[quote=@Dusksong]
[@Balthazar007] Just checking, but theoretically, are other characters now allowed to "steal" and attempt to catch the Foongus (since the 24hr window has elapsed, I believe)?
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Feel free. I was going to post that he wasn't going to waste his time or pokeballs on a Foongus. If you want to wait, you can.