Tag: clefairy

Hi Bill it’s me again, the anon whose town is experiencing a sudden Clefairy infestation. Supposing Miltank *were* to start going missing, what would be the wisest course of action in that situation? Just, you know, asking out of curiosity

That depends. If there are just a lot of clefairy, I would advise calling in a professional poison- or steel-type specialist, just to discourage the colony from making contact with the miltank. If there are a lot of clefairy and strange lights in the sky at night, I would advise calling your local equivalent of the FBI. I’ve been told that they have agents who may or may not be interested in that sort of thing. Usually paired with agents who are decidedly not.

Hi Bill! Perhaps you can help me with something of a problem? Although, in regard to the Aspiring Dark Rookie Trainer’s father, maybe this wouldn’t be so bad. I run a ranch north of Tohjo Falls, and the Eevee family is kind of our signature. While my partners (a male Jolteon and female Umbreon) are only responsible for a handful of the Eevee produced, about 70% of the pups are evolving into Umbreon, even outside normal conditions. Some of my…less pleased clients are threatening to sue. Thoughts?

Hmm. It’s extremely rare, but there are cases in which eevee that are comfortable and raised in a fairly safe and consistent environment (meaning, there are no particular controllable factors that would affect their evolution present) will be “locked” genetically. That is to say, if one or both parents are eeveelutions, one parent will pass down genes that will essentially choose which evolution an eevee will undergo pre-birth.

There are ways to counter this, however. Usually, the introduction of another environmental factor will knock their pups’ genetics “off balance” so to speak, just enough to allow them to access all of their potential evolutions again. So for example, you could plant a thunder stone near the parents’ burrow, in a place the eevee themselves can’t access but just close enough to allow the stone’s radiation to seep into the nesting ground. Alternatively, samples of moss or ice rock or the other evolution stones will work.

Also, because you live in the mountains, you may wish to keep an eye out for clefairy. While eevee don’t evolve via moon stone, high exposure to fragments of moon stone (otherwise known as moon shards) can sometimes influence an eevee into evolving into an umbreon, regardless of the time of day, so long as its other requirement of closeness with a trainer is met. Clefairy often collect moon shards to build their own moon stones, so if you happen to see a clefairy nearby, there’s a good chance there’s a moon shard cache (along with a clefairy colony) nearby too. These are just as rare as the above possibility, especially if you live in an area that hasn’t seen a clefairy colony before, but given how capricious clefairy can be and given the possibility that the recent bizarre weather we’ve been having could very well have carried moon shards down the mountains, it’s still worth looking into. Should you have a clefairy invasion on your hands, calling in a trainer or few should help clear that up. As in, a sufficient number of humans heading directly towards a clefairy cache will often encourage the colony to pick up and leave on their own.

Best of luck!

Hey Bill, groups of Clefairy have started gathering in my neighborhood recently. Last night my Riolu was acting very anxious and didn’t want to go outside to do his business. I went out to check what was wrong, and a trio of Elgyem were eating fruit from my sitrus tree! I’ve never seen Elgyem around here before. Also, my friend swears he saw a whole bunch of Beheeyem flashing their lights over an empty field the other night when he was driving home. Should I be worried?

Sounds like a normal Monday to me, actually.

I mean, unless you don’t live near Mt. Moon. Then maybe it’s a cause for mild concern. And even then, you really don’t need to worry unless your town starts missing miltank.

I literally can’t tell whether or not you’re being flippant… —LH

For once, I’m not! —Bill

Are elgyem and beheeyem really from other worlds? What about cleffa or lunatone & solrock, and what about deoxys? Is this proof of extraterrestrial life? Could there be another world out there that evolved pokemon, and could it be habitable for us???

Of these, deoxys technically is from space but not from another world. It’s simply an extraterrestrial virus that mutated after exposure to certain types of radiation in space. (We know this via computer simulations and a digital analysis of samples taken from an inactive deoxys core.) Of course, the specific origins of said virus aren’t known, but it’s likely it simply came to be on the surface of an asteroid.

As for the others, that entirely depends on which theories you follow, as this is actually a matter of heated debate among scientists—particularly when it comes to the cleffa line. The most popular theory states that the elgyem line is indeed extraterrestrial in nature, as its appearance in Unova was abrupt and confined to one area.

Regarding cleffa, if it had indeed been extraterrestrial, it came here thousands if not millions of years ago, as clefairy colonies are well-established and often ancient (albeit extremely difficult to find). And lunatone and solrock are thought to either be sentient meteorites or mutated (and thus inactive) evolution stones, depending on whom you ask in the scientific community.

Personally, though, and in regards to your last question, I believe that even if these pokémon didn’t actually come from space (although I also admit that I believe they did), statistically speaking, there’s no doubt there are inhabitable worlds out there—and, perhaps, extraterrestrial pokémon. It simply wouldn’t make sense for there to be a great vastness that only developed one instance of life, to be frank.

In a few weeks I’ll be looking after my sister’s clefairy while she’s busy moving. Do you have any advice for looking after a clefairy?

Well, first and foremost, never let a clefairy anywhere near your research equipment.

(I … what? —LH

It’s valid advice! —Bill)

In all seriousness, it’s important to know first how your sister cares for her clefairy normally and stick to those routines. Clefairy are highly intelligent, extremely curious, and slightly mischievous pokémon, and if you deviate from their routine and pamper them in the slightest, they’ll attempt to take advantage of that. Write down everything your sister tells you and stick as closely to that as possible. Most importantly, never let your guard down. Clefairy are cute, they know this, and they will take the first opportunity they can get to disappear on you if you take your eyes off them for a moment.

