Pokemon Grooming 101

Walk-in appointments available, questions welcome

[ruderubicante]

She's mad because I buried her dill under HEALTHY EDIBLE HAY THAT SHE NEEDS TO EAT TOO!!!

[atompalace-official]

wash him he smely

[atompalace-official]

here’s how the other Eeveelutions react to bathtime 🛁🫧

[torchickentacos]

I'm obsessed with pokemon doing just. weird animal things. A chatot trying to fight itself in the mirror. Flygon being a large weird lizard. Absol getting its scythe/horn stuck in things and needing to be rescued. Holding a torchic and moving it, seeing its head do the chicken thing. Furret being an absolute menace to society and stealing your socks to nest. Mr. Mime putting barriers around its food as a form of food guarding. Ninetales sleeping with its head tucked under its tails. Zigzagoon snuffling through the trash.

[torchickentacos]

PREV TAGS YES! CHARIZARD WITH ZOOMIES!!!! thinking about this more. Give me a Sunflora or Roselia that insists on spending time in the sun no matter how inconvenient it is for the trainer. A Skitty kneading its trainer with its tiny little paws. A Pikachu that is OBSESSED with its running wheel. Pachirisu gnawing on stuff. A trainer yelling "WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR MOUTH" to their Arcanine, frantically prying its mouth open. Purrloin lazily sleeping in the windowsill. Treeckos on the side of houses in Hoenn, just chilling. A Linoone digging up flower bumbs. Oddish burying themselves in your garden. Linoone digging up those Oddish. Gastrodon leaving slime trails that trainers have to be careful to not slip on, and having rules about letting them inside pokemon centers so nobody slips.

[realpokemon]

is it like abuse if i use my charmanders tail for.. lighting up .. some certain recreational objects & materials .. i mean i offer him a hit after. it seems fair

its perfectly fine to use a charmander to Light a blunt

no, you should probably not let your charmander take a hit. charmander lungs are build to be smoke-protective and are extremely hot, meaning inhalation wont induce a high

[adobe-outdesign]

not to derail this post but OP I need you know that there is actual canon Gen 1 artwork of someone lighting a cigarette on Charmander’s tail

[pokemon-with-hats]

Falinks with Marching Band hats on each one?

[pokemon-grooming]

My Mimikyu has been working hard and she even won her first major pokemon battle against a gymleader recently. I wanna give her a mini spa day as a way to destress. Any suggestions on what I should do?

In my experience, Mimikyu loves being pampered but are very fussy about giving up their Disguise to be cleaned. You also don’t want to see them without it on, so tugging gently on it and turning away a few times may be a good way to signal for them to disrobe. You should then leave a cardboard box, or small closed top cage for them to hide in and feel safe while you do so.

I always like to hand out bows or poffins or other trinkets to Mimikyu after good behavior as well!

[pokemon-grooming]

I've seen some trainers stylize grass type leaves into their own design; like Chikorita's leaf into a heart. Does this not hurt the pokemon?? ):

So, in general, leaves and such are okay to cut on a Pokemon—the things you want to avoid trimming are vines and plants such as Torterra’s tree or Tropius’s, as that’s very painful for your Pokémon!

It’s unfortunately a very case-by-case basis and it’s better to research each pokemon you plan on doing this to individually than assume it’s safe.

[sunyshorewaves]

are pokemon sentient enough that I could send my Scrafty to the store with a shopping list and money and he'd be allowed to shop by himself when he gets there

[sunyshorewaves]

my shiny Scrafty in the cold aisles trying to decide on cheese

[sunyshorewaves]

I love you guys

[wife-cucker]

I made a uquiz! no song lyric, quote, or pop culture questions.

you know 'em. you love 'em. BABIES. baby pokemon are pokemon that can be obtained via breeding, cannot be bred, can evolve, and are the firs

say which one you got in the tags

[alfheimr]

pathetic, wretched, pitiable joltiks

[alfheimr]

[ohcorny]

vrooooooom

[theballgame]

if psychic Pokemon glow like in the anime when they use their telekinesis or whatever I bet that like at least once a week their trainer sees them glowing with no floating item in sight and have to be like “WHAT ARE YOU FLOATING? WHAT DO YOU HAVE” like when your cat is chewing something you didn’t feed them

[appendingfic]

This is probably the exact experience of living with an Espurr

[campcrow]

[m-ilotic]

[pokemon-grooming]

moonblast, extreme speed

Moonblast: Favorite Fairy types(s) Whimsicott! These little guys are adorable, although the cotton requires us groomers to break out the weird stuff we don't use very often. Unkempt Whimsicott fluff tends to attract all sorts of dirt and detritus, or even junk, and can overheat the poor things in the summer time. Plus, it just ruins their look as a bouncy puffball. Personally, I think you should never go more than 3 months without a cleaning. Extreme Speed: Favorite Normal types(s) Blissey! This is a pretty utilitarian pick, but they're naturally very helpful in just about any workplace, though many people probably know them as assistants in Pokemon centers. I've had quite a few Blissey to work with back when I volunteered with Rangers, and they are the most caring Pokemon you'll ever meet. Plus, Softboiled is SUCH a good nutritional thing for your other Pokemon. Skincare, immune system, etc etc.

[luxarcher]

Have some WLWs (WooLooWoos) for Pride Month!!

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

Please note I read this as Wool Loves Wool

[pokemon-grooming]

My Sandyghast really loves water, but I find they make a huge muddy mess no matter how much or how little I give them. Any suggestions for alternatives? I think they just like destroying the bathroom....

Truth be told, this sounds like a disciplinary thing rather than an issue on your end. Don't fret! Ghost-types are naturally mischievous, but there's a line between playful and problematic behavior. There's no shame in consulting some coaches to get your Sandygast to correct their behavior. -D

[pokemon-grooming]

I know it's natural for Shuckle to hide their food, but it's such a pain finding spoiled berry goop everywhere... I want to give my little guy treats but he makes it more difficult when I don't know if I'm going to find it later.

You can try to make food treats location-specific, like when outside or before entering a pokeball. If they try to stash it, at least it's outside!

There's not much to prevent the fermentation that happens naturally within Shuckle's carapace, though. Perhaps providing a basking area that they would prefer to spend time in would help keep mess concentrated within a designated space.