[It was a round and a half before he truly noticed the Riolu, at which point he paused with a little chuckle.]

No, it's alright. [And then he addressed the Pokemon directly.] You're a little short for a coven scout- [Nevermind that those probably don't technically exist anymore but HE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET INTO THAT RIGHT NOW-] -but you look like you could probably defend yourself anyway, huh.