[Oh yeah, Gyms...those are a thing. He should ask Maya if she wants to try the gym challenge. It might not be as exciting as the Slaughter Dome, but some of the monster battles can be truly epic and are pretty exciting to watch, anyway.]
...That's the scruffy dog, right? What did you hear?
[He has ten more Pokemon in his care than he had planned on acquiring, plus the Zen Doll (though Dolly doesn't have a pokeball and is technically still "wild", meaning he can keep six of his others with him plus Dolly), so he has zero interest in catching any more. But, he's always down for some good monster trivia, because Pokemon are interesting as heck.]
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...That's the scruffy dog, right? What did you hear?
[He has ten more Pokemon in his care than he had planned on acquiring, plus the Zen Doll (though Dolly doesn't have a pokeball and is technically still "wild", meaning he can keep six of his others with him plus Dolly), so he has zero interest in catching any more. But, he's always down for some good monster trivia, because Pokemon are interesting as heck.]