[...you do seem pretty allergic to smiling, Logan; he hasn't any idea why, though given that you've mentioned trauma, he supposes he shouldn't be surprised, exactly - that has a way of subduing people, he's noticed.]
Well, I've never had that specific problem; my Pokémon all seem to have taken well to the evolution process, inasmuch as they've actually gone through with it without too much fuss. A few of them were happier unevolved, I will admit - [...and he glances at Dorian again, before returning his attention to Logan] - such as that one, for example; he was rather upset with me for quite some time after evolving, because with the stronger form came more expectations in terms of battling...to say nothing of the fact that he was decidedly easier to carry as a Vulpix.
I've had other difficulties with mine; one is permanently boxed because it came to hate me deeply, I have quite the personality clash with another and she refuses to do as I say without involving some sort of backhanded disobedience first, I've released a few because I simply couldn't work with them, and some I've ended up giving to my partner because they simply meshed better with his personality. It's a lot of trial and error, I find. Some compromise is often involved; generally treating one's Pokémon well helps smooth things over - some of them prefer to be treated like pets rather than weapons, and if you're looking to get them to evolve, treating them as such often helps. You're more than free to go back to treating them as weapons afterwards, of course; after all, the process isn't reversible.
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Well, I've never had that specific problem; my Pokémon all seem to have taken well to the evolution process, inasmuch as they've actually gone through with it without too much fuss. A few of them were happier unevolved, I will admit - [...and he glances at Dorian again, before returning his attention to Logan] - such as that one, for example; he was rather upset with me for quite some time after evolving, because with the stronger form came more expectations in terms of battling...to say nothing of the fact that he was decidedly easier to carry as a Vulpix.
I've had other difficulties with mine; one is permanently boxed because it came to hate me deeply, I have quite the personality clash with another and she refuses to do as I say without involving some sort of backhanded disobedience first, I've released a few because I simply couldn't work with them, and some I've ended up giving to my partner because they simply meshed better with his personality. It's a lot of trial and error, I find. Some compromise is often involved; generally treating one's Pokémon well helps smooth things over - some of them prefer to be treated like pets rather than weapons, and if you're looking to get them to evolve, treating them as such often helps. You're more than free to go back to treating them as weapons afterwards, of course; after all, the process isn't reversible.