[Gyarados may look as atrocious as his dex designation suggests, but he wears a relaxed expression as Blue pets and babytalks at him- maybe there was a gentle heart under that angry exterior!]

He'd never- right, Gyarados!? [Blue grins, petting the side of a fin sticking out from the serpent's face. It rumbles in reply, vibrating the air around them- seemingly in agreement? It sure seems pretty chill around Blue, and eyes Zack more with curiosity than anything. Maybe it comes off more as wariness, though.]

I raised him since he was just a lil Magikarp! You ever seen any of those bitey orange fish that live in the lake? That's... basically what he looked like, before he evolved.

[Well, judging from how angry those fish are, Gyarados was a perfect next step, right...]

Haha, don't make any mistake though, [Blue gives Gyarados one last pat before turning back to Zack, hands on his hips as he gestures to his Pokémon.] Gyarados here could fire a Hyper Beam that'd blow a whole city to smithereens if he wanted to. So, yanno... be nice to me.

[Blue winks- ...that was supposed to be joke. Really! Probably.]