Teddiursa
The Little Bear Pokémon
Type: Normal
Official Registration #: 216
Entry: This small, teddy bear-like pokémon is known for hoarding its favored food, honey, for the winter months. It is also known for soaking its paws in its stores in the process, then licking its palms every so often to keep itself sustained as it works. Due to the fact that the properties of both teddiursa fur and saliva are as unique to each individual as fingerprints are to each human being, the exact taste of each sample of teddiursa honey varies from subject to subject. Incidentally, yes, this statement does in fact imply that there is a field of pokémon research dedicated to licking teddiursa paws (or at least collecting and sampling their honey), to which the author responds, “Well, somebody has to do it.”

Ursaring
The Hibernator Pokémon
Type: Normal
Official Registration #: 217
Entry: The evolved form of teddiursa, by battle experience. The species identifier for this pokémon refers to the fact that it hibernates for about half the year—or roughly 152 to 213 days, depending on the individual and whether or not that particular winter is mild or cold. For the rest of the year, ursaring are highly active, breeding, foraging, hunting, and mauling intruders to their territory with an incredible amount of energy.