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I set the radio on for my Dunsparce when I’m not home, but now he gets mad when I come home and turn it off. I’ve tried playing white noise when I’m home but it didn’t work.

Unfortunately to say, training is more important than anything else here. Your dunsparce seems to have grown used to hearing the radio, so he’s becoming distressed when it’s not on, as that represents a drastic change in environment. So what you’ll need to do is wean him off the radio using a bit of replacement therapy. 

Start off with small time increments—five minutes, for example. During those five minutes, switch the radio off and immediately engage in some other activity, such as training or playing. (Of the two, I would recommend beginning with playing, as you may be able to use toys to distract dunsparce enough to keep his mind off the radio. The toys can then be used to keep him distracted while you’re not at home.) If he becomes too distraught to listen to you, switch the radio back on and try again later. If, however, he follows along with the activity, reward him with a treat. Keep doing this until he’s comfortable with having the radio off for the period of time you’ve set, then increase the time more and more until he can spend all of the hours he’s with you away from the radio. Finish off this training by reinforcing that from the time you come home to the time you leave the house, the radio will be off and that the time you’re not at home is essentially “Radio Time.”

That said, yes, you can still play the radio while you’re not at home, but so long as your dunsparce understands the difference between what is and isn’t “Radio Time” (through the training you give him), he should be easier to handle when you need a bit of peace and quiet at home.

Best of luck!

My Sentret likes to climb up into the roof. How do I get him to stop? Can I put a camera up there so he can still monitor the area?

You could! Don’t forget also to remove any climbable object or surface that allows him to climb up to the roof if you can or (if you can’t) at least cover or block his access to them. Additionally, train him to stay inside or stay within a certain area of your yard, using a combination of positive reinforcement and liberal use of the heel command.

Or alternatively, if all else fails, return him to his poké ball whenever you spot him on the roof or preparing to climb to it. Eventually, he’ll get the idea. If he’s anything like most sentret, anyway.

I’ve been reading up on ralts and kirlia pokedex entries since my gardivor had her eggs and I’m really worried. Ralts and kirlia are the feeling and emotion pokemon and flourish when their trainer have positive emotions, but I have very bad depression issues. When my gardivor was a ralts and kirlia I was 10-15 and my depression wasn’t bad and I was happy a lot… but now as an adult I’m really scared of somehow hurting the babies with my emotions

It’s heartwarming that you’re concerned for the well-being of your pokémon, anonymous, but you needn’t worry. Your pokémon have spent all this time bonding with you, so they likely already know the inner workings of your mind. That isn’t meant to alarm you; rather, it’s meant to say they very likely already accept your depression, no matter how intense it may be. They’ve had time to grow used to how your mind works, even though it hasn’t been as bad as it is now, so they can adapt well enough to the emotional changes you’re going through. In fact, if they haven’t reacted to your fear of hurting them (or if they hadn’t reacted badly to it, anyway), then very likely, they’re strong enough to shoulder your emotions, even when you’re not feeling well enough to do so yourself.

That having been said, though, it’s actually a great thing to be bonded with a psychic-type pokémon when you’re struggling with depression. Not to be a bit of a broken record, but psychic-types more than most others are attuned to the minds of their owners. As such, they’re also capable of understanding your needs. Being bonded with a psychic-type, in other words, allows them not only to develop the strength to help you but also to have a better understanding of what helping you would mean.

So in short, you shouldn’t worry about hurting your pokémon. If anything, you should let them help you because they’re likely your best assets at this time of your life.

Best of luck, anonymous!

Hi there, Bill! I have a quick question. My Ampilus is the sweetest Luxray you’ll ever meet, but he’s been lonely since I had to trade away my Infernape. Any suggestions for a good companion for him? (We do battle for fun on occasion, but we mostly just like to go on long bike rides.)

Well, that depends. If you’re looking for a pokémon who can keep up with the both of you while running, pokémon such as decidueye or mightyena might keep up with your luxray, while galvantula’s speed may be comparable to your old infernape’s.

