Pokémon Ecological Adaptation Professor, Primm

Hello, and welcome to the official page of the Pokémon Ecological Adaptation Study! We (well, just me and my team so far) here at P.E.A.S. (I know, the name's not great) are dedicated to studying how different Pokémon are adapted to and even shape the landscape and habitat of the environments they call home. My name is Primm, and I run the place! they/them 49 years young

[pokemon-ecologist]

OOC pinned post!

Hello, I'm Primm (They/¿He?), or at least that's the name I'm using for this one, and I run this blog, which is intended to be an rp pkmn irl blog based around a habitat researcher looking into how different Pokémon adapt to their environment, and how some Pokémon living in a place can change the environment to suit their needs. This blog is going to be slow or irregular to update, sorry, but if you're a Pokéblogger yourself and would like to interact, please feel free to reblog or reply to this post!

Mod is named Finch (It/It's), and is Australian, so I may only be active when you're sleeping, depending on where you are.

Primm has a full team of trained Pokémon travelling companions, all trained to full battle capacity just in case of stampedes in wild areas, and also specially trained to help navigate and study environments with Primm:

Tilly, Honchkrow (F), Primms first Pokémon, raised from a runt of a Murkrow to a well above average sized Honchkrow, adamant and strong headed, authority figure among the rest of the team when Primm isn't directly giving orders. Very attached to Primm.

Saffron, Metagross (X), former company owned Labour-Mon taken in by Primm when the company went under, useful for moving heavy obstacles on expeditions, brave and protective, has a habit of getting between Primm and perceived threats.

Gangitano, Flygon (M), raised from a little Trapinch that decided Primm would make a good snack despite being much larger than him, eventually Primm decided to just catch him so they'd stop getting bit, hasty and accident prone, has stopped trying to eat Primm... mostly...

Pettingill, Mismagius (F), evolved from a timid little Misdreavus that Primm ran across in an abandoned shack along a road when they had to shelter from a sudden storm. Incredibly shy, Primm realised the shack would probably collapse fairly soon after they left, so decided to win her trust to save her having to relocate. Nowadays Primm has her scout ahead for obstacles or potential dangers in harsh territories.

Ibrahim, Centiskorch (M), Was the Mon of an elderly former Galarian championship trainer named Victoria who was a distant relative of Primms. Primm decided to visit when in Galar and found that Victoria was terminally ill and agreed to take in Ibrahim so he had someone to take care of him. Very lonely by nature, didn't take Victorias illness very well, but has mostly warmed up to his new teammates.

Moran, Gastrodon (F, East-Sea), Moran was found by Primm as a Shellos made very sick by an oil spill in the reef she was living in, Primm was on a multi day survey of the reef when the spill occurred and performed several rescues with a rented surf Pokémon, as they did not have a surf capable Pokémon at the time. Moran was the first they were able to rush to a PokéCentre and needed someone to care for her during her recovery anyway, so Primm took her in and kept her when she didn't want to be released after recovering. Has learnt surf and nowadays helps Primm surver ocean habitats. Quiet and calm by nature, still somewhat prone to illness.

[espers-n-espurrs]

rodent pkmn so interesting to me

like, for one, the pkmn under the rat category

they really just bulge their eyes out of their heads sometimes

[battle-subway-ghost]

YEAH they really just do that huh? It's cute though, gotta love it.

[pokemon-ecologist]

They do this by grinding their teeth together. It's a behaviour they do when they're happy!

[professor-sandalo-fakemonblog]

You're a professor specialising in genetic conditions (among other things), yes?

I thought you might be interested to learn about my Gastrodon, Moran. I rescued her as a Shellos from a reef that had experienced an oil tanker spill, and was quick to discover that she was affected very acutely. More so than most of her peers in the area.

I came to discover that she lacked the protective membrane of mucus that most Gastrodon have. Instead, her squishy flesh is just porous and open to the world.

Come to find she has a genetic mutation that causes the glands that would produce said mucus to instead just grow odd crumbly keratinous cysts.

