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HAPPY EARTH DAY! MAKE SURE TO APPRECIATE UR LOCAL GROUND TYPE!!!

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I apologize for the inactivity, life's been stressful lately and I haven't had time to come on here. There's been a band of teens/young adults stealing people's Pokémon and personal belongings, and some of them absolutely trashed my fence. That's not even all of it, things have just been rough. Hoping everyone here's been doing alright though!

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Durant Care/Training Comprehensive Guide

Warning: This is a LONG post. I am taking requests for Pokemon to create guides for. Check this document to see what I've done and what has been requested:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MbFTUIxn33-6GJEnGCISkWlcD1AU1BXwdbhABTgPC7g/edit?usp=sharing

Overview

Classification: Iron Ant Type: Bug/Steel Abilities: Swarm, Hustle, or Truant Egg Group: Bug Gender Ratio: 50% male, 50% female Size: 1'00" / 0.3 m Weight 72.8 lbs / 33.0 kg Native To: Rocky mountains, dry grasslands & savannas, deserts, caves. They create sprawling nests underground. Primarily in Unova, Kalos, and Galar.

3/10 - Would not recommend anyone keep a Durant other than for battle or in an academic/educational context.

Diet & Nutrition: Opportunistic Omnivore - Durant primarily consumes vegetation and fungi, but they will hunt or scavenge smaller Pokemon when necessary, especially if food sources are scarce. Their diet is heavily influenced by availability and their environment as they're capable of adapting to many foods.

Recommended Foods: Leafy Greens & Tough Vegetation - Durant have strong mandibles suited for breaking down fibrous plant material (e.g., Gogoat leaves, hardy root vegetables) Fungi - Some colonies have been seen cultivating fungi underground, a few even harvest fungi from Foongus and Paras. Berries - Durant can digest a variety of berries but tend to favor Rawst, Aspear, and Chesto berries. Protein Sources - While not primary hunters, they scavenge fallen pokemon and attack weaker bug-types like Wurmple or Cutiefly when an easy meal presents itself. In captivity, protein supplements work just as well. Minerals - Durant's steel typing means they require metals to maintain their exoskeleton. In the wild they ingest iron deposits. In captivity, iron supplements are required. Foods to Avoid: Sugary or Soft Foods - Durant's digestive system is adapted for tough, fibrous materials. Sugary foods can cause digestive issues and sluggishness. Processed Pokemon Food - There are few Pokemon food brands that cater to Durant. Many lack the mineral content and fiber Durant need, leading to weaker exoskeletons over time. Fatty Meats - While Durant can digest proteins, excessive fats may cause lethargy due to not being able to digest the extra fat. Pokemon with Natural Toxins - Wild Durant may occasionally consume carrion but they don't possess the immunities to toxins produced by Pokemon like Venipede or Salandit.

Grooming & Maintenance: Durant are generally low-maintenance Pokemon in terms of grooming as their exoskeleton naturally protects them from dirt and damage. However, regular upkeep is necessary to prevent rust and weathering. More upkeep is required for Durants kept alone since they usually groom each other.

Rust Prevention - If a Durant is frequently exposed to moisture, they may develop rust along their joints. A dry environment and iron-rich diet help, but if rust appears a gentle rub with a fine-bristle brush (or steel wool in severe cases) can remove it. In severe cases, casts or bandages may be required to cover weakened areas after rust is removed. Mandibles - Durant rely on their mandibles or defense and foraging. In captivity they should be provided with hard minerals to chew to maintain strength and sharpness. It's also recommended to occasionally brush their mandibles to remove debris. Molting - While adult Durant do not molt like most bug-types they do shed thin flakes over time, periodic dust baths are recommended to help remove flakes. Young Durant require additional help with molting if it is housed alone, the metal exoskeleton is difficult for them to remove on their own. Providing rough surfaces for them to rub against is usually enough, in severe cases do not attempt to remove shed on your own, bring the Durant to a bug-type specialist.

Daily Exercise Requirement: Durant are high-energy Pokemon that require constant physical activity to prevent destructive behaviors. In the wild they are always moving and sleep only around 5 hours each day. A sedentary Durant may become restless and aggressive, especially if housed alone.

Recommended Activities: Digging - Durant should have access to diggable material (e.g., compacted soil, sand, or synthetic burrowing pits). If housing doesn't allow digging, artificial tunnels should be provided. Weighted Training - Durant are incredibly strong for their size and benefit from their strength being tested. Providing large stones or other heavy objects to transport mimics natural behaviors and provides physical activity.

Mental Stimulation Needs: Unlike highly intelligent Pokemon, Durant do not require complex mental stimulation but benefit from task-based enrichment.

Recommended Activities: Foraging - Hiding food within puzzle boxes, buried caches, or inside snuffle mats encourages natural foraging behavior. Scent Trails - Durant use pheromones and scent tracking to navigate. Setting up scent trails using pheromone sprays or strong smelling food is a good way to encourages natural tracking behavior.

