"I've heard that word before, 'cat'... I'm not really sure what that is." The joy of coming from a world where regular animals don't really exist, except to fill out the bottom rungs of the food chain.

"Anyway, these Smeargles are pretty harmless as long as you don't make them feel threatened. Just be gentle with them." He's seen their teeth, but has never been on the receiving end of them; being kind to animals is basically his default state. (The same strategy doesn't work with all the wildlife here, as proven by his encounter with the piranha-stubby on his first day, but it's still his go-to.)