We ran the Battle Subway. Plenty of challengers from all over. So we were, are familiar with what many of them are capable of and could do in a competitive or battle situation, yes.
[ Many of them, but not necessarily all of them. See the great ongoing A.B.A question mark for at least one example. ]
More in-depth, routine care and handling of? We were not specialists in any given type. Could not tell you specifically how to get a Lilligant's flower to bloom because neither of us has one as a partner but can tell you that it only happens for those who take verrrry good care of them. Generalized is not the wrong word for it. And fifteen Pokemon— [ actually, would it be 21 now, come to think of it, with the 6 (or more? there's those challenges he mentioned, but maybe the main six are the only ones staying with him on a more permanent basis?) Ingo met in Hisui? ] —is definitely more than the average person tends to live with on a regular basis.
[ Ingo thought that having separate rooms was a lot of space when they'd talked about it; try enough for their entire combined teams at mealtimes or when they have energy to burn. That's before starting on the Joltik, but it's fine. Joltik are pocket sized and don't need that much space in comparison. ]
truly it and 'oh, you're approaching me?' transcend understanding
[ Many of them, but not necessarily all of them. See the great ongoing A.B.A question mark for at least one example. ]
More in-depth, routine care and handling of? We were not specialists in any given type. Could not tell you specifically how to get a Lilligant's flower to bloom because neither of us has one as a partner but can tell you that it only happens for those who take verrrry good care of them. Generalized is not the wrong word for it. And fifteen Pokemon— [ actually, would it be 21 now, come to think of it, with the 6 (or more? there's those challenges he mentioned, but maybe the main six are the only ones staying with him on a more permanent basis?) Ingo met in Hisui? ] —is definitely more than the average person tends to live with on a regular basis.
[ Ingo thought that having separate rooms was a lot of space when they'd talked about it; try enough for their entire combined teams at mealtimes or when they have energy to burn. That's before starting on the Joltik, but it's fine. Joltik are pocket sized and don't need that much space in comparison. ]