Alternatively, if you’re looking for a pokémon that can provide great companionship to your luxray, mightyena is still an excellent choice that often gets along well with members of the shinx line (despite being canine in nature). Alternatively, your luxray may get along well with samurott (whose general temperament blends well with luxray, despite the fact that samurott is elementally weak to them), stoutland, liepard, zoroark, midday lycanroc, meowstic, zebstrika (if you don’t mind two electric-types following you), and pyroar. Especially pyroar, actually, and on that note, only consider pyroar if you intend on getting a male or if you have no qualms about taking care of kittens.

Alternatively, you could also consider getting a jolteon, seeing as they’re also part of luxray’s egg group.

Bill. What I said earlier wasn’t a challenge. —LH

And? —Bill

Two questions that don’t realy go together my charizard has gained a fasination with water. I was thinking of buying him a kiddy pool to play in but was wondering if that mite kill him. Or would just jerry rigging it to be a small hot tub workout. I’m thinking of evolving my eevee into a glacion. Will his body temperature change, whant to know for snuggle resones.

1. It won’t exactly kill him, but it’s highly recommended that you avoid submerging the tip of his tail, as doing so would be a risk to his life. While there isn’t exactly a product out there specifically designed to do this, you might be able to fashion a floatation device that can be placed around his tail close to the flame on its tip to keep it upright and out of the water. Alternatively, the kiddie pool idea would work, but always be sure your charizard’s tail remains outside of it.

2. The bad news is yes, an eevee’s body temperature does indeed drop upon evolution into a glaceon. The good news is it doesn’t drop to a point where a glaceon can’t safely be cuddled. Just be wary of any signs that he’s getting overheated, and he should be fine.

my flygon and i were traveling around through the sky and we came to a little village to relax and regroup as we hadnt found any pokemon centers for a while. Well, this village had never seen a pokeball before… nor a flygon but thats a different story. they were mystified that i had 6 pokemon with me, and even more so by the device that kept them carryable at my side. are villages like this common?

They’re not exactly common, but they’re not unheard of, either. This world is a vast place, and while humans have been fairly ambitious in the past, in recent years, one could say we’ve done an excellent job at not colonizing every strip of land we’ve ever come across. That is to say, these sorts of villages do indeed exist in the plural, in the most remote parts of the world. These are places such as the Amazon rainforest or some parts of the Orange Islands that are typically too difficult for a person to reach, even with the assistance of a pokémon.

That is to say, it’s rather impressive that you’ve found these people, anonymous.

Hey bill, I’m currently training to be a psychic type trainer and I’m looking for two more Pokemon for my team, I currently have a meowstic, a wobbuffet, a gardevoir and a metagross. Could you suggest some psychic Pokemon that are easy to care for but also have a good record in battles? Thanks.

Well, I can’t recommend members of the abra line enough. Although abra is a bit difficult to train at first (what with the fact that most wild-caught ones can only use Teleport until it either evolves or undergoes special training via TMs, HMs, or tutoring), it grows quickly, it’s loyal, and it’s highly intelligent, qualities which can make it a ready and capable partner early on. Moreover, it’s quite powerful in its own right (especially when its final evolution is allowed to mega evolve), but by itself, an abra can encourage a trainer’s growth by forcing them to think creatively on the battlefield. Let’s just say that Teleport is far more useful than one would imagine at first glance. 

Alternatively, members of the gothita line fill a similar niche on the battlefield (although—and perhaps this is my own bias in saying so—not quite to as powerful a degree), as do starmie and, believe it or not, mr. mime. For those with the same temperament as members of the abra line, you may wish to consider gallade (which would also make an excellent partner to your gardevoir), meditite, jynx, or woobat.

On that note, as many psychic-types can be a bit fragile, you may find some luck in adding a member of the solosis line to your team (yes, even though you have the steel-type metagross to support you). Members of the solosis line are notoriously bulky, and as such, they’re capable of taking hits just as much as they are dealing them. Slowbro is also capable of filling a similar niche, but the problem is that members of the slowpoke line (except slowking, which is difficult to obtain) are a challenge to raise—not because they’re disobedient or unruly but instead because they’re highly capricious and, well, slow to respond to commands. That and slowbro works best when paired with a mega stone of its own. However, with persistence and a mega stone, slowbro has the potential to fill its niche better than reuniclus can, so one should think carefully about trade-offs if they’re considering a defensive psychic.

