"Nah." You shake your head, then clap your hands. "Let's just give our guys some TLC."

Sarah brightens and to your satisfaction, Tom nods, rather than raising a fuss.

It seems like now he’s got Sobble, he’s actually beginning to understand the importance of taking proper care of pokemon, where before, he was more likely to just want to play.

You break out your grooming kit and get to work. Sarah and Tom already know the basics of grooming.

Helping your mum and dad with their pokemon means you all at least know what you’re doing and with plenty of time on your hands, nothing else you really need to do right now and some pointers you’ve picked up from Holly, you quickly get into a rhythm cleaning everyone up, whether that involves brushing, polishing or preening, to the great delight of all your pokemon.

Part of you wishes you could give Kay O-o this treatment right now, but he’s still going to be out for a day or two, by your mother’s reckoning.

You make a note to yourself to treat him when he’s better. He damn well deserves a reward for what he did in keeping Latias, Sarah and Tom out of harm’s way and fighting off a Tyranitar with more experience than him the way he did.

Quicker than you’d have credited, you find that you’ve finished grooming everyone, Euphrates stretching languidly as she walks off after you finish lightly oiling her hide, before Sage approaches again, paws clasped hopefully as she stands in front of you.

It’s easy to see why she wants the extra attention though: she’s developed a thick ‘cloak’ of red fur, what the pokedex refers to as ‘felting fur’, meant for creating the distinctive ‘robe’ that Delphox are known for and her present batch is coming away in clumps.

>Give Sage some extra attention. (Roll)
>Train with Nika.
>Spend some extra time with Latias.
>Do obedience training with Blitz.
>Other