Hello Charlie, writing in from Unova here. My kid saw an axew on tv recently and has become absolutely enamored with them. Heās too young for a PokĆ©mon, but Iām already trying to gently handle questions about hypothetically getting one. Dragon types are tough, especially a line like Haxorus. So far Iāve gotten him a plushie, which he takes with him everywhere.
Do you have any fun facts I can share with him about the line? He seems to want to know anything and everything about dragon types these days. Your blog mentioned that you were certified I believe, would you mind sharing a little about that too? While I hope my little one eventually gains an interest in a PokĆ©mon a little easier to handle, there is still plenty of time after all, if he does decide he eventually wants to go down that path, Iād like to support him.
With love, a mother from Unova.
i think a plushie is a great idea! back when i was a kid, there was a period of time when i got really fixated on the idea of having a slugma. obviously not going to happen, but my dad managed to find out and sent me a plush slugma that i carried basically everywhere. i have no plans to ever get a slugma now, but i still have the plush!
axew are really interesting little pokemon. it's super important to let them engage in play, though it often freaks first time axew trainers out because their tusks often break during playtime. however, they actually need to break their tusks multiple times before evolving! their tusks grow back stronger after each break. once they evolve, the lose the ability to grow their tusks back, so strengthening them pre-evolution is necessary to prevent them from becoming brittle and snapping off once they've evolved. the axew line is actually one of the better lines to start with in terms of temperament. although they're territorial towards unknown individuals of their evolutionary line, they're actually pretty laid-back and gentle with people and other pokemon. unnecessary fighting risks their prized tusks, so they're not aggressive outside of territorial conflicts. that doesn't mean they're easy to care for, by any means, but they're more forgiving than a hydreigon or garchomp.
as for my certification, it was a multi-year process. there are different ways to get certified as a type expert, but i'm certified with the international rangers union as a civilian type expert (although i volunteer with the rangers, i'm still counted as a civilian for these purposes). i had to take both a written and practical exam, get a certain number of hours of work experience with dragon types, and write a research article about a dragon of my choosing. i also have to take another written test every ten years to prove that i'm staying up to date with research. it's a lot of work to get certified by any major institution as a type expert, but it's something anyone can do with enough experience and passion for it. it helps to get an early start in pokemon handling- trainers' schools, the rangers, and plenty of pokemon training organizations offer camps and classes for younger kids if he's interested!
thanks for encouraging him to engage with his interest in a safe way- he's going to appreciate that for the rest of his life regardless of whether or not he ends up working with dragons.
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