This is Bill we’re talking about, anonymous. If you don’t have a crush on him, you’re either:
A. A system admin who has already been through The Phase.
B. From Kanto or Johto but decidedly not attracted to men or the sort of people who are really into steampunk cosplay.
C. Related to Bill.
D. Not from Kanto or Johto and also not well-versed in news related to tech, science, or pokémon.
E. The girl who works at that one flower shop in North Goldenrod.
Oh, that last one hurts. —Bill
Lyra, when did you get a new account?
Quite frankly, these are perhaps the best nicknames I have ever heard for a samurott and lucario.
Okay, but hear me out:
Science.
You can’t use that as an excuse for everything, Bill! —LH
There are several different conspiracy theories about Unova being completely unable to leave its species of frog-like pokémon alone. Could you be more specific?
(Is it the one about chemical testing affecting tympole sexuality? The one in which Unova is attempting to synthesize hallucinogens from tympole’s poisonous mucus again? Or something else?)
Actually, no. A lop-ear vaporeon’s ear can still drain just as a normal vaporeon’s ear will.
However, that doesn’t mean that lop-ear in eevee isn’t a cause for concern. While water can drain rather easily from a vaporeon’s ear (Note: It might not for eevee, however, so please be careful about letting your lop-eared eevee swim), bacteria is an entirely different story, and lop-ear is a prime breeding ground for microorganisms due to the fact that the opening is held against the head (thus providing warm, moist shelter). This means that all members of the eevee family except flareon are highly susceptible to ear infections, so eevee with lop-ear must be checked regularly for any issues.
As a note, the reason why flareon is exempt here is because it possesses the capability of raising its body temperature (and withstanding higher temperatures) than is viable for most strains of bacteria that would cause infection in its cousins and preevolution. For this reason, flareon is actually resistant to most ailments, simply by virtue of simulating an intensely high fever for a short period of time.
For all others, especially the fragile leafeon and the normally aquatic vaporeon, it’s important to keep your pokémon’s ears clean, check inside their ears regularly for any signs of dirt or pus, and keep an eye on your eevee or eeveelution for signs of infection (lack of coordination or balance, fever, pain, difficulty hearing, and so forth).
I only did that once, and it was sent to my past self so we could test the time machine we had just built.
You say that as if that’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for breaking the laws of physics. —LH
That is a perfectly reasonable explanation for breaking the laws of physics! —Bill
Not entirely painful, no. It’s simply uncomfortable because the skin beneath is tender, and the displeasure is meant to encourage an arbok to shed. Still, the vulnerability that a pokémon experiences as they shed their skin, as well as the tenderness of their new skin, is very much liable to make them irritable and defensive. However, rest assured this is perfectly natural. All you need to do is keep an eye on your arbok and make sure he’s in a comfortable environment (that is, his normal requirements, plus perhaps a rock or rough surface to rub against). Pay particular attention to how much water he has; it’s vital that an arbok remain hydrated throughout the shedding process.
Also, check in with him regularly to see how his shedding is going. If it seems like he’s struggling to remove some part of his skin, you may help him by gently rubbing that skin towards the tail with a damp paper towel until it falls off. Just be sure that your arbok will allow you to do this first, of course. You may wish to communicate clearly (by telling him) what you intend on doing, just to avoid startling him.
Best of luck!
These would be a bit difficult to have, considering the fact that Ultra Beasts aren’t supposed to exist in this world to begin with and are often captured to be sent back to their home dimensions to avoid disrupting the balance of our universe and therefore unraveling all existence.
But yes, a service poipole or kartana would be quite cute.
It is, in part thanks to more aggressive anti-poaching practices in the region. Remember, everyone: if you must obtain a bulbasaur from a person, be sure to do so only from a certified breeder, shelter, or pokémon professor.
That having been said, I quite agree with you on the subject of bulbasaur, but perhaps I’m a little biased. Other than eevee, I maintain that bulbasaur is the best starter, and anyone who disagrees would be welcome to meet the fully evolved starter with the best disposition I’ve ever met.
Bill, your venusaur is that well-behaved because it’s unconscious for half the day and eating for the other half. —LH
Resting, Lanette. He’s just resting. It’s not easy being a guard pokémon. —Bill
Considering you live in a remote corner of Kanto? I’m sure it isn’t. —LH
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