Uh-huh. They were looking for a good Pokemon to tow, and I guess liked the challenge..?

[He doesn't seem as nervous about that as he should, perhaps.]

...Yeah, matching each other doesn't seem to be what they meant. I think they're hoping we'll try something completely different.

Oh, but in your case, that's probably perfect! Since neither you nor Firepaw are water type at all, it shows solidarity!

[Or something like that!

Mmm. Animals he likes though... ...Inexplicably, the first one he thinks of is-]

...Do you know what plankton are?