The episode is ‘A Chansey Operation’, and Doctor Proctor is, objectively and with his reticence to treat Pokemon aside, a terrible, terrible doctor.

Mom broke an expensive pane of glass, you say?

I don't recommend this. I'm four years in and still only 716 for 719 :(

Yep, that tallies. I think the UK has a reputation for having a more generous social security system than the US, and certainly at one point I could have said confidently that no one who booked into my hostel was 'just homeless' - everyone had something else going on, be it substance misuse, a MH problem, fleeing DV.…

I worked in homeless services for eight years and from my experiences, I would put the rate of substance abuse within the client group at 80%+. Sometimes it's a cause, sometimes it's an effect, but it's usually there.

Vincent sounds like a kick-ass dude! Never tempted to push him to level 100? Or evolve him into a Crobat?

Yeah, I believe that the event-only legendaries are sometimes known as 'mythic' by pokefolks.