If you’d prefer speed, look no further than an Alolan raichu. Few psychic-types can outspeed an Alolan raichu surfing on its own tail, but it’s vital to remember that a pikachu must evolve within the regional boundaries of Alola to attain its half-psychic form. Even pichu and pikachu raised in Alola all their lives will evolve into their standard forms if removed from Alola and exposed to a thunder stone anywhere else in the world. This, of course, makes obtaining an Alolan raichu rather tricky, as adopting one already evolved can be quite expensive for this very reason.

Finally, should you simply want something easy to train, the fennekin line evolves into the psychic-type, and starters are among the easiest pokémon to train, as they were bred specifically for that. Unfortunately, the downside is that delphox isn’t quite the strong pokémon you may be looking for.

If all else fails, eevee can evolve into the psychic-type espeon.

Bill, you can’t keep suggesting eeveelutions whenever someone asks you for help on building their teams. —LH

Watch me. —Bill

My Chatot may have a heart condition. I Joy said to keep her from getting too excited, but Chatters gets incredibly excited when I so much as walk into the room. What can I do about this?

As counterintuitive as this may sound, your best chance is actually to strengthen your chatot’s heart. You see, the advice Nurse Joy was giving you wasn’t because your chatot’s heart would explode or because getting excited would induce a heart attack. Rather, it’s because your chatot’s heart is currently weaker than most other chatot’s, and as such, a lot of exercise would exhaust her (or, more specifically, her circulatory system) a lot faster and put her other organs in danger due to restricted blood flow. However, there are ways to prevent this from happening, but it will take time and a few lifestyle adjustments for Chatters.

Nurse Joy should have given you tips on where to go from here, but it comes down to the classic diet and exercise technique. If you haven’t already, add more plant matter to your chatot’s diet. Consider greens, as well as certain seeds such as flax (ground, of course, to prevent Chatters from choking). Aim for foods rich in omega fatty acids, as these acids are anti-inflammatory in chatot such as yours.

Additionally, add a bit more exercise to your usual routine. While it’s not recommended to overdo it, a little extra exercise will help your chatot strengthen her heart and improve her overall circulatory health. Every day, have her flap her wings vigorously in repeated bursts of movement for as long as she can go. Have her fly about the house, and consider building her a small “gym” (this can be as simple as a climbable stack of books) that she can go up and down on foot.

Finally, if Nurse Joy gave your chatot a prescription, don’t skip a day. That goes without saying, but even the small things will help in the long run.

Again, these solutions will take time, but addressing her health issue rather than attempting to force her to rest is honestly the best way to go about ensuring your Chatters can get back on her feet, so to speak. As for the short-term, what-to-do-about-an-excitable-chatot part, my best advice is to increase the amount of time you spend with her in order to teach her that you haven’t abandoned her. It may be that she’s excitable because she didn’t think you were coming back (a common problem with house pokémon), so training her to understand otherwise will help her stay calm, even when she sees you again.

Was wondering, if one where to fined or catch an undiscovered Pokemon. What usually happens? And would we get to keep it.

Well, that’s typically up to you. While the pokédex network will automatically register that you’ve encountered an unidentified pokémon if you try to scan it with your own, you technically don’t have to do anything. However, the Pokémon Symposium thoroughly encourages you to contact your nearest pokémon professor so they may do a few initial observations or instruct you on how to take notes yourself. This can be as simple as a five-minute videophone call to whomever gave you your current pokédex.

Otherwise, under most circumstances, you would get to keep it. Really, the only times you wouldn’t is if it posed a very clear threat to you somehow (which is extremely rare but still a possibility outlined in the Symposium guidelines for discovery procedures) or if it was a legendary (at which point you may be asked politely but firmly to put it back where you found it, depending on the professor).