>>12545433Vanillite and it's evolutions are very delicate Pokemon, being made to resemble snow in many ways it also means that their body is composed of very soft tissue that could rip if it's not held together somehow, the icecle that you see below Vanillite, Vanillish and Vanilluxe its actually preventing it from losing parts of its bodies and keeping it's cold temperature stable.
Ice cream works the same way, as the cone is there to hold the icecream and preventing it from making a mess on your hand.
>>12545439Egg groups are determined by the ability to reproduce between two Pokemon. It's not my field, but all I can say is that if two Pokemon are compatible they are can reproduce.
>>12545448This is a theory being disputed in the scientific community, we should reach a verdict in a couple of months.