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do you know gym leader norman??? can you call him?? his kid just walked into my house, talked to all my pokemon and is rooting through my trash. i kno kids go kind of wild on their first pokemon adventure but

There’s at least one in every region, I’m afraid. Not too long ago, one of them walked into my family’s house, examined all of our bookshelves and radio, and somehow managed to get my phone number from my little sister. Just let him do what he needs to do and be on his way; eventually, he’ll save your region from a criminal organization or a legendary pokémon gone berserk or something of the sort.

So I caught a croagunk who is missing an eye due to an accident with some poachers, and was wondering if she would get it back after evolving

I’m afraid not, anonymous. Missing limbs or other body parts, as well as major scars, generally don’t repair themselves as a pokémon evolves. Scientists are admittedly not sure why this is so for scars, especially as an evolution quite literally transforms the body into something new and stronger, but for limbs and body parts, it’s a pretty simple explanation: you can’t transform a body part into something new and stronger if it doesn’t exist.

Don’t worry, though—nowadays, there is a lot more acceptance of pokémon with disabilities such as those, and there are plenty of resources to help you and your croagunk train without being hindered by her lack of an eye. The biggest piece of advice I can give you at the moment is always support your croagunk (or toxicroak) and reassure her that she’s just as strong and capable as fully able-bodied croagunk and toxicroak.

Best of luck!

What would be the… Repercussions… of making mead with my combee’s honey? And related question, can pokemon have mead.

To the first, nothing really. Combee honey is almost identical to actual honeybee honey; the only difference is that pokémon prefer the former due to its stronger scent. (Some people likewise prefer it, although honeybee honey is a little sweeter.) Thus, it’s perfectly safe to use combee honey for mead, provided the combee willingly gives it to you.

For your second question, no. Alcohol is actually poisonous to most species of pokémon. For the ones that can drink it without literally dying, it would still be unwise to give them alcohol. After all, would you really want something that’s capable of wielding the very elements of nature itself to do so drunk?

is it true theres a toy line based off of combining mechas that have designes inspired by the Alolan Tapus and their folklore?

It’s true that there are several toy lines based on this. The concept of pokémon commanding giant guardians is a very popular subject, especially within the sentai genre.

(Of course, not all of them are based on the tapus. There are also several based on fossil pokémon or aegislash, both of which tend to be a little more popular than the tapu imagery. Then there was that one series wherein the robots were actually based on pyroar—that seems really popular at the moment. And finally, there’s Neon Origins Arceuseon, whose robots were based on mr. mime.)

i’ve recently had a charmander enter into my family- my charizard had kids!! while a great pokemon, he has trouble controlling his flame. do you have any advice on how to help him? i got charizard fully evolved, i’ve never dealt with this before. send help before either me or venusaur catches on fire. signed, Not Fireproof

Given the number of people intending on raising fire-types from birth, fireproof furniture coverings are actually a lot less expensive than you might think.

On a serious note, with all fire-type hatchlings, it’s imperative that you rely on their fire-type parent or other experienced fire user to help you. The problem is that while we can train our pokémon to understand and use their element as best as we can, we’re still only human with (presumably) no actual, inherent ability to control flame. It would be like if a slowpoke tried to teach another slowpoke how to talk; we just don’t have that nearly instinctive understanding of the elements or how to control them.

However, pokémon do. While it’s true (and quite obvious, as you’ve noticed) that not all of them are born with complete control over their elements, they eventually gain that understanding as they grow and unlock their full abilities and powers. Thus, a pokémon who’s managed to reach their final evolution (or who is at least several years older than a hatchling) would logically understand their element better than any human ever can. Or in other words, you and your charmander might not know how to control fire, but your charizard certainly does.

Explain the situation to your charizard (yes, it will understand) and set up a specific time to have it train your charmander every day. Given the immediacy of the situation and the danger fire presents, I would actually recommend setting up a training session that goes for as long as your charmander can handle—that is, at least and absolutely not less than one hour a day. As your charmander gains better mastery over fire, you can reduce this training time down to the standard hour-per-day most pokémon train for, if either your charmander or your charizard wish. Also, ensure these sessions happen in an open area with very little brush or other plant life that could catch on fire. Empty parking lots might be a good idea if you can’t reserve a battlefield at your local pokémon center. Bring with you fireproof targets (cinderblocks, bricks, or rocks will do, and keep in mind you can request such targets if you’re working at a pokémon center), and once the training grounds are set up, step back and let your charizard take it from there.

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

Bill you should take lanette out for lunch

Oh, I do.

Platonically.

Whenever he feels guilty about doing something incredibly dangerous. —LH

That’s not true! Sometimes I only pretend I’m guilty, but actually, I just want to discuss our research. —Bill

And by research, you mean our shared interests, how we’re doing, and anything else besides our actual jobs? —LH

…sociological research. —Bill