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Hey there! I’m wondering if steel types with, I don’t know how to word this, less animalistic features are cared for differently? I’ve raised a of a lot of other steel types in the past (aron, bastiodon, tinkaton, mawile, and excadrill mainly) and I’ve been wanting to expand my knowledge and work with something new. I’ve been thinking of raising something like a beldum, bronzor, or honedge and I’m wondering if their care/needs are drastically different from other steel types due to mainly being made up of metal.

it really depends on what specific pokemon you're working with. diet can be a big difference for these pokemon; while metagross, for example, eat a combination of live prey and ore, magnemite feed exclusively on electrical charge, and honedge drain life force.

day-to-day maintenance can sometimes differ, though again that's largely on a species-by-species basis. many of the steel types you've already worked with have needed care like regular polishing, checking for rust, and testing of shed metal shavings for appropriate levels of the proper metals. just keep in mind that, when their whole body is metallic, you're going to be doing that care to a greater extent; some of these pokemon also live in very specific environments (several of them relying on electromagnetic fields, for example) that you'll have to be ready to provide.

the biggest difficulty, i find, is finding a veterinarian who's trained in caring for pokemon that have little to no organic structure to them. it's hard to give vaccines to a klink, you know? their unique physiology can present a challenge for medical care, and not every veterinarian is willing to treat inorganic pokemon or has had a lot of experience with them. i'd make sure that your current vet is okay taking care of less common physical structures.

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Not a biologist here, but this is actually something we've covered recently in my anthropology course.

"Survival of the fittest" is actually kind of a misnomer. "Death to the least fit" is possibly more accurate. In natural selection, fitness isn't about being the strongest or the fastest. Your ability to overpower something else is almost irrelevant. Fitness actually refers to your ability to reproduce viable offspring, that then also live to reproduce. The more you can do this, the more fit you are - because ultimately, your genes are the ones being passed on.

I've heard it referred to as 'survival of the good enoughs'. You don't need to be the fastest person around to survive - you just need to be faster then the guy behind you when you're chased by a predator.

We may be very intelligent, but ultimately we are part of the same natural world as any pokemon. To assume that we are better then them, or have ascended beyond the natural workings of the world is simply egotistical and foolish. We have a unique position, yes, but there's no point in pitting ourselves against the creatures we have evolved besides for millions of years - Vio

Humans also have the capacity to inflict harm, and are more likely to do so than most Pokémon are. So what sets us apart from them? Just like us every Pokémon's nature is different, so unless us humans are all guilty of the crimes of a few, then we should judge all Pokémon as individuals rather than by species.

Do you, as a human, have such little self worth that you think we are on the same level as pokémon? oh, please.

It's survival of the fittest. As a human, I feel I need to defend the human race. Pokémon feel the same, I'm sure.

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Oh! I’ve never heard of a shelter having an Unown surrendered to them before!

I’m not interested in adopting it myself, but I am curious - do you think you’ll get a lot of treasure hunter type folks coming in to try and adopt it? I’ve heard rumors that Unown can lead to treasure, but the rumors never specified anything concrete.

oh, we didn't adopt it out. a pokemon as strange and rare as an unown showing up is really weird so we assumed it was either an escape research pokemon or a lost captive pokemon.

a quick microchip scan gave us its trainers id card number, and we have a system where we can look up trainer ids to see if the trainer has input their contact info. thankfully we were able to call up the trainer (who ended up being a researcher, though this was not one of their research pokemon), so we were just holding the pokemon temporarily!

by the way, if you haven't yet, please take the 10 minutes to log on to the national trainer id service and register your contact info. most pokeballs microchip your pokemon with your id number by default, and if you ever lose one of your pokemon, this could make all the difference in reuniting you! only people like shelter workers, rangers, and pokemon center staff can scan for this info, so it's really safe. we've seen so many pokemon come in that have a microchip but no contact info, and it's sad to think their trainer is missing them and we have no way to reach out to them.

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her trainer told her to "wait politely" while we talked and she did 😭

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yoooo!! this shop is so cool, I used to wander around whenever I visited snowpoint. Check it out if you're ever in the area! - Blue

Hello, my employee suggested I make an account for the store.

I didn't have the heart to tell him that I was using this site when I was his age. Arc I feel old typing that.

Welcome to the rotomblr page for Snowpoint Treasures, an antiques store in Snowpoint City. We'll probably be posting adverts for the stuff that gets brought in, and maybe some memes and other stuff. Idk I stopped being professional when I left Pokétch.

Should I give a name? Ehh sure, call me Bolts. Owner and mechanic, I fix up broken things that come through here. I use he/she pronouns now I guess.

Cam is my Klefki, Bertie is my wife's Spheal, and Tuna Salad is our Sneasel

I'm Glass! The aforementioned employee. I also use he/him pronouns.

//hello! Squidmod here! ( @squid-pkmnirl-hub )

//Bolts is a Sleeby (or he will be). The transformation will stop at anthro rather than going all the way to feral.

//I'll tag as appropriate, but if anyone wants something tagged in the future, let me know. Overall transformation posts will be tagged #dark in the light

//pelipper mail is on

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OUughhhghghhhhhhh thats such a nice piece. Jealous. - Blue

pelipper mail !

it's a dagger , a quillon one to be more specific . there's a feebas painted on the hilt and there's a purple sticky note with : " a gift ! — h. l. " . written on it .

holy SHIT this is so awesome!!!!!!!!

thank youuuuuuu

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First, you remind yourself that it's not your fault. It's a failing on your parents part - not your own. They had a responsibility to care for you, and ensure you felt loved, and they failed to do so. Maybe it was malicious, or circumstantial, or just from not giving a shit - it doesn't matter. They didn't provide what their child needed on a fundamental level, and that's on them.

