Absolutely. It’s a common misconception that absol bring disaster; however, what they’re actually doing is merely warning us of it. They just often have … rather inconvenient timing, I’m afraid.
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So my friend wanted to turn his haunter into a gengar, so I helped him with the trade, and when his gengar evolved and we tried trading back gengar completely rejected my friend for trading him in the first place. Now I have an extremely depressed gengar haunting my home. I don’t mind caring for him, it’s just that I don’t know how to connect with him. Whenever his original trainer comes over he basically becomes a poltergeist and knocks things over and causes destruction. What can I do
You may wish to mediate between your friend and his gengar. It seems that the gengar may be going through emotional turmoil because he believes he’s been betrayed by his former trainer (for lack of a way of putting that without sounding dramatic), so it’s extremely important that you help your friend to convince his gengar that he didn’t abandon him. Perhaps explaining to this gengar that it was to help him evolve will do, but if you’ve already done that, a live demonstration via a battle may allow this gengar to understand.
More than that, remind your friend’s gengar of the bond he shared with his trainer. This may be a painful step, so never do it without the trainer present and supporting you. Have your friend bring some of gengar’s favorite things along, and have him apologize and use those things as a peace offering.
It will take some time and a considerable amount of effort, but the main goal is essentially to repair the relationship between your friend and his gengar. In order to do that, remember that you should be the bridge for communication. Create a comfortable space and do your best to keep everyone calm and in conversation with one another.
Best of luck, anonymous!
Hello, readers!
It’s been quite a while, and we thank you kindly for your patience.
In honor of Halloween (and to clear as many asks as possible from our drafts folder), we’ve decided to post 24+ of the most interesting asks concerning dark- or ghost-type pokémon we’ve yet to answer as a bit of a treat for bearing with us so far.
That’s a full day of dark- and ghost-type asks, so be sure to check our archive if you’ve missed any!
Thank you, and happy Halloween!
—LH
Hey Bill. Is it true that sunlight can make Mimikyu very ill? Y’see I have one going to hatch soon, and I’m worried about my partner getting sick. Will its disguise be enough to protect it or should I take extra precaution when having Mimikyu around with me outside its Poke Ball, especially in battle, during daytime?
It is and it isn’t true, anonymous. It’s true in the sense that, yes, mimikyu become weakened through prolonged exposure to light. However, it’s not true in that they hardly get as sick as the rumors claim. Likewise, yes, the disguise seems to help shelter mimikyu, although they will still likely be uncomfortable with bright sunlight. My advice is to test your mimikyu. If it simply seems bothered, try acclimating it to sunlight gradually, just as you would acclimate a pokémon to a new home or a new team member. (That is, create a comfortable space, start off with short bursts of exposure, then gradually work your way up.)
If, however, your mimikyu seems panicked or particularly sickened, you may wish to use your mimikyu in short battles or rely mostly on the rest of your team.
whenever my mimikyus costume “busts” my pikachu spends all the time it takes til its fixed helping mimikyu make it look good again. the first time her costume busted my mimikyu cried and pikachu hated that so now they have some together time fixing it! just wanted everyone to know the mimikyu and pikachu rivalry is merely depending on the specific pokemon, but they really can get along just fine!!
This is indeed very true, anonymous, especially when it comes to tamed mimikyu and pikachu. Oftentimes, tamed pokémon will recognize their relationship as a sort of family to each other over inherent rivalries, so even supposed mortal enemies such as mimikyu and pikachu can get along quite well if their trainer understands how to meet their needs equally (both physically and in terms of affection) and provide them with a comfortable setting to interact.
not a question, but i thought it was cute. my mimikyu is absolutely enamored with my flygon, going as far as changing her outfit to look like flygon. well flygon was so flattered she and i made her a mimikyu costume! so now all of my team is making costumes representing each other. i have a sylveon in a serperior costume, serperior in a raichu costume, raichu in a sylveon costume, and a swampert who wants nothing to do with any of this
This is quite adorable, and you’re very lucky to have a wonderful and creative team, anonymous. Thank you for sharing!
how do we know what gender mimikyu is if looking under its costume can make you die of shock?
