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I recently befriended a Beheeyem. While it’s a wonderful Pokemon and has been getting along fine with the rest of my team, I’ve noticed that my Rotom seems to be acting as a rather poor influence. At first the two were just pulling harmless pranks, but now they’ve got an obsession with purposfully erasing certain memories, watching me in my sleep, and inflicting inconvenient bouts of hypnosis. Is there any way I could encourage the two to cease this behavior without separating them? Thank you!

Believe it or not, it might be most effective to treat them like human children. Ghost-types and psychic-types tend to be highly intelligent, so they can sometimes comprehend discipline the way a younger human would.

That having been said, start off by explaining to them in a simple but calm and firm manner why their behavior is harmful. Perhaps explain to them that using hypnosis on you could actually hurt you, or ask them why they do it (other than because they think it’s funny). At this point, also try to determine why, specifically, this behavior is happening—whether it’s because they want your attention or because they’re bored or so forth. Once you determine the specific source, try to remedy that as well.

Rather than a permanent separation, consider a temporary time-out. Separate them for a short amount of time into two safe but relatively uninteresting parts of your home until they calm down. Once they do, explain to them again what specific parts of their behavior is unacceptable.

Implement “fun” activities into your routine, or make certain parts of it more exciting. The more fun your pokémon have (in ways you believe are acceptable), the less likely they’ll resort to pranks.

Finally, consider rewards. For every day they go without pulling a prank or engaging in negative behavior, give them a treat. This will also allow them to enjoy their day without engaging in bad behavior.

Ultimately, remember to be firm and calm. You’re correcting behavior, not punishing them, and there is very likely a reason why they’re engaging in this kind of behavior. If you assert yourself but show you’re willing to negotiate, it’ll be easier to control and unlearn bad habits such as these.

Best of luck, anonymous!

About a week ago a Yamask decided to catch himself in one of my spare pokeballs. I was planning on keeping him, but a superstitious friend of mine is really freaked out by this. My friend says that only ghost types that knew you in a past life would let itself be captured like that, but I don’t think I’ve ever met someone like this Yamask before, living or dead! The face on his mask doesn’t look familiar either… Should I be concerned about this?

Not really, anonymous. Unless you managed to make quite a few enemies. At which point probably.

In all seriousness, so long as your yamask is friendly towards you, there really shouldn’t be any reason to worry. There’s a possibility that it remembers who it was and is trying to resume that relationship with you, but if that’s the case, then there really isn’t anything wrong with that—again, unless you can recall anyone in particular who exhibited rather worrying behavior towards you.

Can Pokémon experience gender dysphoria?

Gender is an exclusively human social concept, so no, not in the wild.

Granted, yes, there are instances in which certain pokémon might attempt to mate with a member of the human-assigned gender they wouldn’t normally be attracted to, much to their own confusion, but these examples tend to exist among tamed pokémon and seem to be artificially impressed upon individuals by their trainers. In that sense, it’s possible for a tamed pokémon to perceive themselves as a particular gender according to their trainers’ definition of it, but even then, there’s little evidence that a pokémon would fully understand what that means on their own. If anything, the confusion arises from the fact that a pokémon comes to realize that it can’t produce fertile eggs with its object of affection, not from specific gender definitions.

What really happens if you do successfully capture a legendary Pokémon? Somehow I got my hands on a Lugia from a trade yesterday. Also, should I even keep it in the first place? Please help!!

Well, seeing as we’re all still alive, it’s very likely it likes you. This would be a very, very different story if it didn’t.

Nonetheless, regarding your second question … please put the god of the sea back in the Whirl Islands where the other trainer found it. Just because it likes you doesn’t mean it gets to shirk its duty of ensuring that typhoons don’t destroy us all.

Thank you.

My Houndoom is having problems with… Well, farts. That’s very problematic since the smog doesn’t only make my house smelling bad, it is toxic! What can I do to avoid this problem?

