My Mimikyu isn’t normally hostile to any Pikachu that we pass by, but strangely he seems to hold a grudge against this trainer’s Raichu that we see in the park often, any thoughts?

Hey you know if you put your phone in a rotom-heat it charges it.

The same thing happens if you stick it in a wash rotom.

Do not do either of these things. —LH

tirien66 replied to your post “Meditite and Medicham”

better yet, make a extra pair of mechanical arms. im sure it would probably end with less disaster than the teleporter.

LH: Please don’t give Bill ideas. He’s read enough Spinarakman comics to know about “Doc Octillery,” but he hasn’t read enough, apparently, to know why emulating this character is a terrible idea.

The only reason why I know anything about this is because I’ve just had to destroy preliminary blueprints and several pages of rough essays on the plausibility of comic book science.

On the positive side, Lanette is now a little more open to my ideas concerning recreating the Steel Man suit. —Bill

Why can’t you just settle for recreating Captain Unova’s shield like most comic book fans? —LH

Wait. Captain Unova’s shield is bulletproof. Don’t make that. —LH

Too late! —Bill

BILL i have a VERY LARGE PROBLEM. I captured a Raquazza and nicknamed it ‘Sharon’ instead of ‘Shenron’, and i went to change it, and it /ONLY/ responds to Sharon and i NEED TO FIX IT because my friends are BULLYING ME because i gotta yell “GO SHARON” whenever i send him out into battle and its really not fun.

Sorry, anonymous, but this is what happens when you capture a literal god and try to control it.

Is a group of absol called a panic?

Only when they’re at a nightclub.

…oh my God, how dare you. —LH

QUESTION: Is studying for an environmental science class better or worse with a tiny baby pachirisu in your pocket taking a nap? TRICK QUESTION it’s way better! I’m doing it right now and I’m filled with motivation.

I would ask if you’re me from my time as a student at Celadon University, but I didn’t have a pachirisu in my pocket. It was an eevee in a hoodie.

On a serious note, excellent to hear, anonymous! I hope you enjoy both your classes and your pachirisu’s company!

Is it rude for me to call every mega heracross I see pinocchio

Yes. Some of them are female heracross, after all, so it’d be rather demeaning to call them by a male character’s name.

Bill, I don’t think that’s the issue… —LH

I respectfully refuse.

Why do flaaffy lose their fluff when they become ampharos, and then get it back when they Mega Evolve?

It’s actually because the mareep line’s skin grows thicker and more rubbery as they advance from one stage to the next. By the time they reach their ampharos stage, their entire body becomes covered in a thick, rubbery hide that’s perfect for insulating their internal organs from their own potent electrical powers.

As for why mega ampharos grows hair back … it’s because mega ampharos’s power is too great to be contained.

To clarify, its hair grows back to serve as electrical storage, not because it’s “too powerful.” There are scientific explanations behind this; this isn’t a shounen anime. —LH

You’re absolutely correct. We’re more of a monster collecting RPG with a shounen anime adaptation. —Bill

…what. —LH

Please explain to me why the Pokemon Symposium decided to name it the ‘Grass’ type and not the ‘Plant’ type.

Somebody explain to me why they did this, and perhaps we can start from there.

…

Seriously, this is like calling every mammal pokémon a mouse, which I know was an actual issue with the pokédex classification system, but nonetheless…

Furthermore, while we’re on the subject, why is it called the flying type and not the wind type? Flying isn’t even an element, never mind the fact that some of these pokémon can’t actually achieve the amount of power or lift to fly on their own or for long distances to begin with! The mantyke line and hoppip line in particular, but then you have the doduo line, which, despite the fact that they can be taught to use Fly, can’t actually fly on their own. Granted, fine, the actual moves associated with this element have more to do with the act of flying than the generation of wind, but by that logic, perhaps we should rename the normal type to hitting.

Then, if we’re really going to be discussing this subject, what about the steel-type? Just because it’s metal doesn’t automatically make it steel, for Ho-oh’s sake! Half of these pokémon are made of pure iron ore or iron alloys that have only trace amounts of carbon, if any at all. Magnemite, for example? That’s pure magnetite, not steel! Honestly, this is simple chemistry and/or earth sciences!

And while we’re at it, the dark type, which [THIS MESSAGE IS TRUNCATED.]

Believe it or not, he goes on for a good twenty pages. You’re welcome. —LH