Do you have any advice on taking care of a Komala? I just got one and named him Eeyore

While I admit I’m curious about the choice of naming a komala Eeyore (given that this is a nickname more commonly given to mudbray), taking care of your new teammate should be relatively easy, @ronnoc32122. Komala sleep most of the day and thus need little in the way of entertainment or enrichment. Simply give yours a sturdy place to rest, plenty of food (either kibble or fresh vegetables—whichever you can keep) and water within reach, and regular baths and exercise (when he’s conscious and you can), and he should be able to take care of himself.

Also, beware of mold. If his log starts growing anything other than moss, you’ll need to shave it, or cut off the moldy or rotting bits. Don’t try to replace Eeyore’s log outright unless you can acclimate him to a different log first.

Best of luck, and congratulations on your new komala!

Bill, why is it that the shiny variant of komala only exhibits alternate coloration on it’s held log, as opposed to the komala itself? I’d assume the logs aren’t uniform as is, since they’re given to young komala by their perpetually sleeping parents? Do true shiny komala exist?

In answer to your last question … surprisingly no. The komala itself is largely uniform in color, and any variations in pelt shade are actually the result of differences in melanin for the individual, rather than in genetics for its entire family.

As for why some komala parents give their children differently colored logs than others, researchers aren’t quite sure, but it’s known that the pink log comes from a species of tree known to produce sugary, perfectly edible sap. For this reason, it’s theorized that pink logs are given to komala that have difficulty eating at first, to encourage them to feed. (The normal variation of log comes from some of the most common trees of komala’s native habitats.)

…how a komala’s equally comatose parents can tell when their offspring is struggling to eat, however, is the part that’s anyone’s guess.

Komala

Komala
The Drowsing Pokémon
Type: Normal
Official Registration #: 775
Entry: A small, koala-like pokémon native to tropical regions. This pokémon is in a perpetual state of total slumber. It’s born asleep, clinging to a log given to it by its sleepwalking parents, and everything it does from that point until the moment it dies is really the effects of komala’s tossing and turning in its sleep. Given that this also includes mating, battling, and controlling its fine motor skills, this may just make komala the most talented pokémon in existence, a creature worthy of even an abra’s envy.

My Komala lost her stump and I was wondering if it is possible to get a new one for her as she is very distressed!!!

Absolutely, but it must be done as soon as possible. Komala require many hours of sleep a day—hence why they’re very rarely seen awake. Some pokémarts in the Alola region will stock “komala pillows,” which are specially crafted items meant to be roughly the size, weight, hardness, and texture of the average komala log. These can be used until you can find a suitable replacement of real wood. Alternatively, simply go out and cut a piece of wood roughly the size and shape of her original stump if you can recall it. Bringing your komala out during this process will guarantee that you’ll cut a piece she finds suitable.

Good luck, anonymous.