To prevent constant invasive treatment, her glands were injected with a solution that basically solidified them and stopped their function.

Now, after recovering from the spill, her only real symptoms are being very dry and even weaker to fire types than the standard.

Thought you might find that interesting.

Oh, wow! Sorry, for the delay in response, but that IS quite fascinating. Have you noticed any other symptoms? And that poor dear, those cysts must have been awful. I’m glad she was able to get some kind of relief. Have you been able to find any way to protect her skin? None of my ‘mons have that specific problem, but a couple, like my eevee Joan, have sores and I have to use Vaporine to protect their skin and things

[pokemon-ecologist]

The biggest challenge is that her flesh is very absorbent without the membrane to protect her, any product used to help her moisturize has to be benign enough that it won't cause harm if it leeches into her system...

I've found that a dilute non-toxic silicone jelly works well, outside of just making sure she's regularly soaked in clean water. Vaseline would be ideal, but unfortunately after the oil spill she developed an insensitivity to petroleum based products.

Other than all that, she has an odd calcium deficiency that some doctors think might be another result of whatever genetic defect she has. She gets supplements for that though.

[professor-sandalo-fakemonblog]

Ah, makes sense. I’m just glad that the poor dear has effective care.

<video of Joan the Eevee managing to carry fish bigger than herself to a wagon, her sores and furless patches noticeable and her gait a little off>

Because Joan can’t battle, she’s insisted on finding other ways to help around the lab. We live by one of the main rivers, so she insisted on learning how to fish, since seafood is a very common thing here. As you can see, the little booger has gotten quite good at it 😅

Is Moran a companion, only? Or is she equally insistent on finding a “job” to assist you?

[pokemon-ecologist]

Hehehe... She is, technically speaking, my team 'cleric.' She can use Recover, Rest and Pain Split, and she can swap out between a few weather affecting moves.

Outside of her slightly lowered natural protection, Gastrodons are still very very beefy, in terms of defence. She mostly gets into trouble trying to befriend every wild pokémon I encounter on my expeditions, even to her detriment.

She's also chronically unlucky, clumsy, and very prone to Predicaments...

But as for a steady job she does often? Well. She's more of a cog in the larger gearwork of the team.

She's especially helpful when I'm exploring marine environments; I myself am missing both legs and can't get the hang of the flipper attachments to my prosthetics. So, when I'm doing reef studies, I just slap on a rebreather and wrap my hands around her neck, and she'll drag me around across the seafloor.

[professor-sandalo-fakemonblog]

You're a professor specialising in genetic conditions (among other things), yes?

I thought you might be interested to learn about my Gastrodon, Moran. I rescued her as a Shellos from a reef that had experienced an oil tanker spill, and was quick to discover that she was affected very acutely. More so than most of her peers in the area.

I came to discover that she lacked the protective membrane of mucus that most Gastrodon have. Instead, her squishy flesh is just porous and open to the world.

Come to find she has a genetic mutation that causes the glands that would produce said mucus to instead just grow odd crumbly keratinous cysts.

To prevent constant invasive treatment, her glands were injected with a solution that basically solidified them and stopped their function.

Now, after recovering from the spill, her only real symptoms are being very dry and even weaker to fire types than the standard.

Thought you might find that interesting.

Oh, wow! Sorry, for the delay in response, but that IS quite fascinating. Have you noticed any other symptoms? And that poor dear, those cysts must have been awful. I’m glad she was able to get some kind of relief. Have you been able to find any way to protect her skin? None of my ‘mons have that specific problem, but a couple, like my eevee Joan, have sores and I have to use Vaporine to protect their skin and things

[pokemon-ecologist]

The biggest challenge is that her flesh is very absorbent without the membrane to protect her, any product used to help her moisturize has to be benign enough that it won't cause harm if it leeches into her system...

I've found that a dilute non-toxic silicone jelly works well, outside of just making sure she's regularly soaked in clean water. Vaseline would be ideal, but unfortunately after the oil spill she developed an insensitivity to petroleum based products.

