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Are there any service Pokemon you’d recommend for an autistic person with hyper-sensitive sight and sound issues?

This can sometimes come down to personal preference, anonymous, but there are a number of choices, each sorted by move.

For one, some people with hypersensitivity issues find that using moves like Feather Dance or Cotton Spore effective—the latter especially because it can be done in small doses to create makeshift earmuffs that are effective in filtering sound. To this end, members of the cottonee line are especially popular.

Additionally, others prefer using Teleport to transport themselves to a fixed, calming location. It’s also useful when the person in question is rendered unable to verbalize their need to leave; most pokémon with this move are psychic and thus able to sense their partner’s distress or hear their thoughts. While the abra line are most known for their ability to use Teleport, the ralts line tends to be more popular, especially given ralts’s empathic powers (and kadabra’s tendency to induce headaches).

Other people with hypersensitivity issues prefer using moves such as Wonder Room, which can—depending on the power of the user—be used to create a comforting space anywhere the user’s partner may be. (Some pokémon capable of using this method are trained to keep their spaces small and to custom-tailor each space to suit their partner’s needs. Such spaces can be anywhere from soundless rooms with opaque walls in calming colors to transparent boxes that merely filter sound.) Solosis tends to be popular for this, as it can double as a stim toy if necessary (no, this doesn’t hurt it), but for reasons I admit I’m not sure of, psyduck is just as popular. Apparently, its vacant stare is both hypnotizing and calming.

And then, of course, some people may only need a pokémon that can help them navigate overstimulation without moves. In this case, psychic pokémon are often the best, as they’re capable of helping their partners communicate their needs, and because many psychic-types train through meditation, they often are extremely patient and capable of guiding their humans through similar calming techniques long enough to help them find a safe, calming (physical) place. Medicham is especially popular for this.

So, in short, I suppose it depends on whether you want to filter stimulation, remove yourself from stimulation, or simply have a pokémon who’s calm and reassuring at all times, but there are quite a few options for you, should you need it. Of course, don’t forget to talk to your therapist (if you have one). They may offer suggestions that will fit your specific needs—possibly even suggestions that aren’t listed above.

When I think about it, ‘accidentally’ turning yourself into a pokemon via a teleporter related accident seems like a great way to get out of watching Binaclebob Trapezoidpants.

You would think so, anonymous, but unfortunately, the way my partner administers Binaclebob Trapezoidpants makes it unfortunately difficult to get out of watching it.

For those curious, my account has a rather … unique feature due to a few prior incidents in which I may or may not have been found staring at a certain meowth-themed website for hours on end after late-night coding sessions. To put it as simply as possible, this feature is essentially a failsafe or an emergency button: whenever the other administrators agree that I may need a break, they lock my administrator’s panel until I fulfill certain requirements to prove I’m rested enough to resume work.

Or at least that’s what it’s supposed to do. In practice, the other administrators mostly use it to make me watch children’s cartoons of questionable taste whenever I make somewhat equally questionable decisions.

This, of course, is a tangent, but that’s just to say that if anything, being trapped in the body of something too short to reach the mouse (and thus control when the videos begin and end) actually makes things worse.

Again … not that I have any experience with this whatsoever.

Hey Bill, could you go into more detail on your last subject? Interested in hearing more. Thanks!

Well, I admit I’m not entirely sure what to say about mega evolution that I haven’t already said, although I’d be more than happy to share specifics about mega evolution power levels.

Bill, this was sent eight hours before your latest post. I guarantee this isn’t what they’re talking about. —LH

Well, it certainly can’t be about things I most definitely do not have any personal experience with. —Bill

I’ve read that when glalie mega evolves, its jaw breaks, and people think aerodactyl is vicious because mega evolution causes it pain. Many other pokemon also go into an unstoppable rage and only think about the battle and will sometimes turn even on their own trainer. What is the general concensus when it comes to mega evolution? What are your thoughts? Is mega evolution cruel?

As a note, anonymous, mega glalie’s jaw doesn’t break—otherwise, it would have a difficult time reforming after it comes out of its mega-evolved state!

I bring this up because for whatever reason (likely due to the work of Team Plasma or People for the Ethical Treatment of All Pokémon), it’s becoming popular opinion that mega evolution is physically traumatic. However, nothing can be further from the truth because mega evolution is simply another form of evolution. Thus, pokémon really don’t experience physical trauma; their bodies simply undergo a rapid metamorphosis just like most pokémon do when they ordinarily evolve.

However, it’s true that the surge in power can overwhelm a pokémon and drive them berserk—or at least this is true for pokémon experiencing mega evolution for the first time. The more a pokémon trains in and out of its mega evolved form, the easier it will be for them to retain their usual personality.

This is why—up until recently, I suppose—mega evolution was thought to be something only a highly skilled trainer can achieve. Only talented trainers, or at least humans with uniquely strong bonds with their pokémon, can handle the initial shock a novice to mega evolution experiences.

