Rose had to admit, this place was a little strange. She knew forests weren't usually like this. Trees were damaged, and giant holes in the ground kept her from just running around everywhere.

"What happened here? Did some big meanie come eat the trees?" Rose mumbled audibly to herself as she walked, slowly balancing on a root before hopping off the other side.

"Something like that," said the as-of-yet-unnamed Sprigatito. "Or, so I have heard. A pretty nasty fella. You just watch your step, look where you're going." The cat Pokemon suddenly walked along their side, as if their tiny body would somehow prevent them from falling into the hole they placed themselves in between.

"I thought you were taking a nap, silly?" Rose responded, a gentle grin on her face.

"Well, as wonderful as the sun is in these woods, I can't just let you wander off on your own. The professor certainly wouldn't be happy with me." The cat sighed, seemingly more mature than their lazy nature betrayed. "Besides, if we run into trouble, I have to be there to help fight."

"I can just run away!" Rose spoke in response, remembering the mechanic from the handheld games.

"Can you run faster than a Pokemon?"

"... Yeah, watch!" And they zoomed off instantly, running as fast as their little legs could carry them.

"H-hey! Wait!" The Sprigatito bounded off behind them, this was their own fault.

A sudden sticky string fired from the Caterpie's mouth, covering the Sprigatito's mouth, and causing them to gag as they bit down.

"You may take me down," The Caterpie began, waddling back and forth on its branch as the serious bite did quite some substantial damage to it. "But you will never take my prid-"

"Bite him again! And again! And again until it works!" Rose shouted, that's how it worked in the games, right?

"Fair enough to me." The cat pokemon would have shrugged if it had shoulders to move like that, and pounced in for another bite.

"Wait! You didn't even let me get my monologue in, g-gah!"