Phoebe smiled at the other girl. Cerise accepted her challenge in a rather...odd, Cerise-ish way. The Kalosian girl had her own way of saying things that could easily be mistaken for an insult or simply a badly-worded response. Phoebe had yet to fully "map out" this girl. Was she really insulting the other members of the group by saying they didn't know what they were doing? Was she simply complimenting Phoebe's training style? Did she [i[really[/i[ think that Kalos was better than Kanto? It was hard to tell, and Phoebe did not want to think ill of her. She chalked it up as a poor choice of words. 

"Better be careful of her Girafarig. Despite his ...issues, Twin is no pushover, Spearow learned that the hard way." Danny said from nearby. Phoebe turned. She hadn't seen him come in. She remembered their battle, a simple training spar from a while back. It was a draw, as both trainers lost one and won one. Danny's Spearow nearly took out Twin, but a well-placed Confusion got him. His Oddish took out her Ratters pretty quick with Sleep Powder. It was a fun battle, and a great experience for dealing with status effects. Ratters' battling style was a simple "move quick, hit hard" strategy that relies on maneuverability and physical attacks. Phoebe learned not to use him in the Celadon, Saffron, and Fuchsia gyms in the future. 

"Hey, your team was pretty great too." Phoebe replied warmly, then with a joke, "Hey...Can I like, borrow, your Spearow for the rest of my life? Cause it's awesome, and all the wild Spearows seem to hate me." That was true. On no less than three occasions Phoebe weakened a Spearow to catch, and all three flew away. 

She felt a bump on her arm. Looking down, Phoebe saw Twin peering up at her with a grin. He must have heard his name and "spar", since he looked insanely excited. Pokemon were naturally competitive, and it had been a while since Phoebe fought with another trainer. She didn't realize Twin missed it so much.