Tag: leafeon

According to Nurse Joy, there’s nothing physically wrong with my Leafeon, so I started thinking more about what you said. I recently moved to a larger city to go to college, and I moved in with my cousin to avoid paying for a dorm. He’s used to living in cities, so I’m not too worried about that, but I can’t take him to my classes with me, and I still have to do my homework. So I haven’t been hanging out with him as I used to, but my cousin is really sweet and is babying him. What can I do?

You were the anonymous who was concerned about the fact that your leafeon was not photosynthesizing or eating, right? If so, then if you have the suspicion that your cousin is feeding him, then I would recommend being open with your cousin about the situation. Tell them you’re concerned because you’ve noticed leafeon is no longer engaging in his usual feeding habits. Once you establish that you’re concerned about leafeon’s health (and not accusing your cousin of any wrongdoing), simply ask them if they’ve been feeding your pokémon. If the answer is yes, work with your cousin to make sure, for the peace of your own mind, that your leafeon’s nutritional needs are met and allow your cousin to care for him while you’re away. Ensure that babying does not involve spoiling and trust that your cousin is doing their best to help you while you earn your degree.

If you’re also concerned that this may affect your leafeon’s loyalty towards you, it’s true that this may cause leafeon to grow fond of your cousin, especially if you don’t make it clear to him that you’re not abandoning him or giving him away. In order to counteract this, it’s highly recommended that you set aside time, as difficult as it may be, to give your leafeon a proper dose of affection. Insist on being the one to take him to parks or outside, and if he refuses that, be sure to play with him indoors. While, yes, higher education may inundate you with work to the point where you feel overwhelmed, even you need a break now and then, and studies have shown that spending time with pokémon can greatly reduce stress. Even simply an hour will achieve this affect while cementing your relationship with him.

If, however, your cousin is not feeding your leafeon or babying him, there are still the possibilities that your leafeon has grown picky or is stressed out due to a new addition to the household. If neither you nor your cousin have caught new pokémon recently, then consider switching brands of poké kibble. It may even help to make sunning more appealing to him by changing parts of his usual sunbathing spot or routine. Add a bed, place toys within reach, or reward him with either additional treats or affection (in the form of petting, playtime, or brushing—whichever he prefers). In short, tastes and preferences may evolve over time, especially if your leafeon grows accustomed to being babied, so the issue may simply be that your leafeon is telling you he’s bored with his usual routine.

I wish you the best of luck, anonymous, and by all means, please don’t hesitate to come back if none of the above works for you.

Hey, Leafeon use photosynthisis right? I’m starting to get worried because mine never wants to go outside and seems fairly determined to stay as far away from sunlight as possible. At first I thought he just had too much energy or was being stubborn but this has been going on for weeks and he doesn’t want to eat either. What do I do?

First and foremost, this post may be alarming to you on some level, but the important thing is that you refrain from panicking. Your leafeon will improve one way or another, but it will require a bit of effort and observation on your part.

That having been said, there may be a number of things that are preventing your leafeon from maintaining his diet of either sunlight or actual food, but the first thing you should do to rule out a few possibilities is take him to your local pokémon center. Sometimes, these behaviors indicate an illness, an injury, or a digestive blockage, any of which can be resolved by a well-trained Nurse Joy. She can also give you a customized meal plan or routine to help your leafeon get back on track, so to speak.

If the problem is more psychological in nature, then consider the following:

  1. Your leafeon may be under stress due to a new environment. This is especially true if you’ve recently moved to an urban environment. Most grass-types (except those who are also of the poison element) do not do as well in urban environments as they do in more rural areas due to increased air pollution or fewer available spots with an optimal amount of sunlight. If this is the case, find the nearest park to your home and make it a point to take your leafeon there for at least an hour every day. This should be done in addition to feeding your leafeon solid food, as the exposure to sunlight “jumpstarts” his appetite and lifts his morale enough to encourage him to eat.
  2. Alternatively, as an extension to the above, your leafeon may be experiencing stress due to the new environment itself. Increase the amount of time you spend with your leafeon and try to make his new home as happy and comfortable as possible in order to reassure him that he’s safe in your new location. If you have any other pokémon that you’ve raised alongside your leafeon, keep them close to him, including during mealtimes, in order to give him support.
  3. Conversely, if you have new pokémon and you’ve made it a habit to release all of your pokémon from their poké balls at once so they may eat (or photosynthesize, in the case of your leafeon) together, feed your leafeon separately from this pokémon. It’s very likely that your leafeon is uncomfortable with the new addition to your family. When it’s not feeding time, try your best to get your pokémon acclimated to one another before trying to reintegrate your leafeon with your usual feeding routine.
  4. If you don’t normally keep your leafeon in his ball, observe him carefully and be sure he isn’t eating between meals. If your leafeon is eating extra meals, this will cause him to avoid sunlight, as even though it’s true photosynthesis is an entirely different process from heterotrophic nutrition, if your leafeon eats his fill, his stomach will send a signal to his brain that tells him that he no longer needs to gather energy—and thus, doesn’t need to photosynthesize. Observing your leafeon’s behavior will also allow you to monitor whether or not he’s exuding wastes, so it is, in general, a good idea in your case.
  5. If your leafeon is simply picky (that is, he actively refuses sunlight or food by choice), switch his diet. Put him on a different food or kibble until you can find one he likes, never feed him from the table, and try giving him bites of his own food between meals as a reward for tricks or battles well fought. Most importantly, establish a routine and be consistent about it. If your leafeon is simply consciously picky, then that means getting him to eat is a matter of training, just as you would train him for battle. But if you’re consistent about what you do and strict about what you feed him, he’ll eventually learn to eat what you give him when you give it to him. Or he’ll be so weary of you that he’ll go back to photosynthesizing.

That having been said, anonymous, I wish you the best of luck, and may your leafeon get well soon.