Since you just left the house where 'Mom' greets us all when we arrive, you're in the Johto region.

[Shoto looks thoughtful as he says it, his tone less matter-of-fact than normal.

More easy going for once.]

I believe that Pokemon is a Lotad, but I'm not entirely sure. I've never encountered one before.

[Just behind him, in the fountain that Shoto is perched on, his Whiscash lets out a burble in greeting. Hello friends!]