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prof-peach · 3 years

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Hello Professor Peach!

I've followed your account recently and I was wondering. What types of Pokemon would I need to run a sucessful greenhouse like yours?! I know that I would obviously need Grass Types and maybe Bug Types, but what others would I need?

Thanks in advance!

From a fellow Grass Type and Nature Lover!

We have several greenhouses on the island, as we specialise in grass Pokemon, so I’ll run though what each has and why.

Seedling house

Set up for young sprouts, both plant and Pokemon based, with some areas shaded with netting, others in full sun. This space needs to be easy to clean, and you’ll find yourself disinfecting between sowing, to reduce fatalities and get the most out of your seeds!

Bulbasaur (potato) a good boy, old as sin now, but his gentle lullaby helps young plants grow, and keeps the baby Pokemon calm and settled. You DO NOT want a whole greenhouse worth of baby Pokemon crying, trust me. He’s stern but patient, and this is why he works well in this space, as he will not tolerate bad behaviour, and raises the youngsters with a firm but kind vibe. His vines are delicate and intricate enough to handle young seedlings, and because he himself is partially plant, he understands the needs of actual plants very well. His age also helps, he’s quite good at delegating and can boss the other workers around, and hold their respect. He has a few underlings he is training to help while he’s away, a sunflora, a turtwig, and a nuzleaf, all of which enjoy the work too.

Lotad, we keep a lot of these, as they tend to come and go. Usually we have around 4-5 in the seedling house at any one time, their broad leaves make them good at carrying things, moving trays of babies, and genrally handling youngsters, and they can usually learn water gun with some training, thus making them excellent at keeping the place well watered (but not too much). Their plant nature means they’re quite respective of small species,and tend not to crush any small sprouts if they can avoid it. They do however hibernate if it gets too cold, so it may be worth employing the help of a more winter tolerant water Pokemon if need be. We swap the Lotad out for Wooper in winter, they are small, not often too hard to handle, easy to find in our area, and kind natured on average.

There’s a old Pangoro that hangs out in this house, often happy to help lifting tables to move and rearrange spaces for new species, or to help do the big spring cleaning jobs each year. His disposition is far mor W gentle than normal, so I’d advise finding a patient, gentle Pokemon, who can do some heavy lifting. It’s always worth having a powerful individual here, as lots of Pokemon look to seedlings as snacks. As a defence, this pangoro works well, and birds and bugs tend not to enter the zone without his watchful eye on them.

A rather old Espeon without a tail likes to sleep in there too, her psychic powers means she can handle threats without big brash movements, and she tends to quietly spend her days just keep guard, and genrally being a watchful eye should the Pangoro mosey off to eat or bathe outside the greenhouse. This is a good example of shift Pokemon. When one is gone, the other is more alert and active as a guard. Never have just one Pokemon to a job, as they too need time out, breaks, vacations and down time to enjoy and relax. It’s too much to expect one individual to do everything.

Youngsters often enjoy a nightlight, so we let the volbeat and illumise into the greenhouse at night, to dance and keep a gentle glow in the area. The young seedling Pokemon are often stuck in pots, unable to move about yet, so they enjoy entertainment, and some are not keen on the deep dark of night outside. This settles them, and these bug types don’t eat seedlings, so they’re often great company.

In winter, we move one of greys charizard in to heat the space and protect the babies from frost. We have around 6 charizard on the island, and they are sometimes well behaved. We have the most calm and maternal in this house, she is a gentle soul, and I’d often not advise others to use this species for this work. A better fit would be Torkoal, known for exuding gentle heat continuously with enough food, or perhaps a Darumaka, Numel, or carkol. They tend to have much calmer natures for fire types, and ambient lay heat spaces well. Frost is a killer for seedlings so this is very important. As a grower, you also end up with infected or sick plant matter (trimmings and such) and the only way to responsibly dispose of that is to burn it. This keeps the risk of spreading infections far lower, and you won’t end up putting sickly, potentially fungus filled material into your compost, and in turn spreading it around. Fire is very important in the garden, in a controlled and careful way of course.

