today i learned that Litten’s fire attacks are hairballs that it sets alight
@Satsuma « [Sun] While grooming itself, it builds up fur inside its stomach. It sets the fur alight and spews fiery attacks, which change based on how it coughs. »
@Satsuma « [Ultra Moon] Its coat regrows twice a year. When the time comes, Litten sets its own body on fire and burns away the old fur. »
@Lady that makes it seem like it *wouldnt* get hairballs then tho
@Satsuma i think it sheds constantly but sets itself on fire to switch between summer/winter coat
@Lady this is such an excessive system
@Satsuma once it evolves it gets a little bell around its neck that it stores/generates fire in instead
@Lady wait what happens to the fur after that
@Satsuma idk the pokédex entries don’t really talk about Torracat fur except to say that « [Ultra Moon] When its mane is standing on end, you can tell it's feeling good. When it isn't feeling well, its fur will lie down flat. »
