My little boy is best friends with a trubbish we found/caught in castelia, but the smell is just too much for our house! I’m worried that the town will forcibly remove him if we keep him outside. Can we make him smell better without harming him?

Absolutely. Many trubbish line trainers prefer giving their trubbish citrus peels and sour berries, as the acidity will neutralize the bacteria causing their pokémon’s odor. You may wish to consider leaving out a plate or bowl full of these berries as well as orange or lemon peels for your friend to eat. Additionally giving him a baking soda bath (perhaps by leaving a tray of baking soda out) also works, especially if your friend smells more like vinegar or feet, rather than rotten food. If you can, be sure to put a lid on your garbage to prevent him from eating just anything, and try to encourage him to change his diet slightly. (Non-acidic fruits and vegetables, as well as all dairy products, may make his odor more powerful.)

If all else fails, some air fresheners and air freshening sprays are safe for pokémon such as trubbish and grimer, but be sure to read the label carefully before buying and using it on your friend. Also be sure that if you do use it, only spray it onto his skin; do not let him consume it. For this reason, this is more of a last resort if your town grows hostile to your trubbish friend; it’s a bit too risky to use unless you’ve exhausted all the other options listed above.

Best of luck, anonymous!

Trubbish and Garbodor

Trubbish
The Trash Bag Pokémon
Type: Poison
Official Registration #: 568
Entry:
(1): A small, trash-like pokémon native to Unova. The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon. They have a tendency to follow those who litter, as the garbage thrown out by such humans may then be added to the trubbish’s body as sustenance.
(2): Synonym for an Unovan conservative.

Garbodor
The Trash Heap Pokémon
Type: Poison
Official Registration #: 569
Entry:
(1): The evolved form of trubbish, by battle experience. Consuming garbage makes new kinds of poison gases and liquids inside their bodies. They have the ability to shoot these gases and liquids from either their mouth or the pipes within their hands, and as a result, they will frequently attempt to pin a target to the ground with either their bodies or their other hands in order to deliver a devastating toxic blow from either orifice.
(2): Synonym for [NAME OF SPECIFIC UNOVAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DELETED—PLEASE STOP TRYING TO GET US SUED, BILL]