Healing house

This space is half open space, half I solated zones, built for recovery and care. When a Pokemon or plant becomes sick, they need specialist care, and sometimes they can spread their illness to others, so having an area to quarentine them and cure any issues is very important. This space needs to be fuss free, able to be disinfected easily, ideally with drains in the floor (much like you’d see at a swimming pool or something) so you can slosh down some disinfectant and ready the spaces for the next patient. Think of a glass topped kennel, that’s what you’re going for here.

Meganium, (summer) a lovely lady who’s been with me a while now, she’s quite resistant to disease thanks to her variation, and so she’s ideal for working in these kinds of environments. Despite this I would not mix her with a Pokemon who’s seriously sick, she’s more the “nurse” figure of the greenhouse, who oversees everything while I’m away. Her roles require her to be caring, and very calm despite seeing many in alarming states. The Pokemon doing this job needs to have a will of steel, and a strong stomach. Some diseases are quite unnerving to see progress. Keeping a bright outlook is a key component to this work. She’s able to emit a soothing aura, filling a space with gentle scent that can calm, energise, or even put patients to sleep. Her vines make her dexterous enough to hold tools and perform general care tasks like sweeping and watering ect.

I have befriended some Marill, a small pod of about 12, who come and go to help water and keep the place cleaned up. Their jolly natures are great for patients who are isolated while healing, and as they aren’t grass types, many of the individuals inside this space can interact with them, and not risk spreading illness (most of the time). They’re a little more rough and ready than the seedling watering team, but this is ok, as we don’t often keep youngsters in this house. They like to be paid in snacks, but others prefer toys, stories, games, and even tv time. Negotiating a fair deal for everyone is very key here, a Pokemon taut feels cheated will do a bad job. If they’re happy, you’ll be happy, trust me.

Audino, not often a Pokemon I discuss much, and don’t even use in the main lab, as this particular Audino has been trained to deal with grass issues specifically. She flunked out with her old trainer at medical college, so I took her on and tried to focus her in on something a bit more practical. She’s not able to catch a lot of grass issues due to her normal nature, and is a handy healer to have around. She’s actually quite a lazy individual, and is often found asleep in the staff room when not working.

This space will also require a dedicated burner Pokemon, a fire type to remove infected and dangerous tissues taken from infected patients. I often use Valka (vulpix) for this job, as she’s usually with me, and this greenhouse is where I spend the majority of my time, and she’s very efficient.

I advise you not use grass Pokemon so much in this greenhouse, as sick grass Pokemon tend to be more infectious to other grass types. You’ll often find me using normal, ground, or rock types, with strong immune systems, or individuals with calm natures, as this space sees a lot of unnerving things, and needs level headed individuals.

Tropics house

Also known as the hot house, as when you enter it you break into a sweat. Humidity is high, temperature is high, ceilings are high. This is a 4 floor tall building, all glass, planted like a jungle, with varying canopy levels, sunken pond spaces, and dense lush greenery. I also keep my orchid collection here, and you’ll find many bug types are drawn to the colours and smells. This is the highest skill level greenhouse behind the healing house, and I’d advise you try to start with one of the more simple ones firstly, should you be new to this kind of work. Heating this space is done with hot water pipes, and the whole building is lined with sprinkler systems that runs on a timer. Every 15 minutes everything gets doused with a thick, cooling fine mist.

This is where the Queen of my Bellossom clutch hangs around, she’s quite something to see, far larger, with soft pink coloured petal skirt, and a real air of royalty about her. The whole greenhouse respects her as she’s proven her skill as a leader many times, resolving conflicts with reason and patience. She may not be the strongest, but she’s certainly smart, and can lead with an iron fist need be. She is good with visitors, as this greenhouse is public, and open to visitors, unlike the previous ones mentioned above. She is a good overseer, and saves me a lot of time and trouble, fixing squabbles and keeping everyone calm. She is at the top of the hierarchy, and can request help from just about everyone else within this space, and they’ll oblige.

There’s a substantial Tangrowth who chills out in this zone, usually sleeping in a sunny patch at the back, he’s usually left child minding, as many of the Pokemon within have young of their own, and need a good baby sitter. Something that’s sturdy, with a lot of arms to keep tabs in them all (he just ties a vine to them and lets them run riot while he dozes) he can be quite defensive of the young but this is good, as the public spaces are more likely to be stolen from, and as we handle a lot of variants, security is needed. People like to steal young Pokemon when they’re unusual or rare.

