petalburg-pokemon-husbandry
Petalburg Pokemon Center
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Hi there! My name is Josh. (they/them) I work at the Pokemon Center in Petalburg, Hoenn. This is a place where I'll be sharing some tips and experiences I've picked up from my life and career of raising pokemon. Hope you enjoy!   
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been going through a lot so i havent been very active on here but apparently robert found another beldum to fuse with????? i guess im gonna have a metang soon?????? wtf is happening
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I FUCKING LOVE BIRDS SHOW US BIRDS
My strange son
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Stupid animal that lives with me. If you even care
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 2 months ago
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Hi! I'm writing in because my smeargle, Goh, has been acting really odd. I've had him since he was an egg, and we've been great art buddies, but about a week ago he started tripping me up by plopping down right in front of me when I'm walking. Sometimes when I sit down he'll sit on my feet and glare at me. Is he upset with me or something?
ohhhhhh my god this is adorable okay okay okay okay SO
you ever seen a smeargle with a pawprint on their back? you ever see a juvenile smeargle and realize they dont have that pawprint? here's why: it's a social behavior. smeargle live in packs in the wild, and once they reach maturity they mark each others's backs as a sign of respect/connection. but the thing is that they don't have this instinct specifically for smeargle, it's for anyone they're pack bonded with. So little Goh here is probably trying to get you to mark its back!!!!
Here's what you can do:
1. give Goh a bath, with special attention to his back. (I'm sure you know this already, but make sure to cover the end of his tail with a plastic bag or plastic wrap so the "paint" doesn't leak everywhere)
2. wash the sole of your own foot well, but don't scrub it or do anything that might smooth out the texture.
3. take some of its "paint" and coat the bottom of your cleaned foot
4. once he rolls over, press your foot down gently enough to make full contact, but not so hard that you potentially injure him. hold this for at least a minute.
5. remove your foot, and use a hair dryer to make sure the "paint" dries fully. Once it's dry his body will actually start to change some pigmentation around and mimic the imprint, making it permanent.
6. Wash your foot really well. Like, REALLY well. You'll notice I've been putting "paint" in quotes like that. This is where I have to break the news to you. Smeargle "paint" is mostly pee. By volume I think it's literally 60% pee. It also has VERY strong stains and dyes mixed in, so get that stuff off as FAST as possible. If you don't get it all off before it fully dries you're gonna have a piss-stained foot for a couple months.
7. Don't give him any baths or let him in water until he starts scratching at his back. that's the sign that the process is finished and he's trying to get the paint off.
Hope everything goes well for you!!
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 2 months ago
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How about Bisharp? They're my favorite mons of all time. ^^
oooo im not super familiar with bisharp, lemme check the literature to see if theres anything of note! Bisharp have a really interesting hierarchical structure, which is strangely similar to human-made ones! Kingambits will command several Bisharp that each command several Pawniard. generally no Bisharp will evolve into Kingambit before the Kingambit dies or is disgraced, but Pawniard will evolve into Bisharp once they're big enough no matter the existing number. This actually leads to regular population cycling, where Bisharp infighting lowers their numbers, then once things are steady they start to breed more so more Pawniard are produced, and then once the Pawniard start to evolve they begin infighting again, and this goes on and on over the course of roughly 2-3 years in the wild. Also sometimes Kingambits go to war over territory and it's one of the only time's you'll see a wild one actually getting up and doing some serious fighting. (Other than normal self-defense.)
Thanks for the ask!
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 2 months ago
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My Mr. Mime keeps putting up invisible walls in my house. Is this an enrichment issue or something? my face can't take much more of this...
get some invisible doors
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 2 months ago
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gang, I am fresh out of ideas. send me ideas/prompts/pokemon to talk about (in my asks box) and I'll reply with something interesting hopefully!