Common Health Concerns:

Rust/Metal Degradation - Caused by frequent exposure to moisture or improper diet lacking in necessary metals. Identified by discoloration, joint stiffness, brittle exoskeleton. Prevention/Treatment - Maintain a dry habitat with proper ventilation. Ensure a mineral-rich diet. Remove rust gently with fine-bristle brushes in early stages. Aggression & Stress Disorders - Caused by solitary housing, lack of activity, or disruption of territorial instincts. Identified by increased hostility, attacking trainers, obsessive patrolling behavior. Prevention/Treatment - Pair or group housing is recommended for Durant as they thrive in colonies. Provide patrol routes or enclosed pathways to mimic natural behavior. If solitary, double down on exercise and enrichment to prevent restlessness. Overgrown Mandibles - Caused by lack of wear from proper chewing materials. Identified by difficulty eating, misalignment of mandibles, reduced effectiveness in battle. Prevention/Treatment - Provide hard materials to chew. In severe cases a specialist should manually file down mandibles.

Best Living Conditions: Durant require spacious, well-ventilated enclosures that allow for digging, patrolling, and maintaining a structured environment.

Burrowing Access - Durant should have access to diggable material such as compacted soil, sand, or synthetic burrowing pits. If tunneling isn’t possible, artificial burrows and tunnel networks should be provided. Strict Containment – Due to their compulsive digging and escape tendencies, enclosures should have reinforced flooring or deep perimeter barriers to prevent tunneling out. Cool, Dry Environments – Durant thrive in low-humidity, cool-temperature habitats. Excessive heat or moisture can cause exoskeleton degradation, rust, and lethargy.

Temperament

Generally Behavior: Durant are highly active, defensive Pokemon that thrive in structured environments. They are naturally territorial and protective, often displaying high aggression toward intruders, even those significantly larger than them. While they lack the problem-solving of more intelligent Pokemon, they exhibit strong instinctual behaviors and rely heavily on routine. They function the best in colonies or structured teams, as their natural inclination is to work toward a collective goal. Solitary Durant require careful management to prevent stress-induced aggression or erratic behavior.

Drive Level: High

Instincts:

Territorial - Durants are naturally defensivev of their homes and will aggressively attack intruders. Offensive Drive - While not mindless attackers, they rarely back down from threats and will fight to incapacitation if it feels threatened enough. Foraging - They are task-driven and will continuously seek out food, minerals, and nesting materials. Tunneling - Durant are natural burrowers and will attempt to dig anywhere they can. Including into furniture and walls if no adequate tunneling place is provided. Escape Prone - Not due to intelligence, but because they dig constantly and can tunnel out of enclosures if not properly contained.

How They Interact with Other Pokémon: Durant prefer working in groups and function best with Pokemon that share their work ethic. While cooperative within a structured group, they do not bond emotionally like more intelligent Pokemon. Durant are also highly territorial and will not tolerate strangers in their space even if not directly provoked. Due to natural predator-prey relationships with Heatmor, Durant may react aggressively toward fire-types. Non-threatening burrowers (e.g., Sandshrew, Diglet, Drilbur) may be tolerated.

Companion Pokémon:

Compatible - Paras, Foongus, Sandshrew, Drilbur Caution Advised - Any pokemon that might be seen as food (small bug-types) like Wurmple or Cutiefly. Not Reccommended - Heatmor and fire-types, as Durant have an extreme aversion to intense heat and flames.

Trainer Compatibility:

Best Suited For - Experienced trainers who can provide constant activity and structured environments. Competitive battlers looking for high-durability Pokemon. Trainers with the space to keep multiple Durant together. Not Recommended For - Casual trainers who want low maintenance Pokemon. Small apartment living. Trainers with delicate or small Pokemon. Trainers with aggressive or fire-type Pokemon unless kept separate.

Training

Difficulty: Advanced - Durant are driven by instinct, making them stubborn and resistant to traditional training methods. While they can be conditioned to follow commands, their territorial nature and aggressive tendencies require strict structure, patience, and experienced handling.

Bonding: Durant do not bond emotionally like more intelligent Pokemon but form loyal relationships through routine.

Socialization: Should Be Limited - Durant are naturally territorial and do not react well to unfamiliar Pokemon or strangers. It is not usually worth it to try and socialize a Durant and often causes significant stress. If needed for work, Durant should be conditioned from a young age to tolerate specific individuals, but they will always be defensive towards strangers.

Common Behavioral Issues & Fixes:

Refusal to Back Down - Durant will fight until incapacitated if not properly conditioned. Trainers must actively train recall commands and reward highly for successful recall to prevent unnecessary injury. Escape Attempts - Provide designated digging zones and structured tunneling tasks to redirect the behavior. Bored Durant will chew or dig into anything.