Tsareena, a power house, acts as a guard, and works with a couple of Lurantis, who all enjoy the heat and have high prey drives. Should someone try to nab a baby, wade into a dangerous area, or start a fight within the greenhouse, they’ll step in, crushing most things in their path without too much issue. The Lurantis is actually one of quite a few, and should they become overwhelmed, they’ll call the others in as backup. This lot keep the peace physically, and can stop fights (as you don’t want broken glass in this space).

The windows need to be cleaned to keep the light levels high, so we often employ flying or psychic Pokemon to get us up higher to handle this work. I use whatever is around at the time, but often a good ladder will do the trick if you have a shorter building than ours.

Watering is actually done mostly with hoses and irrigation in this greenhouse but we do have one water type who resides within, in a deep pond in the centre. A Dreadnaw, Tobi, who came back with me from Galar quite recently. He’s very docile for his type, so we figured he’d enjoy the calm jungle vibes of this zone. He occasionally wades out to wander around and water things, keeping a close eye on everyone. Their species is renown for biting and aggression but Tobi is rather chilled out, and has taken to being the biggest water type in the space quite well. He shares his pond with a couple of small relicanth, and the odd little water type who comes in out of curiosity, along with a small pod of Lotad. He keeps things very damp, even in the dry corners, and often will listen to grass Pokemon who need extra water, and come over to assist.

No fire type in this building as all damaged or trimmed material should be collected and removed from the area, to be either composted, burnt, or used as cutting material elsewhere.

We encourage bug types in this space for the most part, as they feed other Pokemon, and also pollinate. This space has fruit trees and flowers, so we leave the windows open for whatever may want to enter to look around (and for airflow). The general temperament of the greenhouse is pretty calm, tanks to the balance of staff Pokemon, so if an aggressive bug comes in, it’s soon chased out. causing trouble isn’t tolerated within this space.

This greenhouse is abll about emulating nature, so taking trips to more jungle locations may benefit you here. I’d suggest doing detailed research, and studying established locations before building this zone, as there’s a lot of foundation work to be concidered, like water, piping, irrigation, airration, and light levels.

Desert house

Hot in the day, cooler at night, dry, often sparser in style. Very bright! This is a common space for a lot of variations, and also cacti based Pokemon. We have an array of desert species hanging out here, but also a lot of rock types. This is a petty easy going space, not a lot of water needed, but certainly care none the less.

A heater! We use a Heatmore, who seems to enjoy the general ambience, and is stroppy enough that the cacti Pokemon can’t bully him or get into too much trouble. He keeps the space hot in the winter, and not too cold at night, he will occasionally drop his workload in the summer when the temperatures are high enough without him. We trade him out with a Slazzle from time to time, should he require time out.

Watering is sparse, we call in one Politode now and then to drench the space, then leave it to dry out quite a bit. There’s of course places for Pokemon to drink from, small water features and the odd trough to get a drink from, but the species here don’t require half as much as others, and will happily go two or more weeks without more than morning dew. We tend to keep an eye on things and use a hose when we catch the odd Pokemon or plant who needs a little extra.

Cacturn is the boss of this space, and works hard to maintain a firm level of control over the many little Pokemon who live in this house. He’s old now, with many arms, not just the initial two, standing at around 9ft tall, with very thick limbs. He’s not kind as such but only really shows his mean side if you mess with him or the ones he protects. This is a space that’s open to the public, so we have to employ his power to protect from theft.

This space contains a lot of young alpine Pokemon too, bulbasaur, oddish, and some fun variants of Crustle who have plants atop their backs. There’s a strong nod to those who can handle drought, and so it’s a great starting greenhouse for anyone who’s a little forgetful. We also keep quite a few Sudowoodo and their pre-evolutions here, as they dig the dry air. They also help in creating rockery areas with their attacks and strength, that suit the area and the Pokemon within.

