[ He nods. ] Yes. Your creatures against theirs. There's one in every city, if I'm not mistaken.

[ He can't tell you much more than that, unfortunately. Maes hasn't actually challenged a gym leader yet. ]

I believe right now, you're in New Bark Town. [ That's where most of the people who weren't Rockets had told him they started out in anyways... ] I'm a few cities ahead of you, but I'm actually heading back in that direction...! It will probably be a little while before I could reach there... [ .... he has to make a pit stop and wrestle with another boy, first... ] But, if you need anything!