[ he can only imagine what a battle would look like to someone unfamiliar with Pokémon, and a Gigantamax one at that - professional battles were intense to watch on a regular basis, but Galar's flair brought something completely different to the table. ]

If you're gunning to be a professional Trainer, you need that sort of sync with your team. It takes work, but it's worth every second. [ his smile grows into laughter when she describes his rival, nodding. ] Yup, that's Leon all right! Flashy doesn't even begin to cover it... he knows how to please a crowd, that's for sure.

[ when his chuckles die down, he has a fond look in his eyes. of course his rival would make an impression in his own memory. ]

Well, we can't battle like that here, but I'm glad you got to got to see it for yourself! [ he gives Duraludon a casual pat on the head, nodding towards Ahsoka as a go-ahead if he wants to greet her himself. after a moment of looking at her in consideration, he makes the move to get closer to her. ] I saw you too, actually. Not here, obviously - it looked like you were putting together this beam sword-thing... Have you got psychic powers, or is that normal where you're from?

[ it's not unheard of in Raihan's world, but a trait that is mostly reserved for lineages that specialize in training Psychic-type Pokémon. ]