Carnivorous house

Not easy to plan but simple enough to keep. They need boggy conditions, lots of open light areas, and genrally this space is quite wild looking, certainly not tended, and I’d advise you get some waders or wellies for the work done here. Water types and bog Pokemon will love this space, and it should be protected from the frost, for those who do not like the cold.

Carnivine, often found hanging from vines within the space, they have a very particular diet, and I tend to run the tours for visitors to this greenhouse, to make sure no one gets chewed on. There’s quite a few colours and shapes, but they don’t do,innate the space as much as others. Their ungodly shrieking can be wonderful alarms to danger, and I totally advise having a few around, even if only for their comedic value and friendship.

The champions of this space are Victreebell and it’s pre-evolutions. I’ve kept many, and variants are something I research, so you can imagine the amount collected here. They’re very handy in summer should you get large infestations of bug Pokemon anywhere else, as their diet is all about eating other living things, and they don’t like rich soil or plant feed at all. Herd them to the bugs that bother you and let them hunt, you’ll soon have things under control again.

There’s a lot of Mudkip, Stunkfish, Quagsire, you know, mud lovers, and their watery ways can mean you have a lot of Pokemon able to keep the water levels high. This space needs to almost be submerged in water at all times, dry roots can lead to unhealthy buddies.

One thing to note is windows. You need to have access for bugs in this space. The species within have specific diets that Pokemon food doesn’t quite do justice, so allowing them to lure bugs in with their scent, and eat healthy correct diets will lead to far better health for your carnivorous friends.

Extra notes:

Theres the obvious, a standard, sturdy, average grow house. The beautiful basics to all the areas I’ve discussed above. Without just a space to store, to care, to grow, and to keep, none of the beautiful public spaces would look half as good. We have overflow greenhouses for winter, for overcrowding, for if the torterra want to come in, or if we get a large herd of Tropius sent to us who hate the frost. Grass types come in a lot of shapes and sizes, but should a large set come your way, these spare zones come in handy. If you have the space, set a few up, even if they’re storage most of the time, they will come in handy eventually. There’s a lot that happens behind the scenes, so make room for this.

THERE IS NO RIGHT SET OF POKEMON. I mean this seriously, I picked who I knew would suit the work, it’s not right for everyone. Grass Pokemon may have a good understanding of what plants and other grass types need, but you need to find species who are caring and patient. I’ve seen a lot of grass Pokemon who are fighters, impatient, stroppy and even aggressive, and they’d not suit this kind of work at all. You need to pick your team based on their personality, not just their type or species. Take your time and don’t be afraid to switch out their work load, try new things, and test an unusual Pokemon in a job position if you see potential in them. It’s a myth that grass Pokemon will be best for other grass Pokemon. I find I use a lot of other types to handle them, and often bugs will chew and eat at your grass types, so you have to pick carefully. Be clever with your research on this all.

Don’t think this set of Pokemon will take the workload off of your shoulders. A greenhouse needs YOUR time too, you need to throw some tough gloves on and get stuck in, or your team mates won’t feel enthusiastic about the work. Lead by example, work hard with them, weed and sow seed, trim, care for, and be part of the process, and it will feel all the sweeter when plants and Pokemon bloom and grow into beautiful things.

I find if you get stuck, if a Pokemon or plant won’t grow right, or keeps getting sick, take a step back, reevaluate what your method is, and take a look at their home. We forget that every plant and Pokemon has an actual originating location, and if we can emulate those conditions, their survival chances go up drastically! It’s not always easy, so don’t be afraid to google stuff, whip your phone out and have a good scroll around. There’s no such thing as a stupid question, so ask anything and everything.

A cheeky helpful tip, some Pokemon learn sleep powder, and many think that this move doesn’t affect other grass types, which is a pain because this move is very handy when dealing with difficult Pokemon. It in fact does affect other grass types, but only those who cannot also learn the attack. So an oddish can put a Leafeon to sleep who cannot learn the move, but not a Morelull, who can also learn sleep powder.

This was a BIG ONE but we have a lot of greenhouse, all catered for differently, so here’s hoping this helps your endeavours.

