Poke-Egg Do?

[gianthobo]

[It's taken a bit for AZ to be able to really do much with his phone. He's never been good at keeping up with technology. Text might be a little hard for him, so he's put it on video instead. He's sitting in the garden, with Bulbasaur on his lap.]

Hello. For those of you I haven't met, my name is AZ. This is Bulbasaur. Some of you may have new Pokemon with you, from when the eggs hatched. I thought I would explain Pokemon to those of you who don't know. Pokemon are creatures that inhabited my world. They can be split into eighteen or so types, with different elemental weaknesses and strengths. They are intelligent beings that require a great deal of care and affection. Many of them battle with each other in order to evolve and grow stronger - but some of them prefer not to battle. If your Pokemon does not want to battle, please do not force it to do so.

As for evolution... many Pokemon change forms. The most common way is when they gain enough experience in battle, but some evolve when they make strong bonds with their Trainers, or when they're exposed to various stones. Trainers are those who take care of Pokemon, though there's many ways to do so.

And as for what they eat - I have arranged with Ozuma to have Pokechow appear in the kitchen. It has the nutrients your Pokemon require. Some of them can gain nutrients in other ways, like Bulbasaur here - he can convert sunlight into nutrients. The Daycare also has berries that can be given to your Pokemon to eat raw, or they can be made into Pokepuffs or Poffins. ... Please do not try to eat the berries yourself. They can have... unpleasant side effects for humans.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me, Hilda, or N. Hilda is a girl with curly brown hair and sometimes a large orange Pokemon with her, and N is a tall boy with messy green hair.

I hope you enjoy your new lives with Pokemon, and please treat them well.

Comments

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

1) are there other ways to have them grow stronger besides battling?

2) my egg hatched a couple days ago and now i have a walking plant. it look like a stem and leaves except for a yellow head. what is it called?

3) how many stones are there? can i find them here? do combinatios of stones work?

4) what happens if a pony eats the pokefood? just so you know i'm a pony. call me littlepip.

5) are there pokemon that eat ponies? i don't want to kill them.

6) can we teach these pokemon to be able to talk? it would he a great help.

7) how many pokemon are there? are there any pokemon that don't fit the types?

[Littlepip. Stop.]

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[gianthobo]

1) Yes many of them are capable of growing stronger just by growing up or playfighting. Anything that makes them exercise, really. Battling is just the most common.

2) There are many walking plants but that sounds like a Bellsprout.

3) There are many different types of stones, but there are nine main ones and a few others that assist with evolution. I have not seen any here, but you may be able to ask Ozuma for them. Combining stones does not work.

4) Hello Littlepip. I do not know what happens if a pony eats it. It may not taste very good.

5) I am sure there are some that might be large enough to eat a pony but there will hopefully be no incidents of that. Trainers should be making sure that their Pokemon do not attack the residents of this castle.

6) Some Psychic-types can use telepathy, and a few can mimic human speech, but they do not speak in that way. N can translate for you should you need it.

7) There are around 700 different types that have been found so far, that fall into 18 different currently-known types. Many Pokemon have two types, however.

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

2) thanks fr the info! i'll be sure to try and take care of my bellsprout as best as i can

5) that's good to hear. so pokemon should only battle other pokemon and shadows? any specific training types i should do? running, pushups, that sort of thing?

6)aww but thanks, i'll keep a lookout for n

7) wow, that's a whole lot. can you tell me about each?

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[gianthobo]

5) I wouldn't suggest trying to fight it yourself. You probably could, but that's not something that went on in my world so I don't know how you'd go about it, really.

7) Normal, Fire, Fighting, Water, Flying, Grass, Poison, Electric, Ground, Psychic, Rock, Ice, Bug, Dragon, Ghost, Dark, Steel, and Fairy. Bellsprout is a Grass/Poison type, so it should have a lot of status effects it can inflict, like sleep or poison.

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

5) i think i'll stick to normal training for now. actually, how strong is bulbasaur right now?

7) wow, that's sure a lot. thanks for the info, it'll help out a lot.

Voice

[shirtlesspersona]

Wait shit. Did I fuck up by feeding them human food?

[ He should have thought about that. They're weird little critters- ]

Voice

[gianthobo]

Oh no, not at all. Not usually, at least. Many of them will try to beg for food off of the dinner table, but it might not have all of the nutrients they need. Before commercial Pokechow was available I just made my own.

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[shirtlesspersona]

Oh, good.

[ Ugh, he would hate to have screwed up this taking care of kids thing already- ]

... How do you make it?

[ ... Given how often the guy makes snacks, its probably not a surprise he asks. ]

Voice

[gianthobo]

... I can show you later, if you want. It's mostly just making sure they get a balance of nutrients, and each Pokemon is different. Some are more carnivorous than others.

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[satanslash]

[That sure is a Shinx sitting on Rin's head.]

