ok so its been a little while since my original brittany post and a lot has happened since then
first of all TYSM to rotomblr users @gladeoaurus and @the-cafe-between-space-and-time for explaining what was going on with her! i was super freaked out and these guys helped a bunch.
alright, heres what ive learned…
brittany is a sneasler! sneasler evolves from a regional form of sneasel from ancient sinnoh when the region was called hisui. when i learned that i went straight to the lumiose museum since its showing an ancient hisui exhibition rn (check it out if youre local)!
the exhibition was mostly focused on the culture and way of life but i saw some old pokédex research and sketches by a guy called professor laventon. looked him up online and found some restored images of his original pokédex! huge win.
the dex entry for sneasel says its claws are venomous and made for climbing cliffs, which makes a lot of sense (brittany has always been a bit of a rock climber), but what im most interested in is the dex entry for sneasler.
sneasler is apparently a solitary pokémon that doesnt form packs! very different from weavile, since they have to cooperate on attacks to make up for their small size. sneasler is also friendlier with humans and other pokémon, with some records from ancient hisui saying it carried people up cliffs on its back!
its been so great to learn more about brittany. it explains a lot (the strange colouration, the way she never seemed to get on with other sneasels, the fighting/poison typing) and i know shes gonna make me a better trainer.