compliment if the author was a little more prepared for poké puff-related migraines.

Alakazam
The Psi Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 65
Entry: The evolved form of kadabra, via trading. Upon evolution, a kadabra’s abilities and intelligence grow exponentially, to the point where the average alakazam is said to possess a brain powerful enough to rival a supercomputer. On the downside, because its head grows too heavy for its body to support, an alakazam is constantly exerting its telekinetic powers, which in turn means it is, more than ever, exuding psi energy. Additionally, due to its unusual evolutionary requirements, most trainers will never get to own an alakazam, let alone observe these telekinetic abilities … which on the one hand is a shame but on the other hand is also a blessing for both the author’s research equipment and his head.

Mega Alakazam
The Psi Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 65+
Entry: The advanced form of alakazam, via alakazite. The array of spoon-like objects it gains upon mega evolution are psychic amplifiers that greatly enhance its telekinetic abilities. They are not, as the internet claims, for consuming vanillite although some mega alakazam use them for this too.

Carvanha and Sharpedo

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Carvanha
The Savage Pokémon
Type: Water/Dark
Official Registration #: 318
Entry: A piranha-like pokémon native to warm, freshwater rivers. Although carvanha is known for its viciousness, it is actually a highly social pokémon among its own kind. When left in the same body of water with carvanha just as vicious as it is, an individual carvanha specimen will school with others, forming groups capable of ripping apart even the bulkiest wailmer. However, on its own, carvanha become docile, shy, and even a little skittish, which some believe is an accurate depiction of most people who spend any amount of time on the internet.

Sharpedo
The Brutal Pokémon
Type: Water/Dark
Official Registration #: 319
Entry: The evolved form of carvanha, by battle experience. This shark-like pokémon possesses fangs that can rip through the steel hulls of ships (and grow back if they snap off in their efforts to do so), barbed skin capable of lacerating anything that comes into physical contact with it, powerful fins that can propel it up to 75 miles per hour at prey, and a keen sense of smell that can detect the smallest drop of blood from yards away. With all of this in combination, sharpedo is often nicknamed “the Bully of the Sea,” which is unfortunate because sharpedo is actually a gentle pokémon that only wants affection.

Sorry, no, it indiscriminately rips apart anything that enters its watery territory short of anything else that has the audacity to train it.

Mega Sharpedo
The Brutal Pokémon
Type: Water/Dark
Official Registration #: 319+
Entry: The advanced form of sharpedo, via sharpedonite. The yellow markings that criss-cross its body are not, as the Alolan pokédex states, souvenirs from this pokémon’s long history of battles; rather, they’re simply markings that all mega sharpedo have. However, the tidbit about its spikes regenerating as often as its teeth (which is to say, constantly, whenever either are broken off) is completely true, as is the fact about its unusually aggressive temperament. In short, the entire idea that mega sharpedo is a “pointy ocean doggo”? Also not true, regardless of how many times the internet insists otherwise.

Why do inkay need to be upside-down to evolve? (Also, are Mallomar cookies named after the pokemon, or was that a coincidence?)

These are both excellent questions, anonymous. With the first, it simply orients the inkay into the best position to become malamar, as their “caps” are more stable to serve as feet and support their weight. (Malamar lose their ability to float in the air for extended periods of time upon evolution, largely because they devote their telekinetic power to, well, battling instead.) That and their tentacles become unwieldy in inkay’s “right-side-up” position, but turning around allows them to develop into arms. Because of all this, if the inkay evolves without turning, the malamar will essentially develop into a giant inkay unsuited for land, so inkay in general are particularly careful to orient themselves in the best manner to ensure maximum mobility.

As for Mallomars, no, that’s definitely a coincidence. However, Pockychu is a different story.

[[Bill, Pockychu doesn’t even exist… —LH]]

How come most stylists only offer nine styles for furfrou? Where did these styles come from, and how come nobody seems to offer anything else?

Tradition, mostly. Or trends. Fashion is an odd thing, but essentially, those styles are either the ones most in vogue at the moment or classic ones that have been determined to be the best-looking on furfrou for generations, much like how the pixie cut has been in and out of fashion for humans, but the bob is ever-present … and shaggy and wavy is perhaps the most attractive of all.

[[Keep telling yourself that, Bill. —LH]]