"There's a lot I don't know about this place yet," Cassandra admits (which also answers his next question) "so I'm not sure how prevalent practices like this are, or how much the people here know about them. I got Blade from the woman in New Bark Town, but I don't know where she got it. Most people who have Type: Nulls get them from the adoption place" —can they properly be called an orphanage if it's just for created pokemon?— "in Saffron City. At least, that's what the man I talked to said."

And that, her ears, and the silver sheen in her eyes probably all establish that she's not a native, but she'll answer his question anyway. "Not a native."

Well... it's a start. Misty Malarkey is not going to judge. She will move her paw more slowly so the Rockruff can study her movements while she bats the rock back, though.