[Hey, volume three, bonus comic one. Of course Scott knows of him. In the non-canon part of his canon.]
We should totally meet up sometime. Well, not while I'm in Azalea... but I've always wanted to meet you, and stuff. Maybe I'll wait in Goldenrod...

Yeah, they're animals -- but they have special powers, and don't mind fighting. I guess Nintendo didn't want kids to be beating up people with other people, or something. Do you know how to turn this into a video? I can show you some of mine -- and my awesome badge.