How hard is it to un-teach Chatot new words? My buddy asked me to watch his Chatot while he was out of town. I kept the Chatot healthy and enriched and noticed that he got along surprisingly well with my own Pokemon, but he also picked up some of my more… colorful language. Nothing seriously offensive, but as my buddy lives with rather conservative parents I think they would be upset, so for the sake of his dignity and possibly the Chatot’s safety I want to see if I can undo my mistake.

bland-pokemon-headcanons:

It’s…gonna take months. Generally, Chatot continue to repeat things that get a response. So panicking, distracting, or reacting in any way actually gives the bird encouragement to repeat it more often and more loudly. If you steadfastly ignore the terms, the Pokémon will eventually stop using them.

Would there be any point in trying to teach the Chatot a bunch of other words, too, in hopes that it either dilutes the swearing or the Chatot decides that the new words get better responses and are more worth remembering?