[Fighting with them... It's not as if he's been avoiding battles, especially since his Audino insisted on sassing most Pokémon they came across, but he'd be a lot happier to just be at home with his friends instead of in Johto. Although the music isn't too bad and the cute monsters aren't either.]

I guess I don't mind being a parent, but I hope this isn't going to be a regular occurrence. I'm not sure I could handle a whole party of mon-- Pokémon following behind me like an army or something... They'd attract a lot of unwanted attention, don't you think?