Switch to a different brand of kibble. Sometimes, kibble brands can be a bit of a lottery with pokémon. Some types of kibble have absolutely no ill effects on the pokémon that eat them; others … result in the exact problem you’re describing. You may wish to offer your houndoom a bit of wet food now and then too.

Is Wally depressed? I talked to wally’s uncle and he says that Wally has gone somewhere after he lost to me in mauville , his Pokémon made him passionate and have a will to live because of them. Is there a theory about this? I’m worried.

I’m … not sure who that is. You may need to be more specific, anonymous. (May? Brendan? Lanette may be more familiar with who you are.)

I apologize if you’re reading, Wally, and if you are depressed, please remember that regardless of what happens on your journey, you are not alone. Your pokémon love you, and quite clearly, you have friends who care enough to reach out.

As for you, anonymous, I do hope things work out with Wally. Do everything you can to be with him, and in the meantime, best of luck to the both of you.

What do you know about the “Infinity Energy” used by Devon?

I’ve heard rumors about Infinity Energy—specifically concerning what it really is. Devon Corp of course publicly denies all of them but has yet to fully explain what it is to the public, and according to public knowledge, it’s merely a source of natural energy, similar to solar power. As an inventor, I’m of course interested in knowing more about this energy source and perhaps gaining a chance to experiment with it myself, but on the other hand, if the rumors are true, it would go against quite a lot of what I (and hopefully the rest of the world) stands for.

Still, knowing Steven, I trust that his family isn’t involved in anything nefarious, so I doubt the rumors are anything more than the same sort of internet conspiracy theories that insist clefairy from outer space are planning an invasion or that Team Plasma bioengineered multiple legendary pokémon.

(I don’t know if I asked this before, so I’ll do it again) Hello! I live in Malie City, but last weekend I was camping near of Alolan pokemon league and I found a newborn Sneasel, abandoned by its mother. I’m thinking about to keep it, but should I? I’m paraplegic and I only have a Phantump and a Mimikyu. If you think I should keep it, which cares does it need? Aclimatation, food, activities? Should I capture another pokemon to play with Sneasel?

It may be a bit difficult because sneasel are more accustomed to life on the mountain (specifically in the caves therein), as opposed to the sunny, tropical climate of the lower altitudes of Alola, but with the proper preparations, it may be possible. But first, as for whether or not you should adopt the newborn, it would be worth it if and only if you’re absolutely certain it was abandoned. Sometimes, a mother pokémon will run from its own offspring in order to draw a predator’s attention away from it, and dark-types may hide their kits and spend much of the day away from them to hunt without having to worry about their nests being raided. If you found this newborn out in the open and if the sneasel didn’t bother attacking you to draw your attention to her instead of the baby, then that’s a good indicator that the child is indeed abandoned. Likewise, if the mother hasn’t come back after a few hours, this, too, tends to be proof.

If you’re certain that the mother isn’t coming back, then yes, for the kit’s survival, it’s okay to adopt it. Once you make that decision, though, you’ll need to ensure that your home is ready. My advice would be to leave the kit at a pokémon center (which would be a good idea to stop at anyway so that a professional nurse may give it a once over to check its condition) and go home to prepare a room for it.

Remember that sneasel are nocturnal pokémon used to colder climates. Thus, you’ll need a dark room (one with curtains—the blackout sort isn’t necessary but is highly recommended—or a room without windows at all), preferably one with air conditioning or one of the cooler rooms in your home. As a note, it’s possible to invert a sneasel’s sleep cycle and train it to be diurnal, but frankly, for a growing kit, it’s best to allow it to follow its natural sleep schedule.

On that note, if you’re not nocturnal yourself, given your other pokémon, it would be a good idea to introduce the kit to your team early, especially mimikyu. As naturally nocturnal pokémon themselves, they may be able to provide valuable help for caring for sneasel even while you sleep. In particular, I would recommend teaching your mimikyu basic care skills and putting it in charge of the baby. By giving it in particular the rule of caregiver, you may be able to avoid making mimikyu jealous of the attention you give your sneasel; instead, it will feel like it’s an integral part of sneasel’s growth—perhaps even an adoptive parent. (Yes, it’s an incredibly good idea to word it as such to your mimikyu.)

