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Doll | 18 | He/Him | AroAce I work at a pokemon center in Unova. Ask me stuff and I'll do my best to answer, or just tell me about your pokemon

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Intro post!

I work at a pokemon center as a sort-of apprenticeship but want to get into contests, you can call me Doll or whatever name I don’t really care, he/him. I’ve got four pokemon of my own. Stupor (Stu) the Hypno, Bubble the Greninja, Candy the Morgrem, and Geiger the Elgyem. I like to share trivia and fun facts I’ve learnt either working at the pokemon center or just over time. Feel free to ask me about Pokemon but remember I’m not perfect and might not always know up-to-date information!

#sleep talk with doll - my talking tag, just random ramblings #funfacts with doll - random information i know about pokemon, regions, or whatever. #doll used sketch - art, photos, and the like

Inspired by other blogs in the ‘pokemon are real’ genre of post. I’m just goofing around. I generally follow roughly a canon somewhere in between the anime and games, as well as just applying some real-world logic here and there, though I’ll still interact with accounts with somewhat more different ‘canons’ than my own. 

Feel free to ask for things to be tagged. This blog is mostly a headcanon blog told from an in-universe person, ‘Doll’. This used to be a more roleplay/interaction oriented blog, but its more focused on the headcanon aspect now- still does engage in rp and interactions, though! ‘funfacts with doll’ is the headcanon tag, ‘sleep talk with doll’ is everything else.

You can submit headcanons of your own in the form of an ask, though Doll might rebuke some of them if they contradict what I’ve established as ‘canon’ information within the world of this blog.

[professor-valery]

Thiiis thing on? Good, good.

Howdy hey, I'm Valery. I'm the head researcher of the PRF in Paldea, but I came from Unova. Uhh, what else?

My research specializes in Psychic, Dark, and Ghost types primarily, but I'm well read on many types. I'm also actually uh, permitted to hand out starters, so if you want one of those, I guess you can come to me about that. Don't got the fancy species, though.

I've got a lotta Pokemon, but the one's usually with me are ; - Kenny (Sableye) - Somnia (Hypno) - Krampus (Grimmsnarl) - Popup (Gengar)

Some other stuff, I guess:

Pelipper Mail: On! Sapient Pokemon Interaction: A-ok! Magic Anons: Off

#Valery's Notes : General speaking tag #Valery's Research : Tag discussing Pokemon Biology or behavioral headcanons. #Lab Photography : Drawings which, in character, are photos.

All of my Pokemon will be tagged by their name followed by species such as #Somnia Hypno.

[sleepstudiez]

while there's a lot of exaggeration regarding the intelligence of psychic types my alakazam can very much so beat me at chess and is very smug about it.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

i think this says more about your intelligence than his tbh

[sleepstudiez]

you could've just called me an idiot directly and it would've hurt less

[unovanwithagalarianfashionsense]

Why do so many people call it Arcmas?

It’s called Chrismas.

It was invented by Professor Chris Evergreen after discovering Delibirds.

Maybe y’all have a similar holiday in other regions but. It isn’t the same at all?? Please stop erasing Chrismas guys

[lovenpeace-pkmn]

The only known surviving photo of Professor Evergreen, seen here with his brother S. Nicholas Evergreen (standing to his left) and their beloved Pokemon. Professor Evergreen was known for his love of sweets, sleigh bells, and children's laughter, along with of course his birds.

As Chrismas has grown in popularity, it has found itself mixing with many other midwinter holidays. Chrismas lights are thought to have evolved from traditions surrounding the Feast of Truth, when Unovans light candles to petition Reshiram for warmth to make it through the winter!

[unovanwithagalarianfashionsense]

Yes! These guys! I get so upset when people forget about em.

For the ppl unfamiliar:

Professor Evergreen started the holiday as Chris Evergreen’s Mass Appreciation of Delibirds Day, believing that Delibirds’ behavior of gift-giving was something that would be good for people to emulate. He put it right on December 25th, when Delibirds were observed to be at the peak of their generous patterns. The media, which thought this was a mouthful, condensed it down as Chrismas.

