I gotta go with both on dis front. I'd say Hermos here brought da luck. I just brought da coins and da patience.

[Joey lowers the Dratini onto his shoulders so he can use his arms. The little dragon still looks a bit alarmed by the lights and sounds of the Game Corner, but snuggles into his collar much better than it did held aloft.]

I'm lookin forward to training da little guy! I been lookin' through da Pokédex and saw he grows real big! When I saw him I knew, doe', dat he was exactly what I needed on da team.

[Joey reaches into a pouch and his belt, producing a trading card and showing it to the camera.]

Dis here's "Hundred Dragon". While not as strong as da "Thousand Dragon" he can grow into, da fact dat dis little guy turns into da hard-hittin' battlebud I know and love is fantastic news!