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kariachi · 7 years

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More Librarians/Pokemon xover fic! This time showing everyone obtaining their starters! Note that this is only part 1, following the LiTs, and the others will be in part 2

The day after his father won custody, Mr. Parker pulled Jake aside. He and his younger siblings had been hanging around the drill site, as they’d been forced to do with their parents in the middle of a nasty divorce and their father unwilling to pay out the money for a babysitter when he had a perfectly healthy twelve-year-old to do the watching, waiting for the day to end so they could go home and eat whatever their father had thrown in the slowcooker that morning.

“Lot of responsibility on your shoulders now, Jacob,” Mr. Parker had said, as if it hadn’t been before, “lots of responsibility.”

“Yes sir.” It had been the only way Jake could respond, he’d been raised to respect his elders and that meant not telling them how you’d been taking care of the house since the courts had forced your parents to trade you off every other week. He was going to be doing a lot more now that they would only see their mother on weekends, best to pull himself together now.

“With your Pop so busy,” the old engineer had said, “you’re gonna have to step up and help him with being the man of the house.” Jake had to bite back a snort there and instead focused on not watching the hand that was digging through Mr. Parker’s pocket. “And for that, you’re going to need a pokemon.”

The air in Jake’s lungs vanished as a pokeball, the most pristine one he’d seen in his life, pulled free from the oilman’s pocket and was dropped into his outstretched hands. His parents had only argued about getting him a pokemon, his mother insistent that he should get something that could help him in whatever trade he took on and his father swearing that he needed something that would help him with the family business he would of course take over, and the courts had ordered neither get him a starter during the custody battle. As he turned the ball over in his hands his mind raced with the possibilities. It could be a Baltoy, or a Fennekin, maybe even a Smeargle!

“Well, boy,” are you gonna left her out or just put her on a shelf somewhere?” Jake tore his eyes away from the red and white long enough to share a grin with Mr. Parker, then pressed the button on the pokeball. He didn’t even breathe as a bolt of red light arced to the ground and reformed into flesh and blood.

A Phanphy.

He knelt down in awe, slowly reaching out a hand to her. The little pokemon trumpeted and nuzzled it. She was gorgeous, maybe not a Smeargle but perfect nonetheless. Hoisting her in his arms, he stood again, vaguely aware of his siblings and the workers coming over to see what was going on.

“Thank you,” Jake said, grinning up and his new favorite person again.

“You’re welcome. What’cha gonna call her?” Names went through his head at a mile a minute. Zaha, Frida, Georgia-

“What you got there, boy?” Jake flinched at his father’s voice, his Phanphy rumbling worriedly and patting his chin with her trunk. He forced his back straight and an appropriate smile on his face as he turned to face him.

“Her name’s Sandy.”

For thirty years she pulled her weight on the oil rigs as well, if not better than he did, lugging thrice her weight around by day, and listening to him read his papers aloud for editing by night. But just like her owner she didn’t come into her own until Colonel Baird appeared and the Library gave them the world.

Turns out the keen nose Donphan are known for is great for sniffing out artifacts.

Cassandra’s earliest memory is from when she was three years old.

Her alarm had gone of a half-hour later than usual, one of the treats her parents allowed her on her birthday, and she had stretched before he opened her eyes, climbing out of bed blind and beelining to the chair by her desk where her mother left her clothes. This meant it wasn’t until she’d pulled her sundress over her head, turning towards the door so she could go brush, the she saw her. A perfect little pokemon of gold and brown hovering just off the end of her bed. She’d squealed in delight- there was a pokemon in her room!!- and rushed forwards to clasp it in a hug only to fall face first into the sheets.

It’d disappeared.

“Found your present?” Her mother asked as she opened the door to her room with a smile. Always so proud of her. She’d laughed when Cassandra had sniffled up at her, arms pointedly not full of pokemon. “Abra teleport, Cassandra. You’re going to have to go find her again.” Cassandra hadn’t played hide-n-seek herself, that sort’ve foolishness wasn’t normally allowed when she could be busy playing one of her educational games, but she’d seen enough other kids play it that her eyes lit up as she decided that was what this was.

