Tag: lh ask

ooooooo, sounds like Lanette might have a bit of a crush on a Certain Someone

Mirroring that other ask about Steven, to be fair, most people have a crush on that Certain Someone. Or most of us in the administrator circle, as well as half if not all his fans. It’s almost like a rite of passage at this point. At some point, you have a crush on our not-so-fearless leader, and you either get over it and realize he’s just really effortlessly charismatic, or you never really do.

Luckily, either way, he seems completely uninterested in even dealing with that sort of thing, so it’s pretty easy to operate around him without making things awkward. Unless you’re … like someone else who shall remain nameless but is very obvious about his ongoing crush.

As for me, maybe I’m in that group. But mostly, I just think it’s cute that this Certain Someone can make mistakes now and then, because it’s a nice reminder that he’s just as human as the rest of us, and fairies are a nice reminder of that.

Hey LH, I’d like to ask: can you find pearls in Shellder/Cloyster as well as Clamperl? I ask because some divers i talk to swear they find pearls in the corpses of Shellder and CLoyster that died of natural causes, oddly in freshwater lakes, which i don’t buy for a minute. Also, I think i saw a Dratini in my local lake, and would like to befriend the little guy/gal. 1, how do i identify its sex? and 2 any tips on befriending them? If it IS a Dratini and not just a swimming ekans.

On shellder/cloyster pearls: Actually, yes! If any kind of sediment gets into a mollusk pokémon’s shell, it might create a pearl, even if the pokémon in question isn’t a clamperl. It’s just that shellder and cloyster pearls can sometimes be rarer because they’re more aggressive than clamperl, so the only way to get them is either by raising shellder to release their pearls if asked or by harvesting them from already-dead pokémon.

Also, it’s true that shellder and cloyster are normally found in salt water in most regions, but for some reason, Sinnohan shellder and cloyster can sometimes be found in fresh. So if you live in Sinnoh, those are pretty rare pokémon, but it’s not completely odd that the divers you know are finding them in freshwater ponds. If it’s anywhere else, though, that is a bit weird, yes.

On dratini: Well, like most serpentine pokémon, it’s difficult to tell at a glance, especially if you don’t have more than one specimen on hand to compare. But male serpents will normally have thicker tails that taper more dramatically than females. Or in other words, female serpents generally have thinner tails, and you don’t really notice the slope of the taper until the tail just sort of … ends.

When it comes to befriending them, start off by looking as nonthreatening as possible. Sit down if you can, and talk to the dratini in a calm, soothing manner to get its interest. Let it come to you and offer to play with it—again, in as calm and soothing a manner as you can. Dratini are highly intelligent, so they might get what you’re trying to ask them without you having to do much else. Use food and treats as a last resort; you don’t want to accidentally train this dratini to rely on people as a source of food. On the other hand, if you have a pokémon, maybe let your smallest and/or friendliest one out to show this dratini a potential playmate.

And if it’s a swimming ekans … back away from the body of water carefully but quickly.

Lanette, do you know any…. Pokémon contest gossip? I’m certainly no contest star, but I’m just…. collecting info. As advice.

I’m sorry, but unlike some people (who are just now getting through the last season of Binaclebob Trapezoidpants, which means I’ll need to find something new to show them), I don’t really gossip about others. The people in question aside, of course.

I mean, some of that is because I haven’t kept up with celebrity gossip concerning the contest circuit in a while, and anything I could possibly tell you is both outdated and common knowledge by now. I think the closest thing to real gossip I know about is the fact that Lisia doesn’t actually wear that outfit when she’s not expecting to be in the contest hall anytime soon. But we’ve all seen the photos of her in her sweatpants and tank top, so I don’t think that counts.

Mind telling us about your coordinator days? What made you want to become a coordinator, how u started and such? ^^ thanks!

Well, I always thought it would be fun to be a coordinator. In Hoenn, or at least when I was younger, you would always see contests broadcasted practically every week. Watching all of that artistry in motion made me fall in love with pokémon in the first place—the choreography, the creativity, and everything else are just magical when you put them together.

So when I turned ten, I left my hometown (Lilycove City, for those curious) with my mudkip to travel across Hoenn and put together a contest team. As you probably already know, there are two types of contest circuits: themed and general. I wanted to take on both, but knowing how challenging the themed circuit is, I was careful to catch and raise one pokémon for each theme. (My swampert is the tough specialist, medicham the smart specialist, manectric the cool, glalie the beauty, and clefairy had been for cute contests.)

From then onward, I think my journey was pretty ordinary, to be honest. I traveled on my own, but I made a lot of friends along the way who taught me plenty about contests, including everything there is to know about berries, pokéblocks, and even poffins. As for the contests themselves, they were a struggle to get used to, certainly, because appeals are like battling but with more fireworks. Still, I got the hang of it pretty quickly, and after my third or fourth loss, I was able to earn my first ribbon—in a beauty contest with my then-snorunt, actually. Once I got the ball rolling, so to speak, I was able to earn ribbons for each of the themed contests right up to the master rank. It was the general circuit I never completed, and even then, it’s less because I lost and wasn’t able to enter the Grand Festival and more because I had burnt myself out on contests altogether. Eventually, I just sort of quit, one ribbon short of the five I needed to compete in the Grand Festival.

By then, Brigette was tired of gyms too, so we met up and decided to leave Hoenn to—not to put it dramatically or anything—find ourselves somewhere else. That’s how we wound up in Kanto, registered for classes with Professor Oak at Celadon University. And you probably know the rest.

Dear LH, My uncle recently got seriously injured and asked me to help on his ranch where he mainly raises Beef Tauros, or so he says. His ranch hands are Machoke, and i’m worried that me being so lanky and thin, that they wont respect me enough to listen to me supervise. any Tips, and is my uncle joking about the Tauros being raised for their beef? Also, my Aunt makes this ice cream out of Custap Berries because of their sweetnes. Do i need to fear health problems from eating such a sweet berry?

I wouldn’t worry too much about it, actually. So long as your uncle makes it clear to his machoke that they’re supposed to listen to you because you’re his relative, you should be fine. If they do show any attitude, be firm and speak with an authoritative voice. Don’t let yourself lose control of your temper, especially thanks to the fact that you’re dealing with fighting-types. With all pokémon, if you’re firm and in control without shouting or showing aggression in any way, they’ll instinctually follow your orders.

When it comes to tauros meat, I have to say that I’m … not actually sure. Tauros meat is a delicacy in many regions, so it’s possible that he’s not joking. Otherwise, the only other reason to keep tauros is to breed them for work or training. You’d be able to tell the difference through whether or not they’re branded. If they’re branded, they’re meat tauros because they won’t be trading owners; if they only have a tag fixed to their horns or ears, then they’re work or training tauros.

As for custap berries, actually, no! Although custap berries are very sweet, they’re still not as high in fructose as added sugars. You still shouldn’t eat a lot of custap ice cream, but that’s true with every food. Keep your diet healthy otherwise and stay active, and you’ll be fine!