[stoutlandtrainer]

Oh wow. I've just always called it Delibird Day

[unovan-businesswoman-angie]

This is fascinating history- but there is more! I have been lucky enough to meet his great-grandson, Lloyd. The man is a treasure, and has been continuing his ancestor's legacy by working to preserve Delibird habitat.

When Area Zero in Paldea was opened to further researchers, he went in- aged 75, mind you- and was among the first to specifically study Iron Bundle and its possible connections to cultural evolution.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Its not entirely unusual for different names to develop for similar- or 'the same'- holiday in different places around the world! You can see something similar with Luvdisc Day VS Valentine's Day. I suspect Arcmas, like the term Valentine's Day, is more popular in more heavily religious areas (even if the person using the term is not religious themselves).

While we're talking about this holiday's origins though, here's another facet to it I don't see much talk of:

I've heard some regions have a fairytale (for lack of better term) related to the holiday about a Grimmsnarl. It roughly says that on Chrismas, if children are naughty, instead of a Delibird visiting, a Grimmsnarl will bring a band of Morgrem and Impidimp with it to prank the naughy child and ransack their home.

I assume this fairytale was simply born out of Impidimp's inclination to do this- break into people's homes to prank them- but if anyone from a region where this fable is more popular has any additional knowledge on why and how it got started, I'd love to hear it!

[that-jucario-guy]

where do ur pokemon sleep

in their pokeballs

in ur bed

in a pet bed

in a separate normal bed

something else (put in tags)

Voting ended onDec 2, 2023

[pokemoncenter]

I swear my drowsee is stealing dreams again. I don't have a problem with him eating dreams, but I do have a problem with him gorging himself on them while he's on his diet, Norman's already fat as is, he doesn't need extra mind juice. I guess my question is, how do I prevent this if I'm asleep while he's sneaking his midnight snacks?

It is difficult to stop psychic Pokemon from doing these things, as they often leave no trace of it.

As is becoming my normal go-to answer, seek a behavioral specialist for training. With most Pokemon, you can discipline them when they misbehave, but with this particular form of gluttony, it would be difficult to ensure that you punish him at the right time, as it is difficult to tell normal dreamless sleep from a dream eaten. As a result, consulting a behavioral specialist is the best idea here.

A common answer would be to have a Dark-type Pokemon protect you, but that is a terrible idea- Pitting two Pokemon you own against each other would be cruel and negatively impact them both.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

While I can't really give behavioral advice, since I never had this sort of issue with my own Hypno, I can say that this probably isn't affecting his weight that much.

Eating dreams is natural and healthy for the Drowzee line, and one a night (assuming, sounds like Anon's the only person they're eating dreams from so that'd most likely just be one a night) is pretty average. More than a Drowzee strictly needs, sure, but hardly an excessive amount either. Dreams don't really amount to that much in the way of 'calories', anyway.

[pokemoncenter]

Would it be safe for a dreepy to load them into a t-shirt canon? I just feel like if it was it would be good enrichment for them.

I do not work enough with Ghost Pokémon to know... and also I do not know how T-shirt cannons work. I cannot say. I am sorry.

That said, I know it is safe and fun to throw them with your arms, so.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

T-shirt cannons function by pressurized air moving from one chamber to another.

This is more or less how Dragapult's horns function to my knowledge, albeit Dragapult can do it at much, much greater speeds, so assuming you're doing it from enough of a distance that the dreepy won't hit anything solid at too high a speed, it would likely be fine.

Its a lot cheaper and easier to just throw them by hand, though, and they would likely find it more comfortable than a t-shirt cannon. I mean, the 'air' used in t-shirt cannons is cO2, usually, and you do actually have to buy that.

[humming-pokemon-helpers]

Actually, wait. I know a lot of trainers in Unova register with the League to get their first partner Pokémon.

But what the hell do the Striaton triplets do for someone who just picked up a Lillipup the route before and called that their starter? Do they, like... play Rock-Paper-Scissors for who battles the trainer? Evaluate the Lillipup's moveset thoroughly?

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Hi i live in Striaton. As far as I can tell its just who's least busy/most particularly wants to battle. Could probably convince them to rock-paper-scissors over it though.

[notwerewolf]

me if i were a yellow mammalian pokémon:

i mareep… im a fidooouuughh… what numel am i doing heeeere

[pokemoncenter]

Did you know that licking a garganacl stops your lips from feeling dry?