I suppose that would be my view as well. It’s not necessarily cruel, anonymous, but it can be initially dangerous. On the other hand, once a pokémon masters mega evolution, it can unlock a world of potential within itself.

Hey Bill, what would happen if someone could transform into a pokemon? What would it be like? Do you retain your intelligence? Do you get all the pokemons instincts? Do you risk being caught? Will other pokemon think your one of them?

I feel like it would be an exceedingly bad idea if I responded to this, but … fine.

As a disclaimer, I’d imagine that there are a number of ways one could transform into a pokémon, and each one may carry its own unique … consequences. For example, if you transformed via extreme psychic exertion, immediate resurrection, or just plain magic like some folklore and urban myths about the origins of certain pokémon imply, that would be entirely different than, say, accidentally merging yourself with your test clefairy via a teleportation experiment gone horribly awry. Which, as we all know, I would know nothing about.

Regardless, I’ll do my best to keep my speculation as general as possible.

For the most part, the one thing humans have over pokémon is will. It’s why pokémon turn to us for training; we’re simply inordinately tenacious. For this reason, I’d imagine—because I certainly don’t have experience in this matter whatsoever—that if a human were to become a pokémon, then yes, they would retain their intelligence. Even in situations where (hypothetically speaking) it would actually be more like the human and the pokémon were sharing a body, it’s very likely that the human would largely be in control during those situations, due to their generally stronger will. I’d imagine that you would still hear your pokémon’s thoughts, but they would simply be more or less another voice in your head that would be somewhat distracting in your efforts to undo such an unfortunate situation, but it wouldn’t necessarily be unmanageable.

You could, of course, also gain a pokémon’s instincts at first because the entire situation would be rather jarring and confusing until you grow used to your body, so if you, say, merged with a clefairy, you may find yourself oddly skittish, repulsed by loud noises, and brimming with energy under full moons until you learn to ignore certain unpleasant sensations. On the positive side, grasping your pokémon-based powers and techniques may come easier than one would think, as those tend to rely on instinct and intuition more than anything else. (On that note, I would imagine that Metronome would be a terrible thing to experiment with, but I would know nothing about this.)

Now, when it comes to being caught, in theory, because you share a genetic code with actual pokémon, yes, a poké ball may just work on you, which is why it is likely of the utmost importance that you establish that you are not, in fact, a pokémon, usually by simply speaking to any approaching trainer (such as the young trainers who have, in this hypothetical situation, managed to break into your lab at a highly convenient time).

As for other pokémon, it really depends. Your own will likely recognize you by scent (that and you would presumably tell them of your situation). Wild pokémon may not be so discerning. Some may be confused if they can smell the human in you, but others—especially bird pokémon such as fearow—may only see you as a pokémon (which would be rather unfortunate if you happened to mess up an entirely unrelated experiment and merged yourself with its primary food source, rattata … which, again, I would know nothing about).

On the positive side, generally speaking, a number of your senses may be sharper, and you will temporarily gain a unique perspective (pun most definitely intended). On the negative side, the actual transformation process may sting a bit, the act of getting used to your body will likely be awkward, and the journey towards restoring yourself may be tedious and require bribing young trainers.

Again. Not that I would know anything about this.

Hey bill, ever since I’ve moved to alola, my gardevoir has been having trouble with the heat, it seems that her dress is heating her up. Is there an alternative such as shortening her dress or replacing it to reduce how quickly she heats up?

Do not cut a gardevoir’s dress! I apologize, anonymous, but what many people often perceive as being a dress are actually skin flaps designed to protect a gardevoir’s fragile legs. Cutting these skin flaps may result in severe bleeding, and it will certainly result in intense pain.

That having been said, what you can do is ensure your gardevoir is well-hydrated and help her acclimate by providing her with plenty of shade until she adjusts to Alola’s tropical environments. You may also be able to clip a gardevoir’s dress back by using soft bands or ribbon to gather her skirt behind her, much like a ponytail. Alternatively, you may also wish to teach her ice-type moves, such as Ice Punch or Icy Wind. Generating either will create a short blast of cold air that she can summon at any time to cool herself off.

But really, the most important thing to keep in mind is hydrating, as when it comes to that at the very least, a gardevoir’s body works the same as a human’s: the more water she drinks, the easier it will be for her to regulate her temperature.

Best of luck, anonymous!

They recently opened a water park in Mauville, Hoenn but they have banned all electric type Pokémon from being within the park (ironic conferring the gym leader, Watson is an electric type gym leader…) what’s your opinion on that?

On the one hand, I can understand why it would need to be done, given the fact that I doubt anyone would like to deal with the legal repercussions of allowing a mass electrocution to take place every time an electric-type got overly excited.

On the other, given that I’m not very fond of amusement parks in general, I also feel that having a water park in the first place, as opposed to finding a more practical use for the land, to be rather pointless.