Tag: asks

Last year i got a new rockruff puppy who is very affectionate and as they do, he kept rubbing his rocks on me when I come home and, well, it hurts. I have taughttaug to get down when he does this so he doesn’t cause any injury, but now I feel like he thinks he can’t show any kind of affection as he doesn’t come running or seem exited when I show up any more. I wasn’t yelling or angry at him when I was training so I’m worried I’ve offended him accidentally.

You haven’t really offended him. You see, rockruff, as are most dog-like pokémon, are extremely empathetic and loyal. So if you tell your rockruff he’s hurt you, even if he’s young and even if you said it nicely, he’ll immediately assume he did something terrible. In other words, he feels guilty, and he’s likely afraid of hurting you again.

Therefore, what you need to do is simple: teach him how to touch. As gently as you can, reach out for him when you see him and get him to come to you. Pet him gently, then teach him how to avoid rubbing his collar on you. For example, kneel down and have him come at you from the front, using your legs as leverage to reach your face. This may sound complicated, but it’s pretty easy to do if you employ a bit of positive reinforcement. That is, when he comes close and lets you pet him, give him a treat. When he reaches up and places his paws on you in a way you think is fine, give him another treat. Then herd him gently from there and give him treats whenever he successfully shows you affection in ways that don’t hurt you.

But above all else, be patient, as it might be a slow process to teach him. Having a first aid kit nearby may help too.

Best of luck!

Why are Bite and Crunch Dark-type moves? Biting seems like a pretty basic attack, so why aren’t they Normal type?

To put it in short, for the same reason Twineedle is a bug-type move, despite the fact that it’s just the act of stabbing something with a stinger: it’s not just about how basic a move is but also with which element is incorporated into its use. Bite may look like an ordinary bite, but it’s only truly the Bite technique if it also involves imbuing the user’s teeth with dark-type energy. Crunch is the same way but in larger, easier to see doses. (This, plus the fact that the dark type was discovered after Bite’s registration as an officially recognized technique, is why it was originally classified as a normal-type move, by the way.)

Is it possible for a Zorua line member andor Ditto to become permanently stuck in a transformation (or at least choose to stay in one)?

Choose to stay as one? Yes, absolutely. Some shapeshifters have preferred forms, and they’ll attempt to assume these forms whenever possible.

Get permanently stuck as one, however, is a different story, and the answer there is “no.” Such transformations are always conscious for the most part. There’s always something that will trigger a de-transformation, no matter how careful a ditto or zorua/zoroark is.

Hey bill? Recently, 4 of my pokemon have recently developed an interest in each other for mating. the issue? they’re 2 sets of twins: a Gardevoir and Gallade, and 2 Lucario. i’m sure you can see my predicament. Do you know of any ways i can mitigate the chances of the Ralts and Riolu born from their unions having debilitating birth defects from Cross egg group breeding, that doesn’t involve me breaking up these happy couples?

If you mean that the gardevoir and gallade have each taken a lucario each and if this ask is in response to my earlier one today, allow me to clarify.

By “risks,” I don’t mean that an egg will be produced. I actually mean “mating styles and mechanics between egg groups differs so drastically that not only is a fertilized egg out of such a union thoroughly impossible but also it’s likely that someone is going to get injured for even trying.”

Or to put it a little more colorfully, do you know of those stories of humans or pokémon dying because a human got a bit too close to their favorite team members? In certain circumstances, that will happen if incompatible pokémon attempt to mate. Because lucario, gardevoir, and gallade are roughly the same height and mass, you probably won’t have to worry, although lucario are supposedly … energetic when they mate. (So, well. You may need to worry about your gardevoir. Your gallade should be fine.)

If you mean that the twins are attempting to mate within twin pairings, in an incestuous relationship, then my advice would be to introduce more, unrelated pokémon to those pairs. Happy or not, that’s … about as much of a good thing as human twins pairing off.

Best of luck!

Heya Bill. Over the past few days, Sorrel, my Houndoom, has been showing all the signs of impending motherhood. Realistically, the only ‘mon that could be the father is Spruce, my Skuntank. I’d just like to know if there might be any complications, because of the different species.

Actually, no. Pokémon of different species mate all the time with no consequence, sometimes even for generations. It’s only if you cross the barriers between egg groups that you start taking risks.