Professor Avery Harper

Currently based in the Sinnoh region

[pokemon-prof-harper]

Hello, everyone! I am Pokemon Professor Avery Harper, but you can just call me Prof Harper. I travelled to a few regions in my youth instead of doing gym or contest challenges, eventually taking up an apprenticeship under another Professor.

My specialties lie in harmonious living with land-based pokemon. This means I'm often called upon when wild pokemon populations start to show aggression and violence towards humans. I study and gather information about the habitats and any recent changes to try to get humans and pokemon working together again. Or at least tolerate one another. Sometimes trainers ask advice on issues they are having with their pokemon, but I know more about wild than captive bred. I'm currently based in Snowpoint City to learn more about ice types, as I have worked with them the least.

I actually have a full team of Pokemon. Most prefer staying out of their pokeballs. I have Rosie, an off-"shiny" Minccino. She was my first and is also my bossiest. Next up is Bitty the Bidoof. He was abandoned very young by his family and taken in by the Trainer's School, but he eventually chose to follow me. Beau is my disabled, wild-caught Dustox. Ace is a Houndoom who was mistrained for a few years before I stumbled across him. Now he likes to keep us all on our toes! Titan, my Mudsdale, was a trade made to better both Pokemon's lives. Cobalt is the newest, a baby Rookidee who found herself in Sinnoh under presumably horrific circumstances.

Please feel free to ask me any questions! I love helping out and am always willing to pass on a question to someone who knows more than I do so all information is accurate.

[punkitt-is-here]

Hello person having transgender thoughts but convinced they aren't trans because they don't have the requisite amount of dysphoria they think they need

Hi I transitioned without even thinking I had dysphoria. Like later in hindsight I can go "oh that's probably what it was" but for the first year of my transition I was straight up like "I like being a guy but I like being a girl WAY more" and you can do that!! There is no prerequisite amount of suffering needed to make yourself happier.

[yay855]

Being transgender isn't something you have to earn, you just have to decide if you want it. And if you change your mind, that's okay too. There's no one serving a, a toll gate of transgender identity and saying you have to be this dysphoric to enter, all you have to do is just decide for yourself.

[shamebats]

Another thing is that if you base your identity on a specific form of suffering you experience, you might find it hard to get better because the absence of pain might feel like a loss of identity.

[manic-street-creacher]

Also, if you're scared to transition in case it turns out to be the wrong choice just think, what's worse? To make the wrong choice and learn for sure who you really are or to remain wondering if you could've been happier for the rest of your life?

[liberalsarecool]

Caitlyn is your typical selfish conservative. She does not care about issues until she and her rights are on the chopping block.

It's like thanking your executioner.

[depsidase]

[depsidase]

[yotzuyu]

[arachnerd-8-legs]

prev: #u forgot the best part#the artist figured out the gig and was like#i draw for u for the rest of my life#these chinese netizens are having shojou level romances

[tevyaa]

[loveridden1999]

important culture exchange happening rn

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

The suitable term would be 妈咪 which is the Chinese phonetic translation of mommy, a touch horny but not to the point of discomfort, more like being cute and endearing in chinese. Cnetizens call attractive big strong women and men mommy no matter what, like they call guys with toned bodies and strong pecs and abs 男妈咪(literally male mommy).

[alefalf]

has someone done this yet

[tim-stroker]

The second amendment right was originally proposed by James Madison to allow the creation of civilian forces that can act against a tyrannical federal government, its not just us having guns. It’s specifically us having guns and using them to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government.

We’re just finally using it for its intended purpose.

[sunmontuewrites]

I have amazing (but insane) friends... That's 32.8 MILES she ran today. She runs the same number of kilometres as she is turning, so this is a 52 year old woman.

In contrast I am sitting in an air conditioned mall drinking and iced coffee because it's fucking hot outside.

[daughterofscotland]

Dear Lord (is that R.???? Somehow I feel like it should be R....)

