Beartic are a difficult pokemon to raise, known for their tendency to tease and even attack their trainers, but when they are truly needed there is no questioning their loyalty. These pokemon treat their trainers in a confusing way, for while their trainers are looking and their disobedience can not bring them lasting sorrow, act more like bullies than they do domestic pokemon. From freezing their trainers' clothes and pulling their hair to sparring a bit too violently, Beartic often test the tolerance of not only the strongest pokemon trainers, but even those whose only path to victory goes through these disobedient pokemon.

Yet even for those Beartic who do not know when to quit, a Beartic's trouble-making is often tempered by acts of loyalty and love. The same Beartic who knock out their trainers will carry them long distances to the hospital on their shoulders and wait by their bedside until they are healed. The Beartic who rarely take their trainers' commands seriously in practice or easy matches will summon reservoirs of determination and push their limits in championships to win their trainers' approval. Should their trainer appear to be truly moved to sorrow by their actions, Beartic will easily give them mercy, and they will perform mighty feats of aid to win their trainers' affection back should any become frustrated enough to release them.

Although this behavior is baffling to many trainers, those who study the Beartic conclude that it is not a product of domestication. Wild Beartic treat prospective mates in a similar manner, in what is thought to have evolved as a way to test their strength and endurance, but which today is never abandoned even should they be pushovers. Perhaps these bizarre, frustrating habits are simply the only kind of love which any Beartic knows.