[This "Venkman" perks up instantly at the question.]

Oh! They're these little creatures that you can befriend! Every different species of them have various powers and most of them are apparently pretty benevolent, but they also enjoy competitive fighting to the point that it's the national sport here! You should have been given when you arrived here.

They're really neat. I've been doing a lot of research on them since I arrived here, especially the Ghost Pokemon.