"They're the wildlife of my world. They're a bit different than animals, they're smarter and have all sorts of powers." Sam's used to explaining this by now, but he still loves talking about them.

"I have one I can show you right now, if you'd like!" The old man pulls a small red-and-white ball out of an inside pocket of his labcoat. Thankfully, he's got a Pokemon smaller than Dragonite that he can do this with.