[He puts Snappy back onto his shoulder, then stares at his brother blankly.]

.....

You sound like one of those overly-hyped expecting moms at a PTA Meeting.

[He lets that sit in for a second before he remarks again.]

Besides - you'll need 'em even then. If you wanna train anything worthwhile, you gotta beat gyms. Otherwise, high-level Pokemon won't think you're up to snuff. They won't listen to you. So if you wanna become successful at anything with Pokemon, you can't just sit on the sidelines coddling a fish. Ya gotta make a team and fight.