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[secretpotion]

[You get a mildly interesting sight, vatheon; Cynthia with her hair up in a ponytail, casual clothes on, and a Gible in her lap. The gible is gnawing on a melon that's about the perfect size for its mouth.]So! There are some new trainers out there that are raising baby pokemon. I thought it would be a good idea to talk about making sure they're

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[ninthserenade]

What about Eevees? I've had Athena here for awhile but uh... What else should I be trying to focus on?

[secretpotion]

Ah, yes, eevees! They should have a couple of toys, usually something they can chase across the floor and bat around. Foraging toys are also a good idea, and they're pretty simple to make. You just take an empty bottle, cut a few holes in it, and put a few treats inside. It will challenge them to retrieve the food from the toy, like they would in the wild.

[ninthserenade]

Okay, I think I've got the chasing toys taken care of. She and my cat tend to share whatever they play with there. Would those rubber dog toys that you put treats in be good too?

[secretpotion]

Those should work just fine!

[prominence_glow]

Hey, Cynthia, you remember the Chocobo I have...?

Well, I kind of have a whole big flock. I've just been letting my Eevee play around with them- most of them are still chicks and juveniles, so it's okay! He won't get stomped on or anything.

You think that's okay?

[secretpotion]

It should be fine, as long as you are keeping an eye on them. Accidents might happen, but I think pokemon are typically much tougher than the animals I've seen in the pet shops.

Make sure to give eevee exercise, too, with a walk. You can probably have him follow the chocobo around for a daily walk.

[prominence_glow]

Will do! They're a pretty active bunch, so I think he'll be good.

And, uh... Just checking, but Pokemon only make noises that are pretty much their names, right?

[secretpotion]

What do you mean?

[She is gameverse sir pokemon cries are 8-bit sound garbles]

Eevee usually makes a series of trills, squeaks, and chirps. Sometimes they sound like it's saying 'vee', but that's not quite what it is.

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[chivalrygrudge]

[Ken holds up his Eevee, who's got a squeak toy in her mouth. Squeeeeeeeeeak.]

Is this okay?

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[secretpotion]

That's a very good toy! She seems quite happy.

Have you been brushing her every other day at least?

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[chivalrygrudge]

Yeah. She sheds a lot more than Kou - my puppy - does.

[Aki lets out a muffled 'Vri?' around the toy.]

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[secretpotion]

How is she with baths?

[nicepartner]

[No, Ash didn't reply to this on purpose. His Gible just came out of its Pokeball and decided to say hi... by biting on the screen.]

[secretpotion]

Ah hah hah, another gible! I didn't know any others were hatched yet.

[nicepartner]

[--and Ash is just going jiiii before yelling:]

Come on, Gible, that's not food... [And then managing to take him off, he returns it to its Pokeball.] Sorry about that, Gible likes biting metal a lot.

[secretpotion]

Well, as you can see, a melon is a pretty good option for gible. Especially if they can only juuuust wrap their jaws around it; it makes it harder for them to chomp on it and it makes them have to gnaw, instead.

It's good to occupy their mouths.

[brbstealingpknm]

Alright.

[Pause, then...] There were Eevee's given out, too, by Lyra.

[secretpotion]

Bring all of your grooming tools.

Ah, that's right! I've been speaking with a few of the owners about things they can do for the development of their baby pokemon.

[brbstealingpknm]

Understood. [Sob. Tools that he hasn't used since he got them.] I need to stop by the clinic though. I doubt Gold feed Golbat properly. [Lineface forever and properly meaning how Silver feeds the bloodsucking bat.]

What else is there to do other than make 'em fight to toughen them up?

[secretpotion]

Oh, none of that, I'll show you what Golbat's diet should be.

There's a lot to do! You don't want their instincts to dull, so you have to play with them to teach them those basic skills they would learn in the wild.