Take it eassyy!

I'm Professor Valery. Head Researcher of the PRF in Paldea. Unovian. 25. He/Him.

[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.

[professor-valery]

you say you can give out starters but don't have the 'fancy species'?? what do you have for starter options?

Currently? We've got a starter-program approved Ralts, Mankey, aaand Seedot.

There's a couple general guidelines a Pokemon has to fit to be approved for the starter-program, and Mankey's a pretty rare one to fit it, but the one we currently have on-site is pretty well-tempered for a Mankey, so it qualified.

[professor-valery]

*clears throat* Drinking coffee is inherently abusive.

Yeaaaaaah thats the spirit!!

Drinking coffee is basically like intentionally starving dream-eating pokemon and so is bad to do. Yesss more of this

[professor-valery]

hiiit new idea for a controversy!

is it pokemon abuse to not sleep much, therefore not allowing dream-eating pokemon you own to eat your dreams?

[professor-valery]

(@wingsofachampion) Hiya! What's your favorite thing about humans? -Tropius

Thaat's a fun question!

I thiiiink... I'd say its our willingness- hell, our desire, to befriend everything, learn about everything. There's not a creature in the universe that you could imagine that wouldn't have at least one human clambering to get to know it, pet it, feed it. Its what we do!

[professor-valery]

Ah, a researcher in Paldea! This may be a long shot as I've discovered, but have you ever done any research on the Pokemon within the Great Crater? ( @malus-pokemon-research )

That'sss been pretty limited. League's own researchers were the only ones handling that for awhile, though our lab is currently going through the paperwork to get permission to study a specific species from it, "Flutter Mane." A couple other labs and individual researchers have gotten permission to study various species from within, but its still pretty restricted.

I'm well read on all the publicly released papers on them thus far, though (and a few that haven't been publicly released). But haven't handled any myselff. Yet.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Interesting. Well, it was worth a try!

I'll have to find someone else who might know...

[professor-valery]

What species are you looking to learn about, anyhow? Might be able to direct you to some papers at least, or a specific lab that's running research on it right now.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Hm, well, I'm not sure you'd have anything on it, actually... not if "Flutter Mane" is one of the species being studied in your Crater. Sorry to be a bother!

[skyfire-the-watcher]

Well I can actually be of assistance. I work specifically with the crater mainly.

Despite being in a different universe most likely I can answer questions about any pokemon down there.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Wonderful! Are you familiar with the Pokemon known as Iron Valiant?

[skyfire-the-watcher]

Sort of. It's not in my crater but I have heard and seen it from one of my friends.

A fairy/fighting type from the future. A mix of gallade and Gardevoir. Fierce and great in battle.

The best one I could compare it to is roaring moon from my universe.

The only other future paradox pokemon I know about a lot about is a legendary.

I work with past ones since well the past ones are the only ones in my universe.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Hmm, I see. Do you know anyone I could consult about Iron Valiant care tips? I'm looking after one for a friend of mine and I've gotten by alright so far, but it's very shy and I haven't been able to get to know it well. I'd like to help it come out of its shell a little so it's more comfortable here, and I can observe it's behavior better.

[professor-valery]

Ohhhh, that one. I do not know why you would think I would not know it.

Nooot my usual forte, but @researcher-schmidt is a fellow researcher who currently owns one. He might be good to ask.

[professor-valery]

Ah, a researcher in Paldea! This may be a long shot as I've discovered, but have you ever done any research on the Pokemon within the Great Crater? ( @malus-pokemon-research )

That'sss been pretty limited. League's own researchers were the only ones handling that for awhile, though our lab is currently going through the paperwork to get permission to study a specific species from it, "Flutter Mane." A couple other labs and individual researchers have gotten permission to study various species from within, but its still pretty restricted.

I'm well read on all the publicly released papers on them thus far, though (and a few that haven't been publicly released). But haven't handled any myselff. Yet.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Interesting. Well, it was worth a try!

I'll have to find someone else who might know...

[professor-valery]

What species are you looking to learn about, anyhow? Might be able to direct you to some papers at least, or a specific lab that's running research on it right now.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Hm, well, I'm not sure you'd have anything on it, actually... not if "Flutter Mane" is one of the species being studied in your Crater. Sorry to be a bother!

[professor-valery]

Noooot sure I know what that's supposed to mean?

Anywhoo, never a bother to ask questions. Goood luck finding the information you're lookin for.

[professor-valery]

Ah, a researcher in Paldea! This may be a long shot as I've discovered, but have you ever done any research on the Pokemon within the Great Crater? ( @malus-pokemon-research )

That'sss been pretty limited. League's own researchers were the only ones handling that for awhile, though our lab is currently going through the paperwork to get permission to study a specific species from it, "Flutter Mane." A couple other labs and individual researchers have gotten permission to study various species from within, but its still pretty restricted.

