Tag: asks

Which Pokémon do you think would be good for a treasure hunting scuba diver? I can’t swim or anything so it’s not for me, but I’m interested in what you’d think. Personally I think Lanturn could help because of the light they give. Suicune could purify the water, but of course, catching legends is morally and ethically and generally Not Good.

Lanturn is indeed an excellent choice, particularly if trained to light up when it finds something. Because its light is so intense, it’s possible to use a team of lanturn to minimize the amount of time a human needs to dive (or fish) by having them do all the hunting and signal to the surface when they find something. Starmie can be used for the same purpose, but in both cases, be sure that their abilities aren’t Illuminate. The last thing you want is to attract more pokémon during their hunt.

Alternatively, strangely enough, magikarp might be handy in this case. Most water-dwelling pokémon leave them alone (either because they aren’t worthy prey or because they often evolve into gyarados mid-hunt), and magikarp are hardy enough to survive in the roughest territory—including anywhere treasure might be.

If your treasure-hunting friend is interested in accompanying their pokémon on a dive, use literally any pokémon that can use Dive. Mantine tend to be popular in Johto for this, as are dewgong and many starters. You may also wish to consider something capable of battling (such as bruxish or gyarados) to protect yourself from wild water pokémon.

Legendaries, of course, aren’t particularly recommended, not because they shouldn’t be caught but instead because many of them possess abilities that will be useless for treasure hunting at best. At worst, they might actually inadvertently kill you.

Hey Bill, restaurant owner here. some time ago this trainer and his friend came in and the kid’s pikachu drank the entire bottle of ketchup at their table. I gotta know, is it safe, or even healthy for a pikachu to do that? I try to stay up to date on Pokemon Dietary limits. Also, a trainer came in with a kirlia that wouldn’t touch anything Sugary and thinks she’s diabetic. is it possible? she’s a good trainer, but i wanna know for her sake so i can include diabetic friendly options on my menu.

It’s safe, sure, but it’s not exactly healthy. To pikachu, ketchup is essentially candy. It’s not particularly nutritious, and it’s possible to have too much—which, incidentally, would result in more of a stomachache than anything dangerous. Just be sure pikachu don’t get access to more than one bottle, and your customers (and your budget, for that matter) should be fine.

Additionally, yes, any pokémon can have diabetes, including this kirlia. However, most pokémon should actually avoid sugar either way (as too much sugar can result in a whole host of complications other than diabetes, including kidney issues), so it would indeed be worth it to introduce reduced sugar or sugar-free options on your menu. If it helps, to a pokémon, sweet berries are about as effective of a substitute sweetener as one would think.

I was doing my Island Challenge, but when Illima asked if I was ready, I said “Yes Ma’am” and then the assistant (they guys in the light blue that also guard the gates.) whispered to me that Illima was actually a guy. I got nervous and ran away. I haven’t talked to her in a week. That pink hair fooled me! How was I supposed to know he was a guy? How should I apologize?

Apologize, use Illima’s preferred pronouns, and move on.

I admit that I don’t know whether or not Illima is cis (I don’t know any of the trial captains that well, barring Sophocles), but if Illima isn’t, then making a show of it, for lack of a better term, may actually make things worse, even if you have good intentions. It can be embarrassing or even traumatic, and it most certainly calls more attention to someone’s gender than one would feel comfortable with. Meanwhile, if he’s actually cis, making a show of it won’t exactly be uncomfortable for the same reasons, but it will still be extremely awkward to call attention to how a person presents themselves.

So the best course of action in this case is to simply make an effort to refer to Illima with the pronouns he prefers (or they prefer, perhaps) and proceed normally. Perhaps also apologize for running off as well but don’t go too deeply into why. Just say that it was rude of you and that you’d like to have another go at his trial. And, well, refer to him with “sir” this time if that’s what Illima would like you to do.

Best of luck!

Hey bill, its the trainer with the midnight form Lycanrock. I did find an alternative outlet for his energy and you are not going to believe what it was. Cleaning, he enjoys cleaning. He seems to trust me a little more. But he has some other behaviors that confuse me, whenever I’m sitting on the couch he’ll bring pillows and blankets to put around me. I also took him with me to my last doctors app. And he tried to bite the doctor, but I am able to put more energy into battles now.

