#pokemon behavior

Gible, Bagon and Jangmo-o often suffer from growing pains while their teeth grow in. Teething, which helps calm them down, often causes old teeth to become embedded in whatever they chew on. These naturally shed fangs are often kept by Trainers as a memento of their Pokémon's younger years.

Ah this is the nature of pokemon with immense power.

Mythical pokemon get that name due to their scarcity and powers that arent always able to be confirmed due to things like time.

Jirachi is known to grant wishes, last time it was seen, it was known to teleport items, however it was heavily studied last time.

Aparently it can create things with the true eye on its stomach, and thats where its true power lies.

Creating things is an incredibly powerful but demanding ability, especially for something so small.

It is also said that they might wake up for small periods of time, but they are also pretty aware when sleeping.

I wonder if they dream about the people they met while awake?

Maybe thats the beauty in Jirachi, that you might be able to make such a strong and lasting bond for such a short period of time, even though you might not be able to see each other again.

If you think of Jirachi as a small device recharger and its trying to power a whole house, you arent going to get much power, but if it does last for a moment or two, you might be impressed.

They have a whole lot of power but need so much time to restore it, that they just need a good long rest.

It would be nice to not need to sleep for so long, but I havent met one or explained it to them that they shouldnt need to, but who knows. Maybe one day someone will be able to tell them.

Look who I got at the store today!

She says hello!

As a rehabber, do you have any good enrichment ideas for psychic types?? My espeon is getting bored of his puzzles and I can't keep losing socks to that theif 😭😭

hehehe, i cant promise youll stop losing socks (the eeveelutions especially love hiding socks) but i do have some ideas for you!

so, firstly, even though they can be comparitively frail physically, they do need physical enrichment as well! "sniff walks" (walks where instead of focusing on distance you just let em sniff and follow around as they explore) are a great way to exercise mind and body if you arent the type to do frequent battles.

giving them appropriate items to hide, such as plushies or catmon toys, is also a good idea. if you see him with a sock, give him a toy instead. the hiding of items is a natural instinct, after all! ya just need to redirect this instinct to appropriate things. it could also help to hide food and let him find them, giving him the experience of foraging for food!

i also recommended toys that stimulate their drive to hunt, let them catch the "prey" and hide it after a bit to give them a more fun and better item to hide instead of socks

psychic types are great at getting into things, so you may also want to invest in a psychic resistant pokemon-safety lock to help keep your socks safe as well!

hope this helps!

Uh. Do you have any Sobble care tips?

-Gen

Hii so i recently started training a steel type and I need some advice. Specifically a low-level Pawniard. I didn't realize before catching her how much of an expense whetstones would be, and I was wondering if you know a good way to find them outdoors maybe? Or get them in any way other than just buying them?

I'm sure I can figure out the money if I have to, but since they maintain their blades on their own in the wild there's gotta be a good alternative right?

Ah, well, Pawniard and other steel types are hardly my area of experience as they neither frequent my region nor my personal preference. However a friend of mine, Casimir’s husband, does keep a kingambit, and from the looks of it quite a well groomed one. I reached out to him for his expertise on the subject- and got quite the lecture to my surprise. Not that I was complaining, it was quite interesting. The following is a rephrasing of the key points, for anything more detailed I would recommend asking someone that works with this line directly, or perhaps a blacksmith of sorts.

Natural whetstones are entirely possible to use, Novaculite is the most commonly used whetstone material, if you have any idea where to source that stone naturally. There are a large number of deposits in regions like Orre, Johto, Kanto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and some parts of Southern Kalos. They’re resistant to erosion, meaning that deposits often sit on the top layers of soil and don’t require intense mining to obtain. If you don’t have access to novaculite then there’s also water stones or artificial ones. 

In practice you really just need to find a rock of appropriate grit in order to shave metal from the blade’s edge. To use a natural whetstone effectively you need to use a slurry in order to speed up the process. You create slurry with a smaller stone that you rub against your larger stone along with water. It has the added benefit of preventing the pores of your base stone from becoming embedded with metal pieces from the blade. 

If you have an idea of the grit you want the stone to be for sharpening, you can achieve that grit more easily by prepping the stone with sandpaper beforehand.

Assuming you maintain your stone well and break off a substantial enough chunk, you will not need to replace it nearly as often as you will your slurry stones. You can utilize surface refreshing techniques in order to restore the natural properties of the whetstone. Keep in mind that you should not be over sharpening your Pawniard or using your whetstone improperly. A single whetstone, yes even synthetic ones, are intended to last you years. If you are using a pokemon grade whetstone and burning through them, there’s a higher likelihood that you are misunderstanding how to use your current whetstone, rather than needing constant replacements. You shouldn’t need a massive amount of pressure to sharpen a Pawniard’s blade and shouldn’t move too quickly. Just try to find a comfortable angle for your pawniard and use smooth even strokes.