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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we should criminalize ace trainers battling with their rhyperiors on the fucking I-40 when i'm trying to get to work on time. there is a goddamn BLISSEY on the road
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dear jirachi please send me 1,000,000,000p ^_^ (brink of tears)
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GUYS GUYS THIS POST WAS A JOKE
I JUST GOT A CALL FROM MY MOM AND SAHHLJBGF[L;DLKJLFGDI SHE SENT ME A FREE SUPER POTION
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i just saw another Youngster throwing a pokéball into the water and it completely missed and he didn't even bother to scoop up the broken pieces. i'm so fucking disappointed with this generation see this is why lapras are so endangered because they keep fuckin Literally Choking On Net Balls that you don't bother to clean up. this is one of the most bueatiful shores in the world and there are only 40 lapras left IN EXISTENCE and one washed up just last week please please please STOP SURFING and STOP BATTLING on the ocean
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if you dont rb this post lets just say we're making eye contact
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Wait what is op talking about? Lapras officially stopped being endangered back in 2016 and are actually an overeffective predator that are driving gastrodon populations almost to extinction in some parts of alola. This is actually just blatant misinformation? I guess??
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"this is my beautiful baby his name is #00FF0E"
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can we please normalize battling people without making eye contact. "oh oh oh its polite to warn people before you battle them!!!!" L + ratio + skill issue + never let em know your next move + dragonite use hyper beam
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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RBing for awareness!!!
Hey reminder that if rocks/gems are falling out of your crustles or sableye or other pokemon made up ot partially made out of minerals to take them to a pokemon centre immediatly as this is a sign of extreme stress
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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not every pokemon likes scritches or cuddling though
INCORRECT youre just bad at scritches and/or cuddling
done correctly, a tyrantiar could be befriended entirely with one hand and some patience.
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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just because a pokemon is normal primary type doesnt mean you can ignore all the physical and dietary needs of its secondary typing. you still need to feed your pidgeotto flying-type food. you still need to let your wigglytuff wander through the forest to regenerate its cryptid fae energy. you still need to teach your chatot curse words. you still need to lock your girafarig in a mirror maze to give it an existential crisis.
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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you wanna talk about how we’ve been dealing with two very different psychic types, aka the Very relaxed Robert, my son who can eloquently describe his issues, and Luci, my daughter who has all the anxiety in the world
robert, the supercomputer beldum: "excuse me father and parent, i am humbly requesting some attention, or perhaps a treat. i do not wish to gain the zoomies as that may damage the house and/or furniture. scritches would also be adequate."
luci, the anxious to all hell espurr:
STOP THINKING SO LOUD THERE ARE BUGS IN THE WALLS
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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this response has been living rent free in my head ever since it got posted
like bro i was talking about liking scritches and cuddling. obviously you cant treat every pokemon the same, THIS WHOLE BLOG IS ABOUT HOW YOU TREAT DIFFERENT POKEMON DIFFERENTLY
skitty are adorable and id get one in an instant if i wasnt allergic
yet to be convinced that every pokemon isnt a dog at heart
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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All the little lies we tell kids about how Pokémon work are honestly so charming. Like yeah bud, your pichu evolved because you’re really great friends with it! Don’t worry about why it’s suddenly humping everything that’s roughly its size. It’s just playing!
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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if you ever wonder why you've only seen trainers with female kangaskhan, its because male kangaskhan are TERRIFYING. Once the adult hormones hit them those things become VISCIOUS to the point of being unsafe to train. (and that's coming from someone who thinks they could effectively train a SLAKING.) there's no level of respect you can earn with one where they won't trample you to get to a female, or just launch an outrage because they feel like it. the safest way to deal with one if you encounter it in the wild is just to seem like a complete non-threat and wait it out. definitely DONT send one of your partners to defend you if they aren't also a massive powerhouse. I'm talking tyranitar levels of strength before i'd feel confident.
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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how old were you when you realized pokeballs have aim-assist built-in and you werent just naturally gifted at throwing them i was 19 and very disappointed in myself
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petalburg-pokemon-husbandry · 4 months ago
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im very skilled at what i do
how old were you when you realized pokeballs have aim-assist built-in and you werent just naturally gifted at throwing them i was 19 and very disappointed in myself
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