#//crustacean pokemon thjng is based off irl crustaceans

[yveltalreal]

hey btw be very careful when like. getting prosthetics/like. idk shell or metal replacements or whatever the term may be for certain pokemon!!

when pokemon like the pawniard line lose their headcrests, it showcases they have lost a battle. they may still fight but not for power or leadership. its kinda like retirement. a bisharp or kingambit thats head is chipped or breaks steps down as leader. they will never fight to become a leader again and jn some cases may be ousted from their army.

while you CAN replace their horn, be careful while doing so. it can cause your pokemon to see itself as a fraud and end up sulking everywhere and refusing to engage with others of its species OR exhibit hyper aggression if it believes it now no longer has to worry about losing its crest because you'll always just get it a new one. additionally, if others of its species discover its crest is fake there is a chance they may kill it for misleading them.

another steel type to be careful with is aggron. ive seen people talk about welding replacement metal to replace holes and chips and stuff or polishing and buffing out scratches and DO NOT DO THAT.

while you technically could and the aggron wouldnt experiance pain, it would be very fucking pissed. aggrons wear damage to their metal armor with pride. its an example of all sorts of fights and hardships theyve survived. aggrons with more damage to their armor are better respected among their species and its used to distinguish among aggrons

aggrons who respect eachother may mark eachother with their horns outside of fights. during a territory dispute, aggrons with more damage to their armor sometimes win without having to fight because the less marked up aggron views them as more powerful and more worthy of the territory. aggrons will scratch up the armor of arons before sending them off into the world.

by removing the damage to an aggrons armor you are telling your aggron you do not value its history. it is not worthy of respect. it does not need to be recognizable by other aggron. obviously if its genuinely dangerous for a certain crack or hole to be there go ahead and fix it but otherwise do not fucking get rid of the damage!!!

for many crustacean pokemon, dont worry about lost limbs. they can regrow claws and legs. slowly, but they can. obviously if its missing both its claws it might need some help but i promise the crabrawler will have its claws back eventually.

theres a lot of sfuff but like generally do your research on everything dont nust automatically assume your pokemon wants or needs a prosthetic. pokemon dont have the same concept of ableism as humans do and often time dont care if their buddy is missing a leg or an eye.