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At the birth of worlds and at the end of days, the Original One watches all the same.

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Oh, morelull...! They grow a lot where old fae courts frequent. Have you checked your roof for elves?

My house has been infested with these things

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Just battled someone on my way to work today. People hate my Gliscor for winning </3 not my fault Gliscor is a fucking powerhouse :///

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are you familiar what the "underbelly" of a mimikyu feels like, or at least is SUPPOSED to feel like? the other day my mimikyu (it's been about six months since their really random arrival into my life) crawled over my hand for the first time and it felt like what I can only describe as extremely thick fog enveloping my hand--except there was also the feeling of a million little joltik crawling over me. Is this normal? I've heard varying answers online.

i've never experienced that myself, actually! i just dont work with mimikyu often enough for that to have happened to me yet. your description sounds pretty similar to what i've heard from people who have had a mimikyu climb on them, though!

two things are going on to cause those sensations. the first is the mimikyu's actual body, which i obviously can't give a visual description of, but which is usually described as being scratchy/similar to having a broom brushing your skin. it's possible that mimikyu's body moves by contracting tiny "hairs" on its underside, but we don't really have any way of knowing for certain. the "foggy" sensation is really common with touching ghost types. it's basically your body going "WHOA that's weird something's not right" and sending you into a cold sweat. in ghost type circles you'll often see people calling it the "dread factor" haha. it's the same reason you get really cold when a gengar jumps in your shadow.

congrats on your bond with your mimikyu! it takes a lot for a mimikyu to trust someone enough to touch them with its true body. your mimikyu clearly likes you a lot!

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Despite appearances, Gliscor are such goofballs... Nicodemus certainly keeps our hands full.

Happy Reminder! If your pokemon knows a move, say like fling, Perhaps give them an item, like perhaps a plush, when they aren't fighting. Pokemon can make toys out of anything. Completely unrelated but here's Ranger, a troublemaker at the daycare who likes sneaking out at night.

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Oh dear, I missed a very important date...

Erm, the only pokémon I have that isn't gothic at all is my Volcarona... but Levana has earned her place, I think.

Gliscor, the daywalking vampir, Annihilape, the dead malice risen, Corviknight, the battlefield judge, and Gothitelle, the astral macabre that an entire lolita style often imitates... Oh, the request was about 'most'? Still Ianira, for sure.

I cannot say it was entirely coincidental... I did deliberately seek out catching and befriending a gligar and corvisquire because I like them so much.

Happy World Goth Day, everyone. Celebrate by telling me about your most goth pokemon.

Mine is Omen, my death’s head frosmoth.

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Why do Gliscor have an exoskeleton... are they bugs? Their wings aren't like a bug's at all, though...

Thanks, anon! That’s a great question! Like all bat pokemon, the gliscor line is mammalian, not bugs. Their “exoskeleton” is actually a series of keratin plates to form a shell similar to those on a sandshrew. They do still have an endoskeleton.

Unlike most other bats, gligar spend a lot of time on or near the ground. This is because unlike other bats, the gliscor line is not capable of true flight. Instead, they glide. Once evolved, gliscor with its broader wingspan is much more effective in gliding, carefully navigating updrafts and winds so it can glide immense distances using minimal energy. Gligar, however, being much smaller and less efficient in gliding has more of an up and down lifestyle.

Gligar tend to live on rocky cave walls or on cliff faces, and they consume larger prey on the spot rather than flying off with it. Upon spotting prey, they leap and glide toward it, latching on with their claws and stinging with their venomous tail. They have to remain on the ground while they eat because they can’t just fly away. After feeding, they then have to shuffle back along the ground and climb back up to their perch. This long ground time leaves themselves exposed to predators. The shell helps protect them during this grounded period.

Once evolved, gliscor maintain their keratin shells. The shells become smoother, reducing drag and making them more aerodynamic for their long glides. Think about how airplanes are always smooth not rough.

The shells also provide protection when battling others of their kind for territory, protecting them from pincers and stingers.

So that’s why the gliscor line has a shell! They look a lot like flying skorupi, but they’re not bugs at all! Isn’t that cool?

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my luminous mama

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Stantler?

My pa back in Paldea hunts them when they're in season, and lemme tell you--they might be a little gamey on their own, but if you mix 'em with Lechonk fat and some brown sugar and herbs, they make a mean sausage!

Propaganda: Mentioned this back on the arceus post, but this was actually written up while arceus was still sitting in the queue! Stantler was one of the most common meats I had growing up and one of my favorites! Maybe it's an acquired taste. My favorite is to coat them in flour and cook them up with a buttery mushroom sauce with Marsala wine, some parmesan, chopped parsley, and green onions. You could put it over rice if you want, though I know some prefer it with mashed potatoes and veggies. Rice is definitely the option for me!

How do you prefer to eat this pokemon?

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Whenever this line ends up on a dinner plate, it's usually tranquill or unfezant as a game bird among the upper classes. Fond memories... Pidove itself is mostly eaten in upper Unova State proper and Kalos, but is seen as 'unclean' or 'immature' most other places.

Propaganda: Easy to raise poultry pokemon, extremely versatile to use for both their meat and their eggs.

How do you prefer to eat this pokemon?

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spin this list of all the pokemon. you have to eat whichever one you get

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does anyone in Lumiose sleep

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diglett & dugtrio

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Regardless of realism, I cannot help but find a charm in films which feature unlikely encounters with legendary Pokemon as signs of something thematic to the film.

Are the chances of a child on the coast of Paldea seeing Kyogre breaching out of the water next to 0 and would be wildly dangerous even if it did happen? Certainly. Does it still hit me right in the heart when the water droplets thrown into the air by its breach create a rainbow as a sign of hope and bright futures ahead to match with the film's themes of growing up? Absolutely.

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distant past

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Biology Bit+ : Butterfree Line

Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree are a widespread species of lepidopteran, with variants found almost anywhere in the northern hemisphere and equatorial region with a sufficiently long summer and deciduous trees. They are theorized to have originated in eastern Unovan States.

Caterpie begin life after hatching as barely half an inch long, residing solely on the host tree or shrub their eggs were laid on. This is until they are at least ten centimetres long, when the host plant's chemical defenses outpace the appetites of the brood. They distribute themselves by spinning a line of silk and swinging towards other adjacent plants. They will do this as needed until they reach their final moult at 30 centimetres long. Caterpie are much bolder at this stage, even venturing out to feed during the day. This stage generally lasts a month. When enough energy has been accumulated, caterpie will spin a cocoon of silk somewhere hidden, which then spurs metamorphosis into metapod.

Metapod retain some silk-spinning capability, but this is only used to relocate themselves if disturbed, and they will stay put in a single spot the entire developmental cycle if allowed. After another month, the Butterfree body inside is done growing and will emerge in the early summer. This full metamorphosis must occur for the pokémon to survive and it cannot be prevented from doing so without death. 

While they like most arthropods do not partake in the rearing of offspring, butterfree have been known to opportunistically defend caterpie from predation and may even temporarily relocate one to its nest if circumstances are too threatening. This nest is made of leaves joined with silk and is rather small, functioning as an ad-hoc shelter and food storage until weather forces a new one to be made. Female butterfree tend to abandon their nests quickly, wheras males maintain them more fastidiously so the nectar and pollen inside can make a suitable gift for an inquisitive female. This is key, as after mating she will need the extra food for proper egg development.