#yes i know its invasive and prob be bad for the plants

[solar-sunnyside-up]

I'm currently resisting the urge to plant strawberries along side the highways

[cyberneticdryad]

OKAY SO POKEMON TEXTILES

i've been thinking about how animal husbandry as we know it would exist in the pokemon world as well as the fact that grass type pokemon exist so you probably wouldn't have to farm in such an invasive way to get fibers similar to cotton or other plant fibers? but really oddly pokemon being used for textiles aren’t really mentioned until the sun/moon dexes?

here’re the pokemon that are specifically mentioned for fiber works:

spinarak: silk is used for weaving fishing nets [moon]

ariados: silk is used for weaving cloth popular for its strength [sun]

cottonee: cotton used for bed/pillow stuffing, cloth when combined with eldegoss cotton [moon, shield]

eldegoss: cotton is used for spinning yarn, cloth when combined with eldegoss cotton [shield]

wooloo: wool used for strong cloth [shield]

honorable mentions with no textual support but i think would still be gr9 for textiles are piloswine and lopunny, but honestly winter sawsbuck probably also has a lovely soft coat that drops in the spring.  maybe minccino too depending on the length of their fur.

BUT ALSO HERE ARE SOME POKEMON THAT THERE COULD BE REALLY COOL POSSIBILITIES FOR:

galvantula being able to weave electrified webs would be really cool for the purposes of electrical wiring and infrastructure?  like honestly my first thought was diy/off grid electrical options.

also mareep!!! the volume of their wool is said to increase in volume as the electrical charge builds which i do not have the knowledge on for practical applications, but this sounds intriguing to me.

dubwool has super springy, rubbery fur! the idea of some kids making a trampoline from dubwool fur cracks me up, but it would probs have more mundane uses in like bungee cords and general elastics.

wooloo’s fluffy ability makes some of them more resistant to physical damage in exchange for being more flammable.  great for protection, but also hypothetically great for things like fire starters! thankfully, it’s not their only ability, but it’s probably best to know what kind of wooloo you’re getting your wool from so you’re not getting something flammable on accident!

and finally, here is my list of pokemon that probably could be raised for fibers but probs best on like a small farm/household scale:

most other bug types for silks: so most pokemon that naturally learn string shot... tend to have a lot of other things going on.  horrid smells, poisonous defensive powders, aggressive predatory behavior, and given how evolution works, silk cocoons aren’t left behind.

arcanine: they just look sooooo fluffy??  i think their mane in particular would be v plush, but it would probably be a localized specialty somewhere.  it wouldn’t be so far removed from people who make textiles from dog fur!

flareon's fluff is supposed to help in releasing excess heat.  i could imagine fabrics meant to disperse heat (like a warm cloth would for a fever) or even clothing meant to assist with the heat in desert or tropical environments!

bouffalant: their hair being able to absorb damage (!!) sounds like a really rad alternative for protective gear, but they are highly territorial/aggressive so might be a little difficult to maintain.

whimsicott: my heart says yes to a flock (herd?) of whimsicott, but my experience babysitting large numbers of children say that maybe keeping a group of trickster creatures is a bad idea.

thanks for coming to my ted talk inspired by my recent capture of a whimsicott who i promptly named string brean.  i love him.