Other than all that, she has an odd calcium deficiency that some doctors think might be another result of whatever genetic defect she has. She gets supplements for that though.

[pokemon-ecologist]

This is your semi-regular reminder that Professor Birch is an unprofessional, unskilled, unintelligent, negligent, fraudulent ASS.

Professor Bitch, if you're reading this I want my finger back and I'm only Slightly drunk. Also fuck you.

Send Post.

[unovan-gardener]

hi Primm!

fuck Professor Birch!!!

dad says hes a bumbling idiot who has no idea how to handle grass types and he refuses to work with him after something he simply refers to as

"The Cacnea Incident"

[pokemon-ecologist]

Every vaguely professional person who has worked with him has an Incident story to tell, or to try to forget.

Mine's the Weavile Incident. Still feel a chill down my spine every time I remember...

[pokemon-ecologist]

This is your semi-regular reminder that Professor Birch is an unprofessional, unskilled, unintelligent, negligent, fraudulent ASS.

Professor Bitch, if you're reading this I want my finger back and I'm only Slightly drunk. Also fuck you.

Send Post.

[thatfailedpokemontrainer-deacti]

living for the energy of this

do I know what this is about? No

Am I passoinately rooting for proffesor birches downfall now? Absolutely

[pokemon-ecologist]

[Photo of a hand with the ring finger missing, the stump covered by a thimble.]

Negligence.

(he also isn't even a good bloody scientist, his papers are hot garbage)

[pokemon-ecologist]

what did professor birch do??

[Picture of a hand with a thimble covering the stump of a severed ring finger.]

I told him Ice Types would attack me. But noooooo. I was just a student. I was just being paranoid.

Obviously young Research Assistant Birch, in all his experience and wisdom, knows that it's perfectly safe to send a student under his care for work experience into a Weavile nest!

They definitely won't have their eyelids frozen off and their finger severed and frostbitten! Perish the thought!!!

...

They managed to surgically restore my eyelids, but the finger was necrotic already. I was 36 by the time I started my actual education, and early on I was sent out to get some research experience with a post-grad.

Birch was said post-grad, a research assistant working on his final dissertation to become a professor. Younger than me, but more experience in the field.

...

I hate him.

[pokemon-ecologist]

This is your semi-regular reminder that Professor Birch is an unprofessional, unskilled, unintelligent, negligent, fraudulent ASS.

Professor Bitch, if you're reading this I want my finger back and I'm only Slightly drunk. Also fuck you.

Send Post.

[battle-subway-ghost]

I Wouldn't Let My Hair Touch The Floor Like That, I Braid It For A Reason.

Secondly, I Am Tactful In My Excessiveness, Any Time I Gloat, I Make Sure It's Of My Own Prowess.

ive had this in my askbox for the last 4 days because I got too tired to actually think up a proper response to it when he sent this. So now I'm posting this just to make fun of it.

anyways everyone point and laugh at my rival who is "Tactful In His Excessiveness"

[pokemon-ecologist]

Tactful in excessive capitalisation, that's for sure.

[nobadeggs]

Maybe I should try this as an ice breaker?

Oddly specific poll :)

Has lived in the woods.

Moved region due to an ex.

Has a fully evolved team, doesn't battle.

Got pokemon care guides as birthday presents growing up.

Always played as the opposite gender in video games.

Has read pokemon biology research papers for fun.

Plays a traditionally childish instrument.

Knits pokemon toys for new hatchlings.

Was given a shiny.

Has pet legendary pokemon (but never caught one).

Two or more of the above!

None of the above.

Voting ended onFeb 20, 2024

[pokemon-ecologist]

Hmm, I ran away from Aether House when I was young and lived in the ruins of Tapu until I was 18, so that probably counts as living in the woods.

I did eventually move back to Alola, but I'd say the second one counts as well.

The third one is also technically accurate, I used to battle but I don't anymore.