That having been said, remember that clefairy are heavily influenced by the moon. If your sister’s clefairy is staying with you for more than a month, be prepared to allow it outside for its monthly moon ritual (an energetic dance beneath the light of the full moon). If you have any other pokémon or soft toys, it’s important to have them ready, as clefairy often seek warm, soft things to cuddle next to after it wears itself out from its dancing. Otherwise, a soft bed—preferably one with plenty of blankets it can burrow into—will do just fine to make it feel comfortable.

Additionally, clefairy are predominantly cave pokémon, so they can be kept occupied with boxes or special “clefairy trees,” or scratching posts with multiple branches. If you don’t wish to buy a clefairy tree just for this stay (which is understandable), be sure to keep an eye on your sister’s clefairy to keep it from climbing your furniture and burrowing into your laundry piles. If you can get a few cardboard boxes your sister won’t need for packing, this should be enough to keep her clefairy in line. You likely won’t need to trim your clefairy’s nails (which is an ordeal), but definitely be warned that some clefairy will claw at furniture. Supply your sister’s with soft toys to keep it from doing this. Finally, jingling toys and shiny, crinkling objects are also excellent ways to keep a clefairy occupied, but ask your sister for her clefairy’s preferences.

On a temporary basis, pokémon in general can be fed kibble, but should you wish to give your sister’s clefairy a treat at all, give it nuts or berries. Don’t feed it fairy cakes. It’s a misconception that they like those, and in any case, you very likely don’t want the resulting sugar rush. Of course, also keep a dish of clean water available for it as well.

In terms of waste elimination, most house clefairy relieve themselves in covered litter boxes, but some have been trained to use toilets. If your sister’s uses a litter box, you should change this daily if possible. If your sister’s is toilet-trained, just be warned that toilet training does not include teaching them how to flush. Be aware that an accident may happen because clefairy, normally timid pokémon, may be alarmed by any change of scenery. Just have patience and let your sister’s know where its litter box (or the toilet) is.

As for cleaning it, clefairy can self-groom, but once a week or if it gets into anything particularly vile, you can give your clefairy a bath in a sink using pokémon soap available at most pokémarts. Some clefairy are also trained to brush their teeth on their own; your sister will likely have a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste specially made for hers that’s part of its routine. If it isn’t, don’t worry about it; clefairy teeth can go for a week without being brushed.

A few notes on some common behaviors: clefairy can largely entertain themselves (especially if you give it boxes), but they also enjoy being petted. If your sister’s nibbles at you, that’s usually a sign that it trusts you, and if it butts its curl against you, that means it likes you enough to mark it as its own. (The curl contains scent glands, much like a cat’s cheeks.) Meanwhile, another common sign to look out for is an uncurled tail, usually in conjunction with paler fur. This is usually a sign that your sister’s clefairy is getting sick, so it’s important to take it to the pokémon center as soon as possible. Finally, if your sister’s clefairy starts vocalizing frequently at night, that’s a good sign that the full moon is approaching or that it’s already here. Let it outside and keep a close eye on it for dancing.

Finally, a warning: a clefairy that gets too comfortable in its new habitat will usually try to nest. That doesn’t mean it’s trying to mate. Rather, it means that the clefairy will assemble materials to fashion for itself a nest—materials that usually include soft objects, such as clothing. Every clefairy has the ability to generate a strong adhesive in the backs of their throats that harden into a crystalline substance when in contact with air. These clefairy then use this substance to glue together materials to form that nest—which is to say that if you start noticing your sister’s clefairy gathering your personal items into a pile, it’s a good idea to keep it from spitting on them and gluing them together. If you can’t stop it from doing this, all pokémarts sell cleaners that can neutralize this substance, but it will still be a bit of a challenge to clean. Don’t lose your temper at your sister’s clefairy (for this or anything else), however. Yelling at a clefairy is a great way to scare it, which then may drive it to hide somewhere in your home or even run away—neither of which will end well for something as small as a clefairy.

But most importantly, never let one anywhere near your electronics. Just … just trust me on that.

Best of luck, anonymous!

Bill what is it about the Eevee line that made you so interested in them? Cuteness? The branched evolutions? And Lanette is the answer that he gives an honest one as far as you can tell?

Well, I must confess that part of it is personal. My mother was a kimono girl, and she had kept her espeon from her days as such. So in truth, I have grown up alongside one of eevee’s evolutions, and many of my fondest memories (as well as those that are … not-so-fond, admittedly) involve that very espeon or the eevee kits she mothered.

Additionally, yes, part of it is for scientific curiosity, as while the general idea of how eevee can have so many alternative evolutions is known, there is still a vast body of questions concerning its genetic code and how many evolutions it actually has. For example, scientists are discovering new evolutions every few years, and we are still not certain as to whether or not eevee can possess an evolution that boasts more than one type.

Not only that, but also, the fact that it accepts evolution so readily makes it an ideal subject for evolutionary scientists in much the same way as the fruit fly has been the subject of much genetic research. Eevee alone has unlocked or may unlock many of the secrets to pokémon evolution that had plagued researchers for centuries.

And finally, how can anyone resist such a cute button nose or those fuzzy ears and tail? Honestly.

All of this is true, although I still question my partner’s opinions. I, for one, can resist eevee’s “cute button nose” and “fuzzy ears and tail” quite easily. Skitty and clefairy are far, far more charming. —LH

I’m sure they are if you enjoy having all your wires chewed up or covered with clefairy’s crystalline spit. —Bill