YOU HAVE AN AEGISLASH???? oh my ARC i literally got a honedge last week!!! any tips for taking care of one? my honedge is really shy (why do people say theyāre scary. this guy is scared of his own shadow) so Iāve been gentle but if thereās any species stuff youāve found out?
Yep, good olā Soul! Seems we both ended up with shy swords, huh?
From what I can tell, he seemed more comfortable to be out of his ball when Red Tide was also out, so perhaps you could see about introducing your new pal to a similarly chill PokĆ©mon? Someone to look to for reassurance when heās nervous or uncertain, essentially taking cues that things are fine and itās ok to relax. Though thatās probably going to be based on the sorts of PokĆ©mon heās comfortable with to begin with, rather than just how well their personalities theoretically mesh. Soul more or less picked Red Tide to be that stable figure on his own, so I donāt really have advice on how to go about potential introductions.
Once he was spending more time out of his sheathe I bought one of those densely woven practice target things made for PokĆ©mon to train their cutting or slicing moves with; it seemed like a good way to get an idea of if/how heād battle in the future, and helped him build up his confidence a bit. Probably also helps that having something to focus and spend energy on can distract from anxiety or the like if itās present. Only downside was that finding a decent one thatād actually hold up took a few tries, and it wasnāt exactly cheapā make sure itās rated for stronger PokĆ©mon. Though, I suppose encouraging him to practice on trees might be a valid alternative, so long as itās not inhabited by wild PokĆ©mon that wouldnāt appreciate the disturbance.
Iād try to give advice on what to do if he evolves, but Soul wasnāt a Doublade for very long before The Rock Shop Incident took place. All I can say for sure is that it seemed better to not treat him much differently than before. Interacting with the two swords as separate entities confused him even when they were both unsheathed.
As for general care, Iād say a general steel type routine works just fine. I did get one of those stones for sharpening blades after seeing that suggested a few places, but Iāve never actually seen him use it, which might just be because he doesnāt battle super often and doesnāt experience the wear he might otherwise. It couldnāt hurt to offer the option, especially since there are plenty of other PokĆ©mon that could make use of it as well. Oh, and donāt worry about how to handle the cloth, it doesnāt seem to get dirty like normal fabric does, itās just the sheath and blade that need the occasional bath. Soul didnāt like it at first but after Iād say the⦠third time? He got used to it. I think he likes the buffing at the end now, always spends some time in the light turning and being all shiny haha.