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[footprints_on_your_face]

So, uh...

[A quick bolt of electricity whizzes by in the background before Chie even gets started.]

...Does anybody have any experience with getting Pokemon to stop being afraid of things?

[And again, in the other direction.]

I mean, afraid of, like, everything.

[There's a low buzzing sound and Chie turns around to briefly reveal a Rotom hiding behind her shoulder.  Once it sees the Warp Band is on, it dives back behind her.  She sighs, shaking her head.]

Usually I'm the one who's afraid of Ghost types, but this is just ridiculous.

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[betterthanwu]

Is there anything it especially wants?

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[umiiroshoujo]

I have one who was very nervous around people, but she mellowed out after a while.

[Give her a moment to think about it.]

Do you have a Pokémon that will sort of take it under its wing, so to speak?

[frozenflame]

Yes, actually. Pavarti, my Cherrim...

[flying_chains]

You have a lot of trouble with uncooperative pokemon, don't you?

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[allergictoloveletters]

I would recommend a kindred spirit or psychic type to discuss what scares the pokemon in question and why. If that fails, therapy is not necessarily a bad option. I might also recommend tighter bonding with your other pokemon. If the pokemon feels that it can depend on more than one person, it may feel inclined to start trusting and opening up to others as well.

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[warriormouse]

I could attempt to speak to him, if you'd like.

[pinkrabbit]

Kinoko, my Shroomish used to be scared of things, but at the same time he really really wanted to help me. It meant he spent most battles just trying to pretend he was normal mushroom. But then he was with me when we all got attacked by a really scary Krookodile, and he evolved shortly after that and now he's not so scared any more.

[She pauses, apparently realizing that she's been sort of babbling.]

I'm not sure if that really helps, sorry.

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[celebrity_commentator]

Maybe start by finding its comfort zone? It has to be okay somewhere, right?