Itaewon - Seoul - South Korea
Almost instantly after Knