"Well yeah, strong can mean a lot of things," Rise says.

"Toyo hits like a little kid, but she's, like, invincible, for example. And Inari's a tiny girl who can wreck things with fire. And...heh, all my philosophy comes from watching my Pokémon now," she observes.

"But I mean...I think you're strong," she admits. "And not just because you can pound stuff or electrocute it or whatever. More like because I've never seen you quit at anything."