Nope on number 4 and 5.

6 is a yes, I also write them for fun.

7, 8 and 9 are a no-go.

And technically I've been pet by a legendary... I fell into Regigigas' hand and it let me down safely, so I'd count that for number 10.

In conclusion, this poll wasn't nearly ultra-specific enough. I'll need full paragraphs of strange coincidences for the next one.

[thatfailedpokemontrainer-deacti]

Had an idea but don't want to disrupt anything or upset anyone so-

RB this if you're okay with getting evil team/crime organisations propaganda* in your inbox

*Misleading by nature, attempting to get the person behind the account to join the organisation, often coming off as cult-ish <- the ones I plan on sending is both from an evil team and cult so please keep this in mind, I do not want to trigger anyone.

[lovenpeace-pkmn]

I wonder when the phrase "legendary Pokémon" shifted from meaning "Pokémon which play a role in legends" to being used as a synonym for "deities."

I also wonder how many of you know Arcanine's official designation in the Pokédex...

[pokemon-ecologist]

Probably when worship of Arceus and the Space-Time-Entropy trio got popular worldwide. Them in particular are almost undeniably deific, even if you don't worship them. The association in the terminology of them being labelled Legendaries seems to have spread back out from them.

[prof-polaris-deactivated2025043]

I'm super late to the nickname game, but I reckon Northstar is a good one, considering.

That or maybe Ursa, or even Kyno, short for Cynosaura, which means Dog's Tail, and was another name for Ursa Minor, the constellation with Polaris in it...

...I'm always full of thematic naming energy, my team are all named after old Alolan famous Mafia members. It was an inside joke, Tilly was named because, well, Honchkrow, and the rest all follow her around like little gangsters, so I started a tradition.

mm

Northstar isnt bad

[pokemon-ecologist]

Sending anonymous hugs to everyone I follow

Receiving anonymous hugs from someone who follows me!

[rotomblr-polls]

Do you tend towards some sort of theme for your pokemon's names?

yes

sometimes

no

Voting ended onJan 25, 2024

[pokemon-ecologist]

//ooc reblog!

//my Pokémon, both on my blogs and in games, are always named on either a team theme, or in theme with the specific Pokémon species.

//like, Watson was one of the first supercomputers, so I named my Metagross in Platinum Watson.

//I named Primms Pokémon with a team theme, after Australian criminals. Tilly is named after Tilly Devine, and so on...

[champsinthemaking]

it is literally wurmple sippy soup wednesday

[champsinthemaking]

wurmple sippy soup THE MOTION PICTURE wednesday

[unovan-gardener]

Pellipper Mail! Or... Hmm, actually, this kinda just appeared when you weren't looking...

It's a wicker picnic basket lined with soft white and mint-green checker board linen. Inside it, to your surprise, is a very very young Eevee.

You aren't a veterinarian, but this Eevee seems a little odd. It doesn't have a bellybutton of any kind, just a smooth belly with slightly scratchy brown fuzz. (Not to go into too much detail, but it might be intersex, it's a bit hard to judge...)

It's still quite small, but it's old enough to have it's eye colour, a deep green with black specks. A little card lays against it, reading:

'My name is Kiwi <3'

I- oh!

hello precious, where did you come from…?

Kiwi…..hmm….

[joltik-guy]

Kiwi?

Strange name.... cute little guy...

[unovan-gardener]

Fun fact!

kiwi are part of the same family as silvervine. Or I guess more specifically, silvervine is a species of kiwi

[joltik-guy]

what is silvervine?

[unovan-gardener]

Oh!

Y’know like- catnip?

It has a similar affect, but much stronger and even feline-mons who don’t respond to catnip will respond to silvervine

[joltik-guy]

... Feels unnerving. why would it be called kiwi- like the thing related to cat pokemon?

[pokemon-ecologist]

I think you might be being a little paranoid here. Most people don't even know about silvervine, let alone that it's a species of kiwi. It's probably just because it's small, fuzzy and brown, with green eyes.