"Humans can be horrible," Michael said. "To other humans or Pokémon." He bent down to scratch Sparky behind the ear. "I never met a horrible Pokémon yet... before Darkrai. And the Spinarak back home can be rather aggressive, no-one really knows why. Uncle did study them for a while and all he could do was confirm they are uncharacteristically aggressive and territorial."

[i]"Of course,"[/i] Benny said, letting out a happy sound at the petting. Then he flew up. [i]"I think he slept long enough now,"[/i] he said as he flew towards the rooms to wake up Andy.