Tag: Serperior

Which snake pokemon would you say is the best cuddler? Serperior seems most capable, but probably too haughty.

That depends on your definition of “snake.” Before I continue, yes, serperior is a good cuddler, but there are others that might be better suited to the task.

For example, arbok is notoriously a good cuddler, being an expert at the technique Wrap. Many consider it to be better than serperior, if only because serperior’s fighting techniques don’t quite rely on immobilizing an enemy that way, which means that you are, quite literally, training arbok to cuddle, more so than serperior. Ekans is just as good as its evolution, but arbok really has the advantage of length (and thus, more length with which to cuddle). Meanwhile, if we expand our definition of “snake” to include all serpents, including those that are more dragons, dragonair can not only cuddle but also change the weather of the immediate surroundings to a rather pleasant temperature for maximum comfort of both its trainer and itself.

Of course, if we expand our definition of “cuddler” to include snakes that are excellent for cuddling, you really can’t get any better than dunsparce.

I’m pretty sure my Serperior is using my computer when I’m away or asleep, or he’s at least trying to. I never find anything in browser history, but his vines tapping on the keys when he thinks I’m asleep in the next room are far too rhythmic for just play. How should I handle this? I doubt he’ll admit to it, seeing as he covers his tracks, but I’m worried he might get one or both of us into trouble, whatever he’s doing.

Have you tried enabling parental controls on your computer? Even if your serperior has learned how to use a computer, that should keep him out of trouble. If he hasn’t and is just tapping on the keyboard to mimic you (which is likely, as many pokémon like mirroring their trainers to be closer to them), it will still protect him from accidentally going anywhere he shouldn’t. On that note, if he is mirroring you, this isn’t a cause of concern at all, but you may wish to consider getting him a dummy keyboard (that is, one that isn’t connected to anything) and setting up a “computer” (which can be as simple as a cardboard box with a printed-out copy of your desktop pasted to it) to keep him entertained.

And if he isn’t mirroring you and manages to bypass parental controls and navigate his way to the worst parts of the internet … honestly, by that point, he merry well deserves to be there, considering how savvy he clearly is. Still, you may wish to teach him about Tor and get a VPN. Just in case.

My neighbor has been “warning” me that my Serperior (who I raised from a Snivy) is potential seconds away from constricting me, lies next to me to measure if she can eat me, etc. No attempt to talk some sense into him has helped. I don’t personally mind, but I worry that he’s stressing out my Serperior, or worse, that he might try to “save” me from her himself. Are either valid concerns? I don’t want to have to keep her in her ball around my own home for her safety if I can help it.

Besides the unlikelihood of a pokémon eating the trainer that has raised it from birth, serperior aren’t major predators to begin with. They photosynthesize and supplement their diets with far smaller prey (insects mostly). Prey as large as a human would actually likely kill a serperior because they don’t have the digestive system for it.

However, your concern about your neighbor stressing out your serperior is actually valid, as if he’s constantly measuring her and so forth, they may be violating her personal space, which could actually make her skittish enough to attack. Luckily, though, this issue can be solved with a restraining order (unless you actually like said neighbor).

I had a snivy who I let sleep with me at night, usually curled on my chest or side. This continued to her being a servine but as a serperior she’s much too large to be on the bed/not crush me. I have a bed for her to the side of my bed but I still wake up being crushed due to her cuddling me. I’m trying to reinforce her new bed but I think she missed being small enough to cuddle. What can I do for her?

As odd as this may sound, have you considered wrapping her with warm blankets, perhaps one with weights (such as bean bags) added to them? Remember that members of the snivy line are grass-type reptilian pokémon, so they need warmth—such as, for example, from the human body—in order to sleep comfortably at night. This goes doubly for your serperior, who you may have also inadvertently trained to use you as that source of heat. Covering her with a blanket and adding weights will simulate the feeling of being close to you while allowing her to remain warm, even when the temperature drops at night.

Best of luck, anonymous!

The Snivy Line

Snivy
The Grass Snake Pokémon
Type: Grass
Official Registration #: 495
Entry: One of three pokémon traditionally offered to new trainers at the beginning of their journeys in Unova. Swift and intelligent pokémon, snivy are capable of executing incredible feats of agility in battle, regardless of whether or not their trainers order them to do so. That having been said, to answer some of the most common questions about this species, yes, researchers are aware of its species designation; yes, we are and have always been aware that snivy has limbs; and yes, it made sense at the time.

Servine
The Grass Snake Pokémon
Type: Grass
Official Registration #: 496
Entry: The evolved form of snivy, by battle experience. Despite having limbs, servine prefer to slither along the ground with such deftness and ease it is often described as “sliding.” It does this despite the fact that its ability to photosynthesize (and therefore fuel its basic bodily processes) can and will be inhibited if mud and dirt covers its scales. However, one explanation is that it preferred battle method is to sneak up on its opponent and use Vine Whip on them before they become aware of servine’s closeness, which is to say that servine’s locomotive preference is deemed worth it for the sake of fighting dirty.

Puns, Bill? Is that what this blog is reduced to now? —LH

Oh, come now, Lanette. You may think I’m stooping to a new low, but you know as well as I do that I was already there. —Bill

Serperior
The Regal Pokémon
Type: Grass
Official Registration #: 497
Entry: The evolved form of servine, by battle experience. Noted for their noble looks, serperior have the capability stopping their opponents in their tracks, simply with the toss of a head and a particularly withering glare. This, in addition to their sleek but elegant looks as well as their general attitude towards their trainers and fellow pokémon, have earned it the nickname the regal pokémon, which makes it the only member of this evolution line with a completely logical and fitting species name according to the general public. (Yes, we know.)