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Hey Bill, Mawile hoarder egg Anon again. Thanks for the advice. as you probably guessed by the origins of the egg, i’ve got some connections to Law enforcement, and was wondering if Mawile can be effective Police partners if i decide to join the Force myself when the little lady’s a bit older?

Truth be told, practically anything can be an effective police partner with the right sort of training, in the right type of situation. Many pokémon are even trained for particular specialties, such as psychic-types for investigation, canines and flying-types for search and rescue (as they’re hardier than psychics), ghost-types for psychic crimes, and so on.

In mawile’s case, while the species can in general be effective for interrogation (given their usual special abilities), it wouldn’t be unusual at all to find one on the beat as well, given their size and ability to startle fleeing suspects.

So in short, absolutely. Best of luck!

Hey Bill, have you heard the rumours about the kanto pre-evolutions going around? They all came out of nowhere, but now people are convinced they can find Meowsy’s in the wild, so I’m asking you as a veteran in the buisness, should we get our hopes up or take it for no more than a rumour?

Unfortunately, as delightful as it would be to see some of these preevolutions, they’re merely a combination of urban legends and speculation after the discovery of pokémon such as happiny. You see, in the early 90s, the internet was quite a strange place, and as such, some people created webpages dedicated to what they wished had preevolved forms, complete with “pages” cataloging such (this was before blogging) and rather expertly done doctored images, often of such things as mops or kittens. These pages took off and managed to convince others who were less familiar with the more creative side of the internet, and before anyone realized it, the rumors took off.

No one’s quite sure what eventually killed the first craze of “baby pokémon,” although it may have had to do with the thorough debunking early Web 2.0 engaged in. Eventually, people forgot about it until nostalgia-based blogs and social media outlets dug up those old pages.

It certainly brings me back to my childhood, I must admit. The early web was a fascinating place, readers.

what non-water type dragon types are good in water? i.e is haxorus a good swimmer?

Unfortunately, no, but there are certainly others!

The easiest way to explain is that if it doesn’t live in the water, then chances are, it’s not a particularly good swimmer. Thus, the tyrunt line, vibrava and flygon, the axew line, and druddigon are perhaps the worst swimmers, although with enough patience, the axew line and druddigon can learn. Also, despite living in cave or mountain systems with sources of water nearby, the same can be said for the jangmo-o line, the deino line, turtonator, and the gible line. (Of these, only the gible line and deino’s evolutions can’t be taught to swim—the latter only because zweilous’s heads get in the way, and hydreigon prefers to fly, regardless of what you have to say.) Altaria also struggles, more because its wings can’t retain moisture that well. Lastly, Alolan exeggutor, despite thriving in its island environment, lacks the limb mobility to swim. It can float, however, and is known to wash up on the shores of the other Alolan islands from time to time.

By contrast, the best swimmers are obviously kingdra and dragalge, as both of these live exclusively in the water. The dratini line is also marine in nature, and dragonite is perhaps one of the best swimmers that actually has limbs. Drampa can also be found enjoying a swim through Alolan rivers on particularly sunny days, and the goomy line, being an amphibious pokémon that needs water to live, will often be found doing the same in Kalosean swamps. Finally, shockingly, both bagon and noibat are excellent swimmers, likely due to necessity. Both tend to nest in cave systems (or cliff systems, in bagon’s case) with water sources, and both have a tendency to drop out of the air without warning. Noibat retains this ability to swim even after it figures out how to fly as a noivern, but bagon, perhaps due to a combination of an extended pupal state combined with a generally less graceful adult stage, loses that ability upon evolution and must be retaught. (Note: It’s not possible to teach a shelgon due to its weight and lack of mobility, but with enough patience, you may be able to teach a salamence.)

This all, of course, excludes legendary pokémon (whose swimming habits we generally know very little about) and mega evolutions (which don’t entirely count anyway).

As a bi male I am deeply upset about Cynthia being gay but…. Is STEVEN?

I’m afraid I can’t say for certain, as Steven has rarely expressed interest in anything beyond rock collecting, battling, and occasionally my partner. And even then, I’m not sure if that last one is an indication of his own preferences, simple professional interest, or a response to the fact that my partner delights in making me uncomfortable.

You’re adorable when you’re jealous. —LH

That’s not an answer! —Bill

Hey bill, Birthday anon with the 6 starters again. You were right. about a couple days after i received them, Rowlet, Piplup, and Torchic were doing fine together. I often worry if they’ll get up to crazy antics like three certain Ponyta in My Little Ponyta: Friendship is Magic. As for Turtwig, are there any House Plants i need to dispose of lest they make him sick on consuming them? I removed stuff like my Lilies and such already, but I wanna be certain. Treecko and Snivy are Stoic as per norms

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Well! I’m certainly glad that everything worked out in the end. It’s great to hear that your uncle is so supportive of you and that your pokémon get along rather swimmingly.

