>>56205573That's a very wholesome thought. I'm sure hair-down Kieran had a Dipplin because of his love for candy apples, perhaps even finding his one at the farm in Kitikami where you buy candy apples.
In terms of it evolving, Kieran had become extremely callous and calculated by that point, so it's probably more likely he had it evolve purely for it's power rather than a happy accident.