[Small grin.] You know how some people like to fight or box? I think a lot of pokemon are like that too. As long as they don't faint, you're okay. It's like training troops. They like some push to reach their potential better, just don't go overboard.

[Snorts at the second part though.] More like low class, though he did work in a restaurant in the East Blue. The brat is Straw-Hat Luffy. Back home I'm going to catch him, but he's only eight here. So it's complicated. His chef is a pirate chef who cooks for their crew. He's not here anymore though.