“Abwa!” she called as she went across the hall to check the bathroom, crawling into the cupboards just in case. “Abwa!” It wasn’t there. Cassandra continued down the hall into her parents’ room, their bathroom, the livingroom- “She won’t fit under the couch, Cassandra, you know that”- and into the diningroom before a steak knife flew passed the table and imbedded itself into a wall. Her mother panicked but Cassandra was quicker getting into the kitchen.

The Abra was floating beside a counter, wide awake with it’s eyes glowing. Dishes and silverware were flying around the room. Before her mother could grab her Cassandra was running across the floor, grin splitting her face, heedless of the danger.

“Abwa!” Her arms latched around the pokemon and instantly there was a crash as everything it had been flinging around fell to the tile. She petted it’s head, a little more forcefully than was necessary, and it leaned into her touch with a purr. “Thank you thank you thank you!!” Her mother carefully picked her way across the floor to lay a hand on her shoulder.

“Her name is Ada,” she said with a smile. “The best for the best.”

At first, she thought the headaches were the normal ones caused by her Alakazam, even as they got worse, and she and her parents both took pride in the brilliance of her pokemon right up until the day she collapsed at the breakfast table. She cried for days when they took the struggling pokemon away.

The Comfey that replaced her grew on Cassandra eventually.

Their financial situation, and the at-the-time upcoming birth, meant that Ezekiel’s parents hadn’t been able to buy him and his brother pokemon. At first everyone had thought it would be fine, there were government programs for this sort’ve thing and since they already were getting assistance they’d thought it would be a sure bet.

Turned out rare pokemon like his Pa’s Glalie and service pokemon like his Dad’s Meganium were both counted as evidence that the family could afford to set their sons up. It was only Hemlock’s calming scent that kept his Pa from pitching an unholy fit in rage at how little sense it made. Either way, they didn’t have the time or money to catch them anything, so the boys were doomed to go without until they were old enough to get their own.

Ezekiel Jones had refused to let this stand.

He’d been staking out the local pokemon center for two months, figuring out the patterns to the trainers who came and went. What sort’ve trainers stopped there, what they talked about, how they treated their pokemon, when they left, he knew it all. And that was the day he was going to make his move.

A mark had already been picked. The young trainer had been there to catch a Dodrio and constantly switching which pokemon he had on him each day in an attempt to find the best for the job. He’d succeeded that morning, would leave the next, and was pleasantly buzzed in celebration. It was no trouble at all for Ezekiel to snatch a random ball off his belt.

The walk home was a little harder, as he fought the excited buzzing beneath his skin in an attempt to look casual. But the moment the door to the house shut behind him he was off like a shot, all but catapulting himself into the room he shared with his brother- thanking God that he was at the library like the complete dork he was- and scrambling to find his toolkits. If there was one thing his parents could always manage the money for it was encouraging their children’s talents and interests, though that was soon to change.

By the time Aggy and their parents got home Ezekiel had managed to override the tracking and security systems on the pokeball. He was forced to spend a grueling meal with his family, fighting not to bounce in his seat or show any outward signs of his excitement- how horrible would it be if he was made to give the pokeball back?!- and the moment dessert was done he was out the door and behind the shed, grinning down at the pokeball in the glow of the security light. He pushed the button.

The Pokemon inside loomed over him.

“Hau?” The ghost type narrowed it’s eyes at him and Ezekiel froze. Haunter were known to be dangerous, one of the species Pa had told them about in an attempt to get them to stay inside at night, and this one was easily taller than him even without the floating. Steeling his spine, Ezekiel took a deep breath and held out his hand.

“Good evening, mate. Ezekiel Jones, I’m gonna be your owner now.” The Haunter floated closer, eying him up, poking his thin frame, but Ezekiel didn’t move from his position, smile stuck to his face.

Grinning, the Haunter shook his hand.

Cocoa turned out to be the best thing Ezekiel ever stole, quickly becoming an asset in his crimes and developing a wider and more powerful movepool over time. There’d been many opportunities to evolve him, but they’d refused every one, and were glad of it too once they came to the Library.

Apparently more than a few Librarians had left Gengar behind and it would’ve been hard to find poor Cocoa otherwise.

#fanfic #the librarians #jake stone #cassandra cillian #ezekiel jones #pokemon

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