[Complicated trainer stuff indeed. And while she's still not completely sure animals and pokemon are the same, it's close enough that she's not going to argue with him. Not when it seems to be helping his mood.]

It's the same for animals. Once you build a partnership with them, understanding them becomes easier. My dog and I have been friends her entire life, and while all she can do is bark and yip, I still know what she wants. And crows are easy enough to talk to once you put a little thought into it.

[She looks around the forest a bit more, wondering where the boy's other creature had gone.]

Your...Pikachu has been gone a while. How far did you tell it to go?