Well! It’s good to hear your question has largely been resolved, anonymous. And regarding his tendency to brimg you pillows and so forth, it sounds like your lycanroc is simply happiest in domestic situations. (The part about biting his doctor is actually perfectly normal for a midnight lycanroc.) So long as he’s happy and channeling his energy into something constructive, that’s really all that matters.

Why can linoone only run in straight lines? If, hypothetically, you gave a running linoone a gentle push to divert it, would it keep running or would it have to stop and recalibrate?

This can be blamed entirely on its physical structure, anonymous. Linoone’s body is long and thin, and its legs are extremely short. Both of these in combination make maneuvering at high speeds extremely difficult; if it tries to turn, it runs a risk of tripping over itself or otherwise injuring itself in the effort. So instead, it picks the easiest direction to run in, which just happens to be straight.

As for your other question, that depends on the linoone. Some will stop and turn, others will stop and lash out at you for bothering them, and a small percentage (of not terribly bright linoone that are trying their best nonetheless) will keep on running in the direction that you’ve chosen for them.

Which is to say, please don’t nudge your linoone.

I want a Gengar, but I’m nervous about trading him away and back in case he hates me! It would be to my best friend (who has a graveller as it turns out) I don’t know even how to approach it with him… he seems eager to evolve (and keeps drawing himself as a gengar with loads of hearts) but I don’t think he knows how? Is there anything else I can do? Do the trading machines have a way to be changed so the radiation makes him evolve without trading him? I don’t understand the process at all…

Unfortunately, it’s not just the radiation that triggers a trade evolution but also the act of modifying a pokémon’s “data” (in the process of changing its trainer information). The only other option is to wait a bit and perhaps your haunter will evolve naturally if it’s old enough to do so, but given the strength of his interest and your friend’s willingness to help (not to mention their partner’s willingness to evolve), it’s perhaps better to go through with the trade.

One way to make it easier on your haunter is by being upfront with him about it. Show him the trading machine and explain how it will work for him. Show him a few videos. Introduce him to your friend and their graveler and have him spend time with them. Haunter are fairly intelligent, so even if this sounds complicated, yours will understand more than you might think.

Also, tell him your exact plan. Emphasize how long the process will be, and make it clear that you’re not giving him up. When the time comes, try to keep him in his poké ball until he’s back in your possession to minimize his feeling of being abandoned. The evolution will take place once he’s released, even if you change his trainer’s data back to you. Afterwards, be sure to take him out for a treat, just in case you do have to apologize.

Best of luck!

Can pokemon have pigment mutations that result in colors other than the standard shiny coloration? I think I heard about melanistic and albino pokemon, but other than that, could you end up with, say, a blue chimchar? What decides what color a shiny will end up?

Regarding the first question, well … no. Just as humans can’t have grass-green skin, pokémon colors are pretty set. Even in the most extreme cases, such as the rare purple kecleon, the pigmentation involved is actually just a mutation of a possible color palette for that species. (In kecleon’s case, its purple color is actually a mutation that causes pigments from its stripe to color the whole specimen.

As for what determines a shiny’s color, it’s the same thing as what determines the color of a standard form, really: genetics. Think of it like this: shiny pokémon are to standard colorations as green-eyed humans are to those with practically any other color.

The daycare in Solaceon town was taking care of my Swablu for a while, but when I came back for her I discovered that she had forgotten Sing in exchange for natural cure. This made me pretty annoyed, but what even is the daycare protocol for a Pokémon learning a new move? Can the daycare let her forget moves without notifying me?

Unfortunately yes. You see, the daycare owners aren’t actually training your pokémon; rather, they’re letting them roam about a field alongside other pokémon. They are, of course, feeding and caring for your pokémon and ensuring that they don’t run away or injure each other, but the point is, no formal training is involved. So consequently, except for Alola’s daycare (which is actually just a breeding facility), pokémon are allowed to spar and interact with one another, which could result in not only added experience but also the learning (and unlearning) of moves. Typically, daycare owners don’t keep track of this unless the new move is particularly destructive and has posed a danger either to the user or the other charges.

In short, the daycare owners aren’t to blame here, I’m afraid. It’s just that your swablu has been particularly precocious.