He doesn't need to eat or breathe, and he's generally happiest when he's interfacing with the network through my PokeGear. He also previously had a bad habit of sneaking onto my account when he thought I was otherwise occupied and trying to make friends with our fellow residents by telling them puns. That's mostly ironed out now, though, but he does still like to talk to people. It helps him learn and refine the nuances of human interaction, and that's a pursuit I don't mind encouraging.

Just don't ask me to explain how I managed to hatch a bird comprised of programming code from an egg. There are some mysteries that seem destined to remain that way.