[soolagna-meow]

reminder that 30 isn’t old, it’s very normal to not accomplish everything in your 20s, and that it is never too late to learn that thing you’ve always wanted to learn. you’re always growing. that’s a good thing. 

[unexpectedyarns]

Who the hell accomplishes everything in their 20s? Who made that a thing?

I was 48 when I started my apprenticeship to become a tattoo artist. I was 50 when I married the love of my life.

You’ve got time.

[toniknits]

I needed this right now. I’ve got time!!!

[unapologeticallyapologetic]

To anyone who needs to hear this, my aunt called my mom last year in tears and, as she talked about how things are going, she admitted that she didn’t know she could be so happy, and she didn’t know how good life could be.

She is 72. After a very rough go of things, she is now with someone who cherishes her (met him three years ago!), goes on bucket-list road trips multiple times a year, founded two nonprofits to help people who have been through similar struggles, and feels fulfilled.

30 isn’t too late. Neither is 40, nor 50, nor even 70.

[nerdpokemonheadcanons]

Is it okay if I use this messaging system to try and find my lost Typhlosion? Someone ran past and jacked my belt. Luckily, he was the only one in my party at the time, but we all miss him terribly... He's shiny, so that should make it easier, and he responds to "Quincy".

Signal boost!

[pokemon-prof-harper]

Something to remember when you travel to different regions a lot: Do Not release your pokemon.

This may seem common knowledge, but I've seen many people get arrested just here in Snowpoint the last few days for attempting this. Alolan Vulpix are extremely vulnerable to predation, and if they survive to evolve into Ninetails, they devastate the Sneasel and Weaville populations. Vanillite overpopulate because they have no natural predators but never seem to evolve, pushing Snorunt and Swinubs out of their habitat.

That's just here in Snowpoint, however. I've rescued many captive-bred and trained pokemon from the wild. These pokemon do not know how to live away from human contact. They are used to having easy access to everything they need and have been bred for decades to be docile and easy to handle. Even wild-caught pokemon can find it hard or impossible to readjust if they've lived with a trainer for a year or more, especially if they are released far from where they were captured.

If you have decided that a pokemon no longer fits your team, contact a nearby pokemon center. Every center has staff who take in unwanted pokemon and ensure they are taken care of. It's far less traumatizing and dangerous than simply releasing them, even if it takes a few extra minutes.

[nerdpokemonheadcanons]

Is there a lot of difference between starter Pokemon bred in captivity for trainers and completely wild ones?

The Pokemon used as official Starters are so rare in the wild that it’s hard to say

Wild ones can probably grow bigger, since their diets and sizes are unrestrained. They may also be less sociable, with less need to depend on others.

[ranger-katie]

I can offer a bit of insight; there's a wild Serperior population in the deep Unovian forest that I've had the privilege of running into a couple times!

At least in terms of the grassy snakes, they're much more wild in terms of appearance. Captive Serperior have an almost regal look to them, while wild Serperior have less prim outlooks. Their leafy outshoots are larger and longer, and their yellow markings are closer to camoflauge than fancy design.

Unfortunately, I've never run into deep sea Samurott or the rumored desert Emboar pack, so I can't speak for them.

[pokemon-prof-harper]

I've also had the privilege to meet a group of wild starters! There's a colony of Torterra and their pre-evolutions in an undisclosed location in Sinnoh.

They tend to grow "super-sized" and don't have nearly as much motivation to move as the captive-bred starters. The breeding population is also much more even - there tend to be more females, even! They're all extremely protective of their offspring and any pokemon that lives on their backs. Because of their larger size, they also look wilder and are nearly impossible to spot unless they want you to know they're there. There's a lot of hostility between them and wild Infernape.

Wild Infernape are very aggressive and territorial. No one I've met has been able to close enough to study them, and there is no hope in them taking in captive-bred orphans or rejects. They aren't much different in looks or build.

As for a wild Empoleon line population... If one exists any longer, we have yet to find them.