Also, be sure you have a soft bed to emulate a sneasel nest, a litter box (for waste), soft toys, and plenty of formula. Eventually, your sneasel will need kibble (or meat and nuts, if you can provide them) as well as its own water dish, but as a newborn, it’s likely it will need milk instead unless Nurse Joy recommends otherwise. The soft toys are enrichment; eventually, you’ll want to move on to a scratching post and harder toys to destroy, especially as the sneasel’s claws grow in. Place these items in the room you designate as your sneasel’s, and you’ll be ready to bring it home.

Once home, the first few months will be exactly like caring for any other newly hatched pokémon. Be sure to feed it every three hours, allow it to sleep, and keep a close eye on it at first, as you would with any other baby pokémon. Follow the same schedule for weaning it onto solid foods as recommended by your Nurse Joy, and if your local Nurse Joy gives you advice on how to care for your particular sneasel, follow it.

Other than that, acclimation will of course be important. As it grows older, you may wish to expose it little by little to the world outside its room. Allow it first to adjust to temperatures by letting it explore the rest of your home, then the area around your home. If it looks uncomfortable, guide it back to its room and allow it to cool off. Make absolutely sure it gets plenty of fluids, and keep a close watch for any signs of heat exhaustion (or worse, heat stroke). If your sneasel seems disoriented or overly lethargic, or if it gets sick or loses consciousness, take it to the pokémon center. Most importantly, remember that heat is the harder of the two conditions for an ice-type to get acclimated to, so be patient and do it gradually and according to your sneasel’s comfort level. Then repeat the process for sunlight (i.e., gradually increase exposure until your sneasel is perfectly happy in sunlight).

As for alternative companions, your team may be sufficient enough, but if you wish and if you can support them, it may be helpful to obtain a member of the poliwag family from the nearby Malie Garden. These pokémon not only learn water moves naturally, but they can also be taught ice-type moves, either of which may help in keeping your sneasel cool. Additionally, meowth from the same location may be helpful in raising your sneasel, as that pokémon family shares many similarities to sneasel’s. (They’re mammals, they’re dark-types, they share similar diets, and they both rely heavily on claw-based attacks.) Be careful when obtaining partners to assist you in raising sneasel, however, as you do have your mimikyu to consider. Always be clear about your intentions, and perhaps consider working together with your mimikyu to select and obtain a suitable companion.

Best of luck, and potential congratulations to the new addition to your family!

I have a mated pair of raichu, the male kantonian and the female alolan. well, they have an egg that did not hatch… and they both got very depressed. well, a mimikyu, presumably a baby one, wondered into my garden yesterday and it would seem my raichus have adopted it as their own child. are they confused by mimikyus clothing choice and think its a real pikachu? do you think my electric/psychic mice able to care for a mimikyu? the mimikyu seems happy with the attention

It’s possible, anonymous, but it’s more likely that they simply see mimikyu as a baby pokémon to raise—a sort of replacement for their lost child. I realize that sounds terrible, but what I mean to say is that they likely understand perfectly that this mimikyu is not related to them (it most likely doesn’t have the scent or electrical signatures of a pichu anyway), but they nonetheless see mimikyu’s presence as a moment of hope for them. They’re taking comfort in the possibility that they may be able to raise a child of their own after all, even if it’s not technically theirs.

As for your other question, certainly, anonymous. Although care for a mimikyu is vastly different from care for a pichu or even a pikachu, your raichu should be able to figure it out based on instinct and perhaps a little guidance from you. Do your research on how to care for a mimikyu (I’m afraid that while I can offer guidance on the matter, that would make this post far longer than it needs to be) and nudge your raichu along whenever it seems like they aren’t quite sure what to do in order to raise their adopted child.

Best of luck to you and the new addition to your family, anonymous!