[ The image is described to Armada. He does not have site, so as all things, the interface he has with his suit explains things such as this. He will need to see the creature face to face to truly comprehend it. For now, his mental image is a cross between 1, the cyborg dog previously on his team, and the Bahari. ]
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FROM: armada@cdc.org
You use them to fight in your military?
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FROM: oak.green@cdc.org
What? No.
It's a friendly competition against two trainers to see who raised their pokemon to be stronger.
FROM: oak.green@cdc.org
Though there's a guy who took down a shady organization by himself because his team was stronger than their leader's.
FROM: oak.green@cdc.org
But mostly it's competition. They're also smart/strong enough to help out with everything else.
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A show of strength?
FROM: armada@cdc.org
I like the sound of that.
FROM: armada@cdc.org
And you are successful?
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Yeah. Most of the time.
I was champion once too. Strongest in the region. [ As he casually omits for how long. ]
FROM: oak.green@cdc.org
I'm (was?) a gym leader now
Trainers come challenge me to try and beat me. If they beat all 8 of us, they can challenge the league.
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Then you are a strategist.
FROM: armada@cdc.org
Have many defeated you in battle?
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Isn't that blue, or something? Are you already telling me I'm on the wrong team?
FROM: oak.green@cdc.org
A few. But only because my job says I can't crush all of their hopes.
Outside of that, 2.
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Green needs strategists as well.
FROM: armada@cdc.org
That is unfortunate. Your job description, I mean.
[ Armada also understands what it is like to be confined by the small print. ]
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Don't get me started on unfortunate
It doesn't matter, they'll be crushed later anyway.
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I look forward to meeting your Arcanine.
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I'll tell him that.
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Thank you. :)