Mimikyu will often attempt to mimic pikachu of their chosen gender. So if you look very closely, a female mimikyu will often be holding a stick with a notch in it, if she doesn’t apply makeup to her costume. (Some mimikyu use cartoon pikachu as their models.) Male mimikyu will conversely look for the stick with the cleanest end possible.
So uh… I just read that the flame on a litwick is burnt by fuel of the life energy of Pokémon or people… now I don’t believe my litwick steals the life force of me or my team… but her light is always on… should I be worried she’s killing us or going out at night and killing others?
No need to worry, anonymous! It’s merely a myth that litwick need large sources of life force to survive. Very likely, your litwick is simply feeding on the smaller insects, mites, and other vermin that may be inhabiting your home. Perhaps also your houseplants.
Bill, I’m not sure this is at all reassuring… —LH
So, I was at the Opéra de Lumiose to see La Bohème, and in the middle of the show, a large chandelure dropped from the ceiling onto the audience. I’ve seen the opera before, but I don’t remember that being a part of it. Is this normal behaviour for chandelures? Mine has rarely done such things.
Well, for older, European opera houses (such as the Opéra de Lumiose), it’s not exactly a common occurrence, but it is one that isn’t unheard of. Places such as those tend to attract a lot of litwick and their evolutions, and some individuals may get more restless or mischievous the more people are there to surprise.
As with most ghost-types, tamed chandelure are often less likely to engage in this kind of behavior, as training will naturally help a ghost-type wean off this need to scare others. The reason why is because the need to scare is often linked to either a ghost-type’s hunting techniques (as startled prey is easier to disable and feed on) or a ghost-type’s need for enrichment. Steady diets and a reliable source of both entertainment and mental engagement typically satisfy a ghost-type’s needs, so you will rarely see haunting behavior from a trained ghost-type except in mild examples or in cases of neglect.
In short, it’s not surprising that a chandelure dropped in on the performance (forgive the pun). It’s more surprising that the Opéra de Lumiose has apparently let its litwick infestation go so far as to produce a mischievous chandelure. Normally, one would think an opera house would round up and tame its resident ghost-types as much as possible to avoid interruptions of performances.
But of course, that’s neither here nor there.
My duskull has a habit of trying to scare me and my other Pokémon. Well recently I got a baby wooper and duskull scared her and it made her cry. Duskull has been too upset to scare anyone or get near wooper at all. Is there any way I can make my duskull feel better?
Well, presumably, your duskull understands that its habit of scaring people and pokémon will need to change, which means it may be easier to work with at this point. Thus, your first step is really to train your duskull proper ways to interact with others. Explain to it that approaching others from the front, fully visible, may help reduce its likelihood of accidentally startling or scaring someone. Have it practice, and reward it every time it approaches you without scaring you so it can understand the right and wrong way to approach someone else.
At the same time, check your baby wooper and work with it to introduce it to your other pokémon. Allow it to get comfortable being around others so that when you reintroduce it to your duskull, it will be a bit more used to interacting with other pokémon.
Then, set up an introduction. Provide your pokémon with a safe, comfortable place with toys and distractions. Get your wooper settled in, then bring your duskull over. Reassure your duskull every step of the way, but have both it and your wooper take things slowly, so to speak. If at any point, they seem uncomfortable with each other, immediately withdraw one or both of them, then try again at a later date.
In other words, the easiest solution to making your duskull feel better is to work with it and to prepare it for a gradual reintroduction to your new family member. If your duskull goes into the interaction understanding how to avoid scaring others and if the reintroduction is slow and comfortable for everyone, then your pokémon should have no trouble becoming friends.
Best of luck, anonymous!
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