Electric Type Specialist

Please help

Do you mean lay an egg? I'm going to assume lay an egg!

While Ralts don't have to evolve to become adults, it can be a bit concerning to Kay an egg as a ralts, because the egg is half the size of them. But please, please do not panic! Your ralts will pick up on it and panic as well.

Prepare for it. You will NOT allow them to lay an egg at home. Once they show signs of labor, you're rushing them to the nearest pokemon center because there is a 90% chance it will need a C section. Ralts are gravid for about 2 weeks, so please prepare as much as you can.

After your ralts lays the egg, give it recovery time. It's body just squeezed out ab egg half the size of it, it's going to need time to recover.

If you want to keep the egg, get an incubator. It'll hatch in a couple of weeks.

Mean, "it's out there, they can research it" is sort of an argument to not keep it secret. You can increase your chances of winning by either giving yourself an advantage or giving your opponent a disadvantage they have to account for. That's effort that they have to put in to ensure they're not being given a handicap from someone else researching it also.

Making it take more effort, by just... not posting it in summary form or detail at least, gives you a potential edge for minimal to no effort. Streamers are trading that for monetary gain of viewership retention and fanbase building, so they have an offset potentially greater than the prize winnings, or a more stable one at least.

I mean, yeah, but they will have done their prep based on a different team comp expectation, and have to adjust on the fly. Which some are better or worse at. And see the above copy-paste for why might have a pool to draw from.

What I think about you based on your favorite electric type.

Explainations of tiers:

We're besties NOW - My absolute personal faves + obligatory Tapu. A fan of any of these pokemon is a friend of mine!

You're pretty cool - Pokemon I like, but aren't all time faves.

Acceptable Answer - Maybe not pokemon I'm all too fond of, but can see the appeal. Also contains pre-evos for the upper two tiers.

Questionable Taste - You might have to explain the appeal of these to me.

Bad Taste - DUDE. DO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF? Your favorite pokemon are the ones that are constantly in pain? You're sick and twisted.

What do you think Makeup is for? Maybe you should try wearing some yourself? It's not as easy or quick as it looks.

A specific fully-evolved ice-type rarely seen in the wild…

Or any of the dozens of lower-leveled, popular-as-pets, easy-to-locate fairy-types known to live in every region?

I’m Professor Blair S. Tenaza (she/her), and I’m now the head researcher at the Holon Research Tower, located in Holon City in, you guessed it, the Holon region! Our topics of interest at the HRT are as follows:

Find and study the mythical Pokémon Mew

Research the effects of electromagnetism both on the region and on its Pokémon, including and especially Delta Pokémon

Develop and refine artificial equivalents to existing Pokémon (this task primarily falls to our lead roboticist and his team)

Now, I’ll share a brief primer on Delta Species and Holon, as I know that is certainly the least known aspect of our research here. Originally, Holon was a region devoid of people. It wasn’t especially habitable for humans, and so Pokémon were its sole inhabitants. Then my predecessor came along and established Holon City and the HRT, specifically in pursuit of Mew. His machinery used in the search emitted electromagnetic waves on a scale previously unheard of, even beyond the special magnetic fields found in places like Mount Coronet and Chargestone Cave.

Prolonged exposure to these extreme waves altered the Holon ecosystem permanently, resulting in many Pokémon permanently obtaining different typings and mannerisms. Some of these Pokémon, remarkably, are recognizable as extant regional forms! For example, Kantonian, Alolan, and Galarian Meowth are all native to Holon now, where before only the Kantonian variety existed, and Cyndaquil evolved here become the once thought lost Hisuian form of Typhlosion. Many other Pokémon took on entirely new forms, such as the Gardevoir family becoming Psychic/Steel-types, and exposing a male Kirlia to a dawn stone produced an entirely new Psychic/Dark-type Pokémon known as Callord. For these altered Pokémon, the designations Delta Species (for all) and Holonnite (for the unique ones) were introduced.

These accidental changes to the environment were seen as both fascinating and concerning, and studies on their full impact were launched. It was quickly deduced that not only would removing the electromagnetic waves not revert these Pokémon to their previous forms, but that doing so would be detrimental to their health. Furthermore, it was discovered at this time that the islands off the coast of Holon’s mainland, distant from Holon City’s emissions, also held Delta Species. Prism Island was laden with crystals that seemed to be producing Delta Species, which briefly drew comparison to the Terastal phenomenon before further research confirmed no true link. Meanwhile, the further-out Scale Archipelago was found to be a nesting ground for Dragon-like Pokémon, and home to new forms that were determined to be natural Holonnite variations.

And that more or less covers the basics! I can get into Holonnite geography another day for those curious, but I think this post is plenty long already. Just know that those early days of research were nearly 20 years ago, now, and much of the staff here at the HRT has changed since then. We feel very strongly about not altering Holon’s ecosystem any further, and work hard to ensure the continued health of all people and Pokémon in Holon.

Finally, allow me to introduce the Pokémon I keep as research aides!

Claire the Castform. She helps me with studying the weather here in Holon, which has also been impacted.

Sprout the Holonnite Meganium (Grass/Ground). He’s great at judging the health of plant life, another important aspect of our impact.

Trace the Holonnite Smeargle (Normal/Ghost). He sketches anything I need documented, which is great because it can be hard to take pictures here in Holon. There’s solutions, but I just find him much more reliable.

Beacon the Artificial Starmie (Water/Steel). One of our robotics team’s creations. It’s extremely reliable for taking electromagnetic readings, and a trustworthy ride if I need to do work out on Holon Lake or along the coast, above water or below!

Shade the Alolan Persian. She’s my tracker. If I’m looking for a specific Pokémon, she’s almost always able to hunt it down. I chose her over the other Meowth variations present here because her Dark typing further helps in keeping a low profile to observe wildlife.

Magnus the Scorlev (Electric/Flying, evolution of Holonnite Gligar). He’s my aerial transport, and incredibly in-tune with Holon’s electromagnetic field. There’s quite a few options here for those needs, but what sets him apart is that Holonnite Gligar are a natural Delta Species from the Scale Archipelago!

Plus Zed, my PoryPhone. We use PoryPhones here in Holon because Porygon are native and already proven unaffected by the extreme electromagnetism. We actually impose some fairly strict regulations here in order to protect visitors’ Pokémon, and that includes barring entry for many species which might be impacted by Holon’s unique conditions.