Nero observed as the Nurse came and delivered Sigurd's pokémon, who didn't hesitate in releasing them. A Scraggy and a Piplup. [i]Empoleon, hmm,[/i] the boy thought, raising a hand to fix his glasses in place - it kept falling forward slightly, for some reason. Whenever he looked at a pokémon, he instantly thought about their fully evolved form, even though some trainers never evolved their pokémon, either by choice or inability. This was not Nero's case, certainly; he'd evolve all his pokémon and bring them to their maximum.

"Oh, yes, I did." Nero replied to the question, standing himself up, already planning to leave again, "I caught a Zangoose, that's all for now. I will explore route 1 some more and see what else I can find there, heh, if you'll excuse me..."