Regarding your question concerning your turtwig, generally speaking, if it’s not a good plant for you to eat, it wouldn’t be a good one for your turtwig to eat. That having been said, among the most common houseplants or garden plants that aren’t good for your turtwig: daffodils, buttercups, holly, poinsettia, primrose, tomatoes (the fruit is fine, however—just remove the leaves and stems), ivy, hyacinth, yew, bird of paradise, bamboo, rhododendron, azalea, periwinkle, and elephant’s ear. Also, do not feed your turtwig bulbs, dry seeds (softer ones in fruits are fine), or pits, and avocado, onion, and potato are likewise dangerous. On the other hand, ferns and aquatic plants are strangely okay, so it may be worth it to try buying the sorts of plants sold in the same shops that sell pet magikarp or goldeen.

Best of luck!

Asking for a friend, the legend of the Ninetail’s curse, what, in theory, would one need to worry about happening assuming someone accidentally ran a wild Ninetail’s tail over with a bike? Other then a flamethrower to the face, my friend already got that. Many Thanks.

Well, rest assured that pulling or otherwise harming a ninetales’ tail does not, in fact, result in a thousand-year curse. It simply involves a Flamethrower to the face, as you’ve already noticed.

(I, too, only know this through the misadventures of a friend and not from personal experience.)

Hey, Bill. I heard a rumor that the Archen line were the parents of all Bird-like Pokemon. Is that true? What about Aerodactyl then? Also, if I may ask, what’s your favorite fossil Pokemon? I’m personally partial to Sheldon and Bastiodon myself!

It’s true! Archen adapted, slowly but surely, into other bird pokémon, depending on the habitat. This frequently resulted in branches of adaptations that became all modern-day bird pokémon.

Aerodactyl, on the other hand, actually belonged to a completely separate line of pokémon that ended with aerodactyl sometime in the late Cretaceous (likely as a result of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event). While the descendants of archen included smaller, bird-like pokémon that could adapt easily to the resulting climate changes, the pterosaur-like pokémon such as aerodactyl were far larger and consumed more energy simply to move, and, well, that would be why they never survived past the extinction event, sad to say.

As for my favorite fossil, now that is a difficult question! I’m quite partial to kabuto myself, as they aren’t technically extinct but have managed to survive in smaller numbers and in extreme environments. Because of this, they’re our best window to the ancient world and could provide a whole host of answers to questions humans have been asking ourselves for aeons.

However, all of them are quite fascinating, and the shieldon family is likewise an excellent choice!

Hi, uh… so I had a really bad experience with fairy-type pokemon when I was a kid, and I’ve been scared of them ever since. Never told anyone about it, either. Any advice on conquering this fear? Please reply soon; I’ve got a date coming up and she wants to introduce me to her clefable after the movie!

Well … if you had more time, I would suggest exposure therapy using either a less aggressive or less obvious fairy-type such as flabébé or marill. However, seeing as time is of the essence, allow me to suggest this instead:

1. If at all possible, don’t see a horror movie. In fact, try to avoid any movie that would put you on edge. The calmer you’ll be after the movie, the easier the introduction will be.

2. Be honest with your date. Remember, a relationship is about trust and communication. If you share with your partner that you’re afraid of fairy-types but would still be open to meeting her clefable (not to speak for you, but the clefable is still part of your relationship), she may be understanding of your needs and either give you time or talk things through with you to come up with a strategy.

3. If she’s open to having you meet her clefable, remain calm during the encounter. You may wish to bring along your most trusted pokémon to have by your side. Additionally, consider using breathing exercises to ground yourself and keep your thoughts under control. Take the introduction slowly and communicate with your partner when you feel too uncomfortable to continue.

4. If at all possible, inform her of this fear before your date. This may seem awkward, but the sooner she knows about your condition, the sooner she’ll be able to help you—or the easier the introduction will be. She will, at the very least, have time to prepare on her side too.

Best of luck!

Wait, there’s a film about you?

There’s a funny story about that, actually, mostly involving the moral of “never consent to anything until you have time to fully think about what you consented to.”

They sent him a copy of the screenplay, even. He still consented to it without even reading it. —LH

Hey now! I read it! —Bill

Skimmed. I skimmed it. —Bill

Okay, in my defense, Steven had already consented to the half about Devon Co. —Bill