"Lash is the girl who hatched that Skarmory, isn't she? And caught Zapdos..." A faint longing breathed through his tone. Admittedly, he was a little envious of her position. While she sounded completely foolish when talking about training Pokemon, it appeared to someone like Falkner that she had some kind of rare knack for bird Pokemon without even trying, one that he would sacrifice much to have.

Not that he would ever admit hers was better than his. He was his father's son! Nobody could understand the hearts of birds better than anyone that came from his family! She just happened to have a headstart...