Secondly, you let yourself grieve.

This kind of grief is a unique one. It feels like your being has been hollowed out, like someone reached in and tore your organs out. It completely changes your perception of your parents, of your life, even of yourself. Nothing will ever be the same. You will be forced to realize that your entire life was impacted by it.

The anger will come soon after. I imagine it already has, for you. Let yourself be angry. Be angry, because it's likely been dormant for some time. Whether it was suppressed or misdirected, it never quite raged for the right reasons.

It will be making up for lost time now.

Every moment you should have been loved or supported and weren't - You will remember, and be angry all over again. It will feel all encompassing, maddening, consuming. But do not let it overtake you. Your anger for the child you were and the person you are now are important, but they cannot be all there is. Or you will burn with it.

The anger will not leave, not completely. But it will tire itself out, it will consume all the kinder there is. It will find more in time, and flare once more. But it will settle into a dull roar, and leave you cold.

You will look for explanation. Understanding. Something to make sense of the charred remains of your reality. To hold against you, to shield you from the cold seeping into your very core.

Often times, you will look at yourself and pick at every flaw and mistake to try and justify things. Try not to do that, it's never right.

Emotional neglect of this kind is ultimately, nonsensical. It's absurd. You've fallen into the raboothole, and no lense you try to see things through is going to make it clear. The only thing you can really do is pick up the pieces it's left, and try not to let it consume you whole.

Invest in a good therapist. Surround yourself with good friends and loved ones. Be gentle with yourself, and try not to become too bitter.

From one unloved child to another - You're going to be okay.

-Vio

...how do you cope with the realisation your parents don't really love you?

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Honedge -- Nagomi Nijo

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When it comes to loosing a comfort object, often times a step back is needed both to calm oneself and your body and to be able to search with new eyes. It's quite hard to look for something if you do not have a clear mind after all.

So, even if it is very scary or even painful, a break is likely necessary. I doubt the cube will get any more lost if he rests for the night.

- Vio

When I was little and I lost something special to me, even for a little while, I would always get really torn up about it. I'd get all worked up, and would be just miserable.

The few times I really misplaced something and I had to go a night or two without it, my auntie would always tell me that the little borrowers in our house just wanted to play with it for the night. Somehow, that always made me feel a bit better. Even now as an adult, that kind of idea makes the moment seem less scary and even a bit charming.

- Red

...we ran out of places to look for the puzzle cube a while ago. but he's still tearing the place apart looking for it.

i— i know he's upset about losing it, but i don't really know what to do about it...

um... for right now, i'm gonna try to get him to come to bed...

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Bzzzt! It’s Clive!! Good to hear from another rotom!!! Have a good day!!!! Bzzzzzt!!!!!! Friend!!!!!!!!!

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Ahhhh snorlax...

I grew up in Kanto, and quite often a snorlax blocking the road was a legitimate excuse for being late to places. Most everyone has experienced it at least once.

My route to school had smaller roads, so the few times I found my way blocked by a snorlax having a midday nap I uh... Climbed over them.

Don't do that by the way, it's rude. Probably. And I never woke one up doing that, but I really don't want to think about what may have happened if they did...

- Green

There seems to be a snorlax sleeping in the middle of the street. Obviously it's really difficult to wake it up, since it's... Yk, a snorlax.

How can I get it to move? I don't want to disturb it, but I know people have places to be.

I live in Kanto, if that's helpful at all.

That's... Oof. Good luck on that.

For a real answer tho, that's gonna be a hard endeavor. Snorlax literally can't move after eatin', and if that big fella just binged on berries and garbage, you're gonna need to find another way 'round. If it's just a normal Snorlax nap (and those can range from 8-10 hours), you MIGHT make him able to move with sound-based moves or instruments. There have been some experiments and proof that, while they don't react to being pushed, moved forcefully or even attacked; flutes or moves like Chatter or Uproar can make 'em react and move somewhere else, as they cannot rest as easily in noisy places.

You gotta be careful tho, Snorlax are not aggresive 'mons but they can leash out if they're forcefully awakened like that. If you ain't a trainer, I'd reccomend calling the Rangers so they can relocate it if it's causing traffic issues.

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My mmama had a bisharp ever since i was a lil baby, she is like second mom to me (especially since i was a choas incarnate as a child, how she didn't put me in a box for half of the shit i did i never know lmao)

She old but *very* freakishly strong, she has her own little pawniards that protect our house, so it's usual some male bisharp try to court her (and fail lol)

But this recent suitor is a gallade (whom barely reaches her chest mind you) and she's... Interested in him? I suppose because he's very nice and often leaves us oran berries and sitrus berries as gifts and never actual was aggressive to her pawniards or us.

I'm not sure if this is usual or even healthy? Mama doesn't seem worried but i want a expert opinion on this.

It's actually not particularly unhealthy or unheard of!

While it's more common for a Gallade to seek out a Gardevoir, Gallade and Bisharp are both in the human-like breeding group. Pokemon in the same breeding group can reproduce with little to no difficulties.

The only ways this could be a problem is if they have a "bad breakup" so to speak, or roughhouse too much while training, as Bisharp is 4x weak to fighting moves...or if you don't want to raise anymore baby Pawniards.

If it's a wild Gallade, I'd suggest catching it and getting it a health checkup for your Bisharp's safety before they uh...engage in reproductive activities. If it's not wild, contact the Gallade's trainer. Other than that, I'd say just monitor them, but otherwise let them have their romance.