He's a Kadabra now, but he was an Abra when I met him. A sort of psychic fox, if you can imagine that.

[Since she has no reason to think that any newcomers might already be familiar with Pokemon even before their entrance.]

There are two ways out, that I've heard of. One is the path onto Route 29, and the other is a ferry that will take you across the water to Pallet Town.