[Susie is about two full feet taller than Alvin now, and she peers down at him in interest.

"Why won't your trainer come train with us?" she asks. Richie leans her head down and sniffs Alvin, then lifts her head to look between the two humans.]

But we've been training really hard. Pokemon don't un-evolve, that's dumb. I'm just talking about how hard we've been working.

[He can't think of any words he's said that he'd have to eat. Richie's eyes close and her tongue lolls out happily when she's given a good scratch behind the ears. Her evolved form is about a foot shorter than Shaun, as opposed to being a foot tall. Shaun smiles at seeing his pokemon so well taken care of.]

Are you finally gonna train with us?