#meinfoo

try not to directly spoil it for other people but i’d love to know how you feel about the guy inside

Crazy thing. So I posted the last shiny Mienfoo photo on Sunday. The next day (Monday) I go on another walk and you're never guess what I stumbled across.

A small but scrappy fighting type with a somewhat tricky early evolution.

General notes: Fighting type pokemon can be high intensity, and this line is no exception. Though it needs a lot of care and training, a fully evolved mienshao is a strong and loyal partner.

General care: Mienfoo require a LOT of exercise. You should always have punching bags available, and be prepared to replace them. Mienfoo attack fast and strong, and will often wear them down quickly. The best fighting type diet has higher protein than carbs, and you can find pokekibble formulated for fighting types specifically. I’ve heard good things about it, but it’s also good to add variety with things like cooked eggs, dark leafy vegetables and nuts. This line does tend to lean more towards carnivorous, but if they’re deficient in something, they’ll seek out and eat it happily. They have a fierce temper when young, so be prepared for that, though fully evolved meinshao are fairly calm when not fighting. Speaking of meinshao, the long fur on their arms is often ripped out to gain an edge in combat. This doesn’t hurt them, but it can grow back uneven. A trim after each battle can help with this. As well, if it hasn’t been able to battle for a while for reasons such as poor health or injury, you’ll have to trim that hair yourself. Care rating: Green

Training: A meinfoo’s short temper and aggressiveness often does it no favours in battle. Plenty of training to direct its emotions is essential. Your local fighting type gym is your best friend in this regard. It’s also not uncommon for other pokemon, often other mienshao but sometimes other species, to take mienfoo under their wing and help with training. Hariyama in particular are quite well known as “big brother” types, and having a mentor can really help them channel their strength. Mienshao have a much firmer grasp on their temper, and as such are easy to train and battle with. Training rating: Green

Safety: Meinfoo have sharp little claws and a willingness to use them. Though you should be training them out of this, be prepared to be scratched during the difficult first few weeks of caring for them. Otherwise, this line has fairly few issues, and overall are one of the easier fighting types. Safety rating: Green.