Best Fit For:

Security & Guard Roles - Durant's territorial instincts and aggressive defense make them excellent for guarding. Entire colonies can be made to guard if all other needs are provided for. Mining & Excavation - Their burrowing skills and powerful mandibles make them ideal for clearing tunnels or transporting materials. Competitive Battling - Durant excel in defensive, endurance-based combat where their resistance help them to tire out and outlast opponents.

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WHAT THE FUCK

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What on earth.

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it's "give your partner a kiss on the forehead" day. so go do that!

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YOUR PFP IS NUMEL!! NUMEEEELLLLL YAY

Yeah!! Numel's awesome, they've always been some of my favorite Pokémon. They're real cute, plus their temperament is incredible, very chill little guys and great companions.

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cool rock fact: they call it bornite because it was born.

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Random Clothing/Style Asks

👠 - Does your character's wardrobe reflect their mood?

🎀 - What are some of their favorite outfits?

💈 - Do they style their hair differently when they have the extra time in the mornings?

⏰ - How long does it take them to get ready on a typical morning?

🔋 - What does your muse wear when they don't want to put in the usual "effort" they might put into their appearance?

🎆 - Is there a standout piece of clothing that looks nothing like their typical outfits? Why do they own it?

🕶 - How would your muse describe their personal style?

🛍 - Where do they like to shop?

💄 - Does your muse wear makeup? How do they prefer to style it? What do they consider to be their colors?

🎁 - Does your muse have a piece of clothing gifted to them that they refuse to get rid of? Who was it from? Would they own it if it wasn't a gift?

💰 - How often does your muse get new clothes? Do they prefer to use what they have until it falls apart or are they terrified of being mocked as an outfit repeater?

🥾 - Fashion or function? Do they value their physical comfort more than their outward appearance?

✂ - When was the last time your muse got a haircut?

🎒 - What's in their bag right now? What item(s) do they consider most important to take with them?

🎭 - How would they react if they went out somewhere only to find someone wearing their exact same outfit?

🧦 - Would they ever dress to match with someone else? Who and what would they wear together?

💍 - Do they wear jewelry? Is there a type of jewelry they prefer?

🧵 - Do they make their own clothes? Would they ever like to learn how to if they don't?

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THERE'S A FLOCK OF KILOWATTREL ON MY FUCKING ROOF You can very easily tell when they're here because they make a very loud thunk noise. That and the fact that they're noisy in general.

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i love my wife.

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Unfortunately I do not think I would be able to do this without getting gored by a Sawsbuck :(

tip: you can pat a deerling on the head

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Armaldo!! They're incredible little guys and I am definitely not biased in the slightest.

Anyways cousins what’s everyone’s favorite rock type!

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💌 - The muse talks about something from their past they hope they'll always remember

@licensed2faint

Oh! It's going to sound a little cheesy, but when I think of something I hope I'll always remember...

There's this little convenience store down the street from where I used to live back in Hoenn. It wasn't anything special -- just had snacks and the like, but me and my partner used to go there a lot, even before we got together.

Anyways, there was one night where we decided to just go down to the beach. It was around midnight on a school night, so we were both real tired, but we still walked down to the store to pick up some snacks and went.

The ocean was pretty calm and the sky was clear, so we set up our stuff near a few rocks and just... talked. It'd been a rough week, so we chatted over some shitty, cheap food and drinks under the light of the moon. The sea has a calming effect, at least to me.

After a while though, we decided to go down to the water and run around in the waves like a bunch of little kids. Arc, it was so fun -- I'm not sure if I had ever felt so carefree before. She'd just splashed me and she had her back to the ocean, and was apparently too busy laughing her ass off to notice the wave coming behind her. She got completely soaked. I did too, but not quite as bad.

When we were standing there, giggling over what'd happened and absolutely soaked to the bone, that was when I realized I had feelings for her. She looked so pretty, and her laugh was just... Arc. I'm surprised I didn't realize it sooner.

Everything about that night was perfect, I still remember the way my head felt all fuzzy after she walked me home like it was yesterday. So much uncertainty, but so much excitement, too... ...And I'd say everything turned out pretty alright. That was almost twenty years ago now, after all.

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Hello Rotomblr :3 How's everyone's weekend been so far? Going good I hope?

We're having a day in over here, not doing much since the weather's not great. We might bake cookies later though, haven't done that in a while :)

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((Rotomblr ask game: old is new))

📹 - An old photo of the muse when younger

🦕- The muse talks about their very first pokemon

🖋️ - The muse shares an old embarrassing/funny story about themselves

🫂 - The muse talks about someone they haven't seen in a long time

🏰 - The muse talks about a place they haven't been in a long time

💌 - The muse talks about something from their past they hope they'll always remember

💔 - The muse talks about something from their past they wish they would forget

(( Don't forget to send an ask to who you reblog from!))

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From what I've seen it's pretty normal. I'm not exactly sure why but there's just ... a bunch of them.

why are there so many evil teams on here. is that just a normal occurrence on this site?