I'm well read on all the publicly released papers on them thus far, though (and a few that haven't been publicly released). But haven't handled any myselff. Yet.

[malus-pokemon-research]

Interesting. Well, it was worth a try!

I'll have to find someone else who might know...

[professor-valery]

What species are you looking to learn about, anyhow? Might be able to direct you to some papers at least, or a specific lab that's running research on it right now.

[professor-valery]

Ah, a researcher in Paldea! This may be a long shot as I've discovered, but have you ever done any research on the Pokemon within the Great Crater? ( @malus-pokemon-research )

That'sss been pretty limited. League's own researchers were the only ones handling that for awhile, though our lab is currently going through the paperwork to get permission to study a specific species from it, "Flutter Mane." A couple other labs and individual researchers have gotten permission to study various species from within, but its still pretty restricted.

I'm well read on all the publicly released papers on them thus far, though (and a few that haven't been publicly released). But haven't handled any myselff. Yet.

[ballonleastadiumofficial]

i'd argue hatterene is pretty sinister

...Just what are you talking about? Hatterene is certainly not sinister.

I knew I would likely get someone arguing with me on that front, but I expected their target to be Mawile.

[professor-valery]

I'd think this probably refers to Hatterene's Pokedex entries which discuss the lines' tendency to react aggressively to excessive emotional output.

I've not worked hands-on enough with the species enough to say collectively if this is an exaggeration or not, but with the few members I've worked with, they uusuallyy take more than just one person being super emotional to start acting violent about it. It's like sensory overload for them.

[ballonleastadiumofficial]

They're far more reasonable than the pokedex suggests, yes. In my opinion, it all comes down to what the Hatterene is used to and how well it has been trained.

[professor-valery]

Good to hear a second opinion! The significance of commonality and training does generally align with the small sample size of Hatterene I've worked with so far.

The one wild Hatterene I worked with (being one that full evolved in the wild and was returned to the wild once the necessary research was completed) was the one most prone to aggressiveness, while the two trainer-owned (and evolved into a Hatterene under trainer care) ones I worked with were much more lax. Still expressed a degree of agitation when exposed to too many strong emotions, but did not react with any immediate violence, and both had a much higher tolerance for what amount of emotional exposure was considered 'too much' for them compared to the wild one. Even so, the wild one's tolerance was not as low as the Pokedex seems to suggest.

Hmm, I wonderr if another researcher has written a proper paper about this? Having an official study showing something can do a lott to help with public understanding and perception of something.

[ballonleastadiumofficial]

i'd argue hatterene is pretty sinister

...Just what are you talking about? Hatterene is certainly not sinister.

I knew I would likely get someone arguing with me on that front, but I expected their target to be Mawile.

[professor-valery]

I'd think this probably refers to Hatterene's Pokedex entries which discuss the lines' tendency to react aggressively to excessive emotional output.

I've not worked hands-on enough with the species enough to say collectively if this is an exaggeration or not, but with the few members I've worked with, they uusuallyy take more than just one person being super emotional to start acting violent about it. It's like sensory overload for them.

[professor-valery]

Annyy way, in case you were wondering, No, looking in the hole in a Shedinja's back does not steal your soul or whateverr.

If you stare into it for too long however, people are prone to experiencing bouts of paranoia, cold chills, and in extreme cases, mild hallucinations.

You gotta realllly stare into that thing though. Just a glance won't cause this.

[professor-valery]

ohhh "sleep is important, you need to get sleep professor, you can't get any work done if you don't sleeep" whateverrrr man. I'll sleep when Somnia forces me to at pendulum point. its fiiine.

[silver-crowned-riders]

Is pushing 30 too old to start kinning Sans

[professor-valery]

only if you're a coward

[professor-valery]

Alolan Grimer and Muk are pretty interesting species, actually. They can actually have pleasant smells depending on their diet.

Alolan Muk can also have slight variations in their colors dependent on diet, too. The more toxic the things they consume are, the more vibrant their colors are, and the exact tones can vary.

[mimikinyuu]

they call me the slutchposter for unknown reasons

[professor-valery]

What's "slutch"? And what must I do to also become a "slutchposter."

[mimikinyuu]

the slutch is within us and we are all the slutch and the slutch is everywhere if you look for it! and also

⬆️ some slutch examples ⬆️

and slutchposting is just making posts about slutch with varying degrees of effort

[professor-valery]

Ohhhh, I get it now. Probably.

I will now begin my slutch posting efforts. As soon as Cindy comes in for her shift so I can take an excessive amounts of photos of her grimer, anyway.

[mimikinyuu]

they call me the slutchposter for unknown reasons

[professor-valery]

What's "slutch"? And what must I do to also become a "slutchposter."