Vinnie waved it off. "That's just what flowers do. It's their whole deal.

"Yeah, so you know how much you need the sun, too. From the look've you, you probably need two hours've sunbathing more than me.

"You can't really just call it food. Animal-types hafta eat to give their body strength t'do things, right? Muscle energy, or whatever. Well, now that you're a Venusaur, it's more than that.

"Sunlight comes in, gets stored as plant energy. Some've that is used for muscles, yeah. But you focus enough, and you can tune into 'nother whole level around you." Vinnie closed his eyes, relaxing his body as though he were meditating. "I can feel the plants around me, if they're healthy or sick - I'm connected. Venusaurs use this t'take care of our homes.

"We can make the flowers bloom. We help Bulbasaurs evolve. Our job is to keep the cycle healthy."