Xanthia's face turned beat red as one of the other trainers made a comment about Anubis.  It was difficult to be the trainer of a pokemon who almost never listened.  Yet.. she still loved the little troublemaker, because even if he acted like he didn't care.. she knew from experience he did.  When she'd been bullied in school, Anubis had dropped hot sauce in the bullies' drinks.  When she'd been upset after the first Magnemite she ever bought passed away, he'd sat with her silently and hadn't made any trouble.  She almost felt like retorting.. saying something short and snarky in return to this trainer.  However, she was cut off as the Professor started to speak.

From here, he mentioned the two different pokedexes.  Xanthia's eyes rested on the retro version.  Looked just like her mom's pokedex.  She was used to the interface on that pokedex.  This would be her best bet on her journey. She wouldn't have to waste any time getting to know how to use it.  She grasped the device in her hands, a small smile spreading across her face.  

As the Professor spoke about catching another pokemon, Xanthia had to agree.  On her team she had Anubis.. (who wasn't about to listen to her any time soon), Beep (who was a fairly low level considering she'd done little to no training with the creature), and an egg (which didn't count because eggs can't battle).  She would certainly have to catch another pokemon just to make sure she wasn't relying on Magnemite to take a whole gym by himself.  But she didn't want to catch a pokemon matching any of the types she had already.  She was looking to have a balanced team.  As all elite four champions she'd ever seen had balanced teams.

Heaving a sigh, she mentally flashed through various pokemon, trying to decide which one would fill the empty slots in her team.  It was a lot harder not knowing what pokemon was going to hatch from the egg.  Well one thing was for sure.  If she ever came upon a Growlithe, she didn't care what the pokemon in her arms hatched into.. she was going to catch the creature.  They were known for being loyal, calm, and protective.. everything Anubis was not.