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As someone who’s new, question to the mod: what is the clefairy incident and was it ever explained?? I keep seeing references to it but I have no idea what it’s on about

{So! Before anything else, I kinda want to cover this other question that I’ve actually gotten a couple of times because it’s kinda important to the Clefairy Incident. But basically, Bill is a minor (canon) character in the Pokémon universe responsible for inventing the storage system, which is the thing that stores your pokémon after you catch the six you’re allowed to carry. (Lanette manages this system in Hoenn, so she’s canon too.)

That’s one thing Bill’s known for. The other thing is, well, turning into a pokémon via an experiment gone wrong. Idk, guys. It was the 90s, and everyone was making jokes about The Fly. But in any case, while that pokémon was never specified in Red, Blue, or Yellow, in the remakes of the Gen I games (Fire Red and Leaf Green), it was specifically a clefairy.

Canonically, word about this got out and spread, which we know because it’s part of the reason why Lillie leaves for Kanto in Sun and Moon. But in the canon of this blog, Bill’s less enthusiastic about talking about it, which is why he and the other storage system administrators just refer to the accident as the Clefairy Incident.}

Hey Bill, do you know any Rockruff breeders in Kanto? I took a trip to Alola and came back with a Dusk Lycanroc and a Furfrou, and whenever a baby pokemon is around, the two boys shower them with affection, and I’m pretty certain they want to become parents. I’d have no problem with this, except.. I’m in Kanto, and my boys seem to be bonded to each other specifically.

I’m afraid not, which is an odd thing to say, given that Kanto is a region home to a young man who’s both a breeder in his spare time and a rock specialist, and rockruff are capable of adapting to our climate. Nonetheless, there doesn’t seem to be much local interest in breeding rockruff specifically. However, because both of your pokémon are canines, you may have some luck in simply giving them a growlithe, houndour, or eevee puppy instead (which all are popular breeding subjects in this region). So long as it’s young and has similar needs to their species, they likely will still accept it as their own.

Why is bill banned?

Sometimes, Bill can be a bit of a handful and needs some deescalation.

Don’t worry, readers. We do this mostly as a joke with each other. She bans me because it’s ironic, given my status as the administrator, and I fire off puns at her knowing full well no punishment she gives me would ever stick. In fact, technically, I’m back, but I do agree with some of you that she’s quite an enjoyable host. —Bill

No punishment would ever stick … except Binaclebob Trapezoidpants, I hope. —LH

Well, now that I’ve finished the entirety of that series… —Bill

Time to move on to  My Little Ponyta? —LH

Blazes, Lanette! I thought we were friends! —Bill

Dear LH, I was Wondering if you would know of the Best way to groom a Dragonair for optimum health? And how to make certain my Dragonair doesn’t lose her Everstone? She really doesn’t want to evolve because she feels more comfortable as a Dragonair. Also, a Milotic of mine keeps making advances on her, but can’t take a hint that she’s not interested, even with my toxicroak Poison jabbing him and carting his stunned body away. any advice to deal with the wannabe Brock?

On Grooming: Everything starts with a good diet. Feed your dragonair a healthy mix of vegetables and fresh seafood, and if recommended by your local Nurse Joy, consider supplements as well. This will help keep her color vivid and her scales glossy. Also, make sure her environment is moist and humid so her skin doesn’t dry out. There’s not much else you really need to do; your dragonair will keep herself clean and shed her skin once a month anyway. You only really need to keep a close watch on her whenever she sheds, and if she looks like she’s having trouble, give her something, such as a rock, to rub up against to help herself along.

On Everstones: This is always tricky for a serpentine pokémon, but luckily, dragonair have a nice space between their pearl and their cheekbones and horn that would be a perfect fit for a collar satchel. Bill might have mentioned this in an earlier ask, but collar satchels are special collars with a pouch on the front specially designed to hold items. Just fix one on between your dragonair’s head and pearl, insert the everstone, and close the pouch. The placement between her pearl and cheeks will keep it from sliding off, and the pouch will be close enough to her body for the everstone to work.

On Milotic: Have you tried neutering him?

Lanette … that’s a bit extreme for a first course of action, isn’t it? —Bill

On the contrary. Sometimes, it’s the only way to deal with men who can’t take no for an answer. —LH

…remind me to never make you angry. —Bill

Dear LH, I have a Question Regarding RUmors of Nidoking and Rhydon being able to learn Surf. Is this utter fiction, or can these ground types actually swim, and if so, why isn’t it more well known? and are there OTHER non-water types that are surprisingly good swimmers?

[The following is the chat transcript between Bill and LH concerning the above two asks. Text has been edited only to correct typos. —Brigette]

Bill: ….

Bill: I suppose that’s one way of skipping the queue.

LH: As you always say, fortune favors the bold? I don’t think you can fault our audience for being creative. Or audacious.

Bill: True. 

Bill: As much as I’d hate to admit it.

LH: In any case, should we answer this one together?

Bill: Together? As I recall, I’m still banned.

LH: Oh. Right.

LH: Well, okay. I can just have Brigette post this log.

Bill: Or you can lift my ban.

LH: First off, yes, it’s true that nidoking and rhydon can swim. Although you’d think they wouldn’t considering their typing and mass, they can actually withstand exposure to water for short periods of time. It’s not recommended that you have them swim entire oceans, of course, but they can at least hold their own in pools or slow rivers.

Bill: It’s really their hides that do it. Both nidoking and rhydon have thicker hides than a lot of rock- or ground-types, and they aren’t literal boulders like the geodude line or the roggenrola line. As such, water by and large stays out and can’t erode their inner plating, and the experience doesn’t sap their energy the way it would for a pokémon made of solid rock or earth. Well, that and they don’t simply sink to the bottom like stones.

LH: …was that a pun?

Bill: In any case, it’s not particularly well-known because it’s not a practice that’s encouraged. Even though they can swim, it’s still a risk for pokémon of their typing. Only particularly well-trained nidoking or rhydon can swim for long periods of time, and once they begin to sink, water can seep through their outer armor, reach the sensitive skin underneath, and consequently begin to react to their respective elements. Experienced trainers will only teach these pokémon Surf if and only if it becomes a focus of their routine, to the point where they dedicate a lot of training time to ensuring their pokémon can stay afloat; otherwise, most trainers will actively avoid these moves in favor of something that would better suit either species’ natural battle style.

LH: As for which pokémon are surprisingly good swimmers, there’s a long list, actually! On it are things like aggron, tyranitar, nidoqueen (of course), and even garchomp.

Bill: But arguably the most shocking is pikachu.

LH: Okay, that was definitely a pun.

Bill: …my ban is being extended, isn’t it?

LH: As we speak.

Bill: Worth it.

ooooooo, sounds like Lanette might have a bit of a crush on a Certain Someone

Mirroring that other ask about Steven, to be fair, most people have a crush on that Certain Someone. Or most of us in the administrator circle, as well as half if not all his fans. It’s almost like a rite of passage at this point. At some point, you have a crush on our not-so-fearless leader, and you either get over it and realize he’s just really effortlessly charismatic, or you never really do.

Luckily, either way, he seems completely uninterested in even dealing with that sort of thing, so it’s pretty easy to operate around him without making things awkward. Unless you’re … like someone else who shall remain nameless but is very obvious about his ongoing crush.

As for me, maybe I’m in that group. But mostly, I just think it’s cute that this Certain Someone can make mistakes now and then, because it’s a nice reminder that he’s just as human as the rest of us, and fairies are a nice reminder of that.