"I thought that a more practical demonstration would have a stronger impression," Dimitri says, his own tone even more apologetic as he steps on over to help get Gremlin out from underneath his opponent... although the little rat seems to be wiggling out just fine on his own. A skill born from many past shenanigans, no doubt.

Picking the Rattata up, Dimitri starts to look him over just to be sure all is well. "If I had the presence of mind to bring along my Indeedee companion, she would have been of far more use. You see, she knows how to use her abilities to speak to humans, and so she has often acted as a very useful third party for matters such as these."