quickattackjack | 22 days till Halloween [video]

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22 days till Halloween [video]

[Hey there, Johto! It’s been a while since we’ve seen the old Pumpkin King. His mun is a sickly weenie forgive her. He’s holding the ‘gear up so that we get a good look at a very…surprised looking Jack.

If one looks a little longer, they may notice he’s not actually that surprised.

It’s just that both his eyebrows are missing.]

Hello! How is everyone? I have a question for anyone who keeps fire pokemon since One is my first.

[The camera is angled down to a chipper little Houndour. He’s wagging his nubby little tail and standing in a scorched circle. Edgar perches behind him on a town bench. Her tail is gone and she is not impress.]

I want him to be proud of himself but…how do I explain that catching everything on fire is not okay outside of battle? It's his new favorite game.

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H-haha.. I wish I could help. I never had a problem with that with Typhlosion, even when he was still a Cyndaquil.
Maybe he'll just grow out of it?

_{[PERPETUAL SOOPRISED FACE]}

I sure hope so! He IS pretty young...

Yeah! Can't expect it to have that kind of self control when it's still just a baby, right?

I guess you're right. I've never raised one from an egg before.

... If you get a decent answer to this, tell me.

_{[Because while neither Cujo NOR Carousel did this on a regular basis... Heather was kind of worried that they'd start.]}

Will do!

[Oh hey, it's that little hell dog Lancer showed her.]

Have you tried to explain it to him verbally?

Yes.

A little too close to his face. I've tried calling him back to his poke'ball too. I hope it's just a puppy thing. My old dog couldn't breathe fire though...

That may be the case.

If he continues, do not give him the attention he will be seeking. He should eventually learn that you are not wanting him to use his attacks outside of battle.

_{[Jack nods. Negative attention was still attention. But...it was so hard to ignore BEING ON FIRE. Jack looks thoughtful and spaces out.]}

Hmmm...

If that does not work with time, you may have to resort to punishments. Just be sure not to hurt him.

I believe it's all about stimuli.

You should reward a well behaved pokémon for their behavior, and punish the badly behaved. For example, you can praise your pokémon when they use their fire in a battle, but reprimand them when they do it outside.

Maybe a little pinch here and there, it has worked fine so far with all my pokémon.

That's worked very well so far! My birds are very well behaved and Lilly doesn't bother anyone. But it's pretty hard to scold something that breathes fire.

Someone suggested using a water pokemon, but I've just got a Magikarp...do you suppose a squirt bottle would work?

That sounds like a sensible idea, some water won't hurt the pokémon, but it will sure work as a good warning.

Um, maybe you could give him a treat when he DOESN'T set things on fire like you tell him to...!

It's worth a shot! I think I want to buy some gloves first...

Gloves? How come?

If I get too close to that mouth...

_{[Le shudder!]}

O-Oh...

[She involuntary glances at her bandaged arms before nodding] ... that's a REALLY good idea.

Yours does that too?

[He laughed at that, honestly amused.]

I wonder if every one of this species is like that.

Do you have a Houndoom? Does it ever stop?

_{[;-; Oh please say it does stop.]}

She's still a Houndour. You'll have to train her not to start spitting fire outside of battle.

Oof. I'd better get to work. If I can get a homicidal owl under control, a puppy can't be that hard...

_{a fire breathing puppy...}

It's not so hard. Training something here is a lot easier than back home, particularly where most of the creatures here seem to understand speech pretty well.

Perhaps you could keep a water type on hand for a good dousing when it misbehaves.

!!!

I've got a Magikarp! I never thought of that! Thank you!

[He kind of laughs -- mostly knowing how Magikarp are, but he's not going to point that out.]

Oh, it's not a problem at all. It's only the right thing to do, after all.

...uh.

Sirius never does anything like that, so...you're on your own on this one, Jack.

_{[JACK WOULD GO BI IF HE HAD ANY EYEBROWS. SO HE JUST GOES 8I INSTEAD.]}

Thanks, buddy!

_{[D'awwww, Jack, don't be sore!]}

[FOR ONCE, THE TABLES HAVE TURNED.]

Anytime. [A grin, and a sneeze.]

By the way, Jack...are you still in Violet?

[BECAUSE GUESS WHO JUUUST GOT THERE? 8DD]

_{[JUST SO YOU KNOW, PHOENIX, JACK IS BC-ING REALLY HARD....ONLY IT JUST LOOKS LIKE HE'S BEING PATHETIC.]}

Yes, I'm still here. Since Dash got her badge, we should be moving out soon, but I haven't gotten word as to when...

Hmm...

Perhaps try teaching him how to light fire... in a useful way?

He'd be useful when we go camping! My group and I are leaving soon...

It has been cold lately...

Lighting campfires sounds very useful, though! And with that, maybe he'll reach his limit.

Oh, Karen does the same thing. I've just tried letting her know that it makes me sad when she lights things on fire, and she doesn't want to make me upset, so she's been trying to control things.

I never thought of acting sad before...

I'll try that!

Good luck. Pokemon do seem to want to keep their owners happy, so-- I hope it works.

I never thought of a fire extinguisher!

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