What is a "garganacl"?

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Pokemon from Paldea. it produces salt.

^ garganacl

[oh-shinx]

(@unovan-businesswoman-angie)

A Kangaskhan, perhaps? One with or without a baby present.

I thought one without a baby was a health issue???

[unovan-businesswoman-angie]

Oh, no! Most Kangaskhan only ever have one or two babies over the course of their lives, hence how protective they get of said children.

Also, hence, why I consider one a good idea for dear Lumi.

[oh-shinx]

Oh!!!!!!! Okay, I just remember hearing rumours, so I did not know!!!!!!!!!!!!

[unovan-businesswoman-angie]

It's perfectly fine, dear. That myth is on the level of those surrounding Spoink, Drifloon, or Hypno.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

I will add however that, while Kangaskhan don't constantly have one of their own young, they are very.... altruistic? They are prone to adopting younger Pokemon of other species if a family is not present. This has been reported most often with Pichu, Cubone, and Cleffa, but they will do it with just about any young Pokemon that is unattended.

They'll even baby their trainers, to a lesser degree! A Kangaskhan will never let you go a day hungry, because they'll offer to share every meal. Parental instincts are strooong.

[realpokemon]

Why do people argue Charizard should be dragon type???

literally i don't get this. nothing about charizard really makes it look """dragon"""??? it has a kind of standard body shape, nothing special. it has WINGS (usually a dead giveaway for flying type). it's constantly on fire. its just common sense.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Maybe its because on a surface level Charizard and Dragonite look pretty similar?

I could see younger kids assuming these were part of the same evolution line, or at least closely related, and then getting confused as to why one 'lost' the dragon type when it evolved.

[realpokemon]

Where do ditto even come from??? They don't breed more ditto???

when two natural ditto fight each other, each of them will try and transform into the other. however they are both already ditto. this continues in an endless cycle until a third, very confused ditto appears out of the ether

[2500dollarmagikarp]

This is true

Ditto actually reproduce through mitosis. This is also how Solosis reproduce. Ditto don't usually mitosis in captivity since they feel no need for it; in the wild mitosis-ing offers power in numbers, since a single Ditto can only ever be 'equal' to their opponent, while two of them can be stronger.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Hey have you seen my wiglett? It went on a boat to unova and I need it for research on how ever stones work. Its is a long straw like thing with a red nose and diglett like eyes.

'Fraid not. I'll reach out to the other Pokemon Centers in the area and let them know to keep an eye out for if anyone brings in a lost wiglett, though if anyone does bring it in you'll get contacted anyway.

When someone brings in a lost Pokemon its standard procedure to make sure its okay, and then check the owner trainer id and reach out to them. As long as the contact info you have is up-to-date, you'll be reached out to if its found.

[ruinrunner]

The wiglett isn’t my owned one, I brought in a wild one to test if it will terastallize. It is a Tera type flying and my test was successful by the way.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

ah. That is an issue. If it’s wild anyone can catch it, and I’m not sure if you can rebuke the capture unless you have some other proof of ‘ownership.’

Unova PCs and Dexes can’t check for tera types since the phenomenon has only been know to occur in Paldea and is relatively limited in what trainers have access to it, so the Tera type information can’t be used to find it.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

Hey have you seen my wiglett? It went on a boat to unova and I need it for research on how ever stones work. Its is a long straw like thing with a red nose and diglett like eyes.

'Fraid not. I'll reach out to the other Pokemon Centers in the area and let them know to keep an eye out for if anyone brings in a lost wiglett, though if anyone does bring it in you'll get contacted anyway.

When someone brings in a lost Pokemon its standard procedure to make sure its okay, and then check the owner trainer id and reach out to them. As long as the contact info you have is up-to-date, you'll be reached out to if its found.

[studysnorlax]

reminder that not all pokemon have xx/xy chromosomes and that we shouldn't expect pokemon to match up with our expectations of human sexes.

[2500dollarmagikarp]

confession.

Doll isn't actually my name it was just a name taken from my username (2500DOLLarmagikarp) but I actually became really fond of the name so now I use it as a nickname a lot lol