usedlaserbeam | 027 | Goldenrod City

There's a saying, I believe, that things both bad and good come in threes. I'm not entirely certain if I subscribe to that belief, but I suppose there is something to be said for things taken in multiples being superior to ones that stand alone. Or perhaps that's simply the perspective of someone with a particular inclination toward doubles.

Though I admit I'm not averse to singles, if there should happen to be two tennis players in the same vicinity of a court. I enjoyed our game, Shiraishi-kun — let's have another again, soon.

But on the subject of doubles, today marks the second birthday I've had the occasion to observe in Johto. By local reckoning, it seems I'm now sixteen. And it also seems a few members of my roster have seen fit to observe the occasion in a manner...uniquely commemorating that. Thank goodness Marui-kun left me Tensai Jr. upon his departure a few months ago; it appears I'll be making good use of his reserves of Sleep Powder again.

And for the sake of indulging what is almost certainly a sense of morbid curiosity, a question: do any of you, reading this, have multiples of the same species of Pokemon in your roster? And if so, what is the most of any one variety you've ended up with?

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[Astrid still isn't comfortable with text.]

Why would you need more than one?

[Frankly, he was using the text to avoid the possibility of the Eeveeswarm showing up on video, but since it's here anyway — behold the guy basically drowning in fuzzy brown tails and ears and paws, Astrid.]

A question I ask myself frequently, believe me.

[Blinkblink.]

Woah.

Indeed.

[SHOVING AT EEVEES, THANK YOU.]

This time around, at least, I'm slightly more prepared than I was the last time this happened.

[She looks almost impressed.]

Did they hide the eggs again?

No, they were quite forthcoming about the fact that they'd, ah, made the decision to extend the family further. Which, having been through this ordeal once before, at least had the benefit of giving me a few weeks to prepare for the inevitable apocalypse. And this time, at least, the adults outnumber the newborns.

How many are there? Are they all staying with you?

[Oh, Federer, here it goes.]

Sixteen in all, now. Four generations total, with a few extra inheritances mixed in.

There were times when I asked myself if it was still a feasible and prudent investment, maintaining this house after my teammates all left. More and more, I'm coming to the conclusion that it wasn't simply a wise one, but ultimately a necessity.

Two Gardevoirs, a mother and a daughter. Two Luxrays, a mother and a son. Two Gyarados, no relation. Of these, only one of the Gardevoirs was mine from the beginning. ...Unless you count my Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

I see. You opted to keep their progeny, then? I'm glad to hear it's not such an unusual occurrence — particularly when so often people see egg clutches as something to be rid of.

...It's not that I chose to keep their progeny. In fact, my original Gardevoir was the daughter, whose egg I received from a friend.

[No prize for guessing what happened to the friend who gave him the egg.]

Ah. I see.

[Pause.]

For what it's worth, I ended up with a few of my multiple team members that way, as well.

I don't have much in the way of multiples besides my two Eevee evolutions, but I've seen and heard of people with doubles before. The Gym leaders probably do, for one, since they have two teams to toggle out of their favorite types.

But wouldn't it be hard to tell them apart? With Jolteons and Umbreons, it's not so bad, but I can't imagine how someone would separate, say, two Magnemites or Voltorbs.

Some of us resort to collaring them, and color-coding them that way. At least, that's the simplest way of distinguishing them in my experience — assuming they have a neck to collar in the first place.

Yeah, I think for most Pokémon that wouldn't be so bad, but when it comes to ghosts or Pokémon without limbs to begin with, it gets a whole lot trickier.

Even worse if they're the exact same size and share similar personalities.

Were both your Eevee evolutions Eevees at the same time, prior to evolving? Or did you acquire them separately, or in their evolved forms?

Well, only one of them was mine originally. Shade, my Umbreon, was a gift from a friend. My Jolteon's actually her brother, and he used to belong to a different friend before he left.

But to answer your question, they did hatch around the same time. Biggest difference was in their attitudes. Shade was always pretty mean spirited, and she had a habit of turning my hair into a nest. Roxas, though... he started out extremely shy. They were practically polar opposites.

Edited (misread the tag, oops! ) 2012-10-20 03:20 (UTC)

That seems to be a trend, I'm discovering — people ending up with multiples on account of a friend's departure. And particularly so when it comes to ones with an existing relationship, whether by parent-child or brother-sister.

The troublemakers are usually fairly easy to tell apart from the rest of the batch, though, aren't they.

Yeah, but that doesn't surprise me all that much. To tell you the truth, I'm kind of happy to hold onto Roxas if only because most families here do get split apart. Not that it's a bad thing; the eggs people sell find new homes and hopefully wind up with someone who'll give them all the time and attention they need.

As for troublemakers... Hah. I think they make a habit out of standing out, honestly. Especially ghost types.

Edited 2012-10-20 03:24 (UTC)

I guess it would be lonely without a lot of pokemon around in a large house.

But I mean, people seem to give their newborn pokemon and eggs away. But you keep those.

Frankly, I'm surprised more Pokemon don't protest the sale of their young. Some of my roster members seem quite content to let me be rid of their eggs when they breed them, while others patently refuse to let me do anything but raise them myself. One would think a maternal instinct would be more prevalent among them, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I can't say I have many ghost types from which to draw experience, really.

Not by choice. Lady — my Espeon, and frankly the ringleader of this mess initially — has some particularly strong aversions to the prospect of my giving her children and grandchildren away.

And as I'm rather fond of having the use of both my hands, I generally choose to heed her...rather unique warnings.

Hmm. Does it have anything to do with their species? Or maybe it's just their personalities. I know that when I went to grab my Skarmory a few years back, his mother was hugely protective of her eggs.

As for ghosts, I'd say they're an acquired taste. Almost all of them are natural born pranksters, so they're definitely not everyone's cup of tea.

I'd imagine it has most to do with the fact that their mother has been spoiled rotten since the day she hatched, and that seems to have gone to her head in more aspects of life than simply her own.

It's one I don't foresee myself acquiring anytime soon, certainly. Ghosts were more the purview of a friend of mine, when he was here.

Well, it sounds like she's got your hands full. Just how many of her offspring have you cared for, anyway?

Well, you're probably not missing too much. Bring home a ghost, and you have to sleep with one eye open. That, or wake up with scribbles on your face or a bed covered in Krabbies.

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