"Yeah, I mean...I haven't battled properly in a while, so it feels pretty bad that I let that guy's other Pokemon get away..."

Sigh. He's supposed to be the speedy guy on the team. Real good at chasing other people down, and all that. But you know, training Pokemon for football and for battling end up just different enough that he's not sure if he's excelling at either.

"So I guess we're in the same boat, huh?"