So that's what those new bins are. Coolio, I'll remember that.

Also, evolution?

[He looks up at Tomomi, who looks down at him with an equally confused expression.]

So, what, she'll change form or somethin'?

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[gianthobo]

Yes, that's right. Shinx evolve twice - into Luxio and then Luxray.

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[satanslash]

Whoa...

[Tomomi lets out a trilling almost-meow, tail wagging back and forth similar to her partner's own tail.]

That's so awesome. How big do they usually get? She's like a kitten but still bigger than any cat I've ever seen.

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[gianthobo]

About... a meter and a half?

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[ishotyouuu]

You're an expert on these things, huh?

[Oh thank Christ. Wade had just about given up hope.]

Okay, so uh... I've been having kind of a problem with mine. She's been pretty good during the day-- she seems to like me well enough, anyway-- but at night... she cries. Like, every night. At first I thought it was, like... cholic or something-- that's a thing babies get, right? The hell do I know about kids, y'know? [A nervous laugh.] But that's the only time she cries. Otherwise she just tugs at my pant leg or talks at me if she wants somethin'. Or gives me a little headbutt, if I'm takin' too long to pay attention to her.

I've... well. [Another laugh. It sounds more embarrassed than nervous this time.] I've been taking to... singin' to her at night, y'know? Just out of desperation or something. Sometimes that helps, a little-- I mean, she stops and falls asleep after a while, plus she sleeps with me now and that seems to help too, but...

Is this gonna be a thing with her? The crying every night? Because I'm kinda at my wits end here. I mean, it doesn't sound like normal baby crying. She sounds really upset. Startin' to wonder if it's something I'm doing wrong or somethin'.

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[gianthobo]

[He listens to Wade, trying to think. What sort of Pokemon...]

What does she look like? It might help if I knew what sort of Pokemon she is.

[ishotyouuu]

[Oh, Wade would be able to tell you that one straight out. He doesn't know much about Pokemon, but he knows enough from pop culture osmosis to know that they usually just say their names for some weirdly illogical reason.]

She's a Cubone. Why? Izzat normal for them?

[gianthobo]

... Ah. Yes, unfortunately. It wears the skull of... well, supposedly it's its dead mother. When it becomes lonesome, it cries, especially at the full moon.

As for why it hatches while wearing the skull of its mother, or why the mother can continue having eggs afterwards... I'm not sure. Perhaps it's just the skull of some other Pokemon, or a naturally-occurring growth.

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[break_the_ice]

Questions? Yes, you could say that.

I hatched two of the eggs, and I think I got... Unique ones.

A purple sphere that expels gas, and... a sword?

I'm not even sure what to make of the sword, it's been quiet and seems to like resting in its sheath on my back. Does it even eat?

The other one, Koffing I think it is, is a lot more friendly. But apparently it smells bad? She'll definitely eat just about anything I put in front of her.

Should I be doing anything in particular for these two...?

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[gianthobo]

Koffing will eat almsot anything to convert it into toxins and gases in its body. Don't let it near fire or electricity, because the gas can be flammable. They tend to smell pretty rancid... I've known of a few cities that had Koffing swarms.

As for the sword... that would be a Honedge, most likely. It's part Ghost, so it might not eat very much, but sometimes giving it some scrap metal might be a good treat so it can repair any nicks or scratches it gets. Just don't touch the sash - it'll drain your life energy.

[break_the_ice]

That's... handy to know. Given that I can channel electricity, and she apparently likes to hug.

Is there any way that she can tone down the smell? She's very affectionate, but not many people have seemed open to hugging her. I think it's hurting her feelings. As much as an animal has feelings, anyway.

And the other. Honedge, huh? That name won't do at all, I'll have to come up with something better. I'm relieved that it doesn't need much to eat. Anything I can do to keep it active? It strikes me that staying in its sheath is probably not the healthiest thing for it.

[gianthobo]

Well, you can try to keep her from eating garbage. And she does have feelings - most Pokemon are fairly intelligent.

As for Honedge, generally battling is the best exercise for it. Trainers have their Pokemon spar, and that's how they gain the most experience. Other than that... well, I'd suggest exercise like running, but that might be a bit hard for something like Honedge.

[ voice ] FOREVER LATE IF THIS IS WAY TOO LATE its okay-

[seaduke]

I have a fish, what kind of water does it need? How much?

I don't want to put it in the onsen, that is too hot for most fish-

[ For once, Duke doesn't sound particularly confident. ]

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[gianthobo]

A fish? Ah... what does it look like? That might help me tell... but most of them are all right even outside of water, though not for too long or else they dry out.

[seaduke]

Tan? Looks like hard shell more than scales.

[ There's a soft 'feebas' in the background. Someone might be sitting with the fish. ]

[gianthobo]

... Ah, a Feebas. It lives in both fresh and salt water. If you take very good care of it, it can evolve. It's not very commonly used for battling.