Bill, why don’t you tell Lanette about the epic sequel to the Clefairy incident, the Nidorino incident.

She already knows. There was … a very long conversation after I told her.

Seriously, Bill. It’s a trans-regional teleporter. How do you keep merging yourself with pokémon through it? —LH

In my defense—hey, wait a second. —Bill

How do the rest of you know about that?!

lanette is pretty cute too ngl……..u into girls? im asking for a friend

Thank you, anonymous. I’ve always seen myself as straight, but then again, I’ve never had much opportunity to experiment. And given the likelihood that Bill would ever put two and two together…

…is it too late to admit I figured it out on the delibirds and combees ask? —Bill

The fact that it took you even that long doesn’t actually help your case. —LH

I read in the dex recently that male salandit dont evolve due to malnutrition from giving almost all of their food to the females. Is this true? It seems like we would see male salandit evolutions with trainers if it was true. I know I keep mine well fed and in great health.

It’s true. In a way, anyway. It would actually be more accurate to say it was true eons ago, although yes, wild salandit do indeed display this behavior today. Still, even if you removed such a salandit from contact with a female and fed him well, he still wouldn’t evolve.

This is because of adaptational evolution. While female salandit retained their ability to evolve (so they can get stronger and lay and protect their eggs on their own), male salandit adapted towards a form that would allow them to survive while still devoting the majority of their available food to females, who need the energy more. Eventually, males simply lost their ability to evolve altogether, as their salandit forms were better suited to survive such an arrangement.

It’s actually a very fascinating subject, and it’s been the subject of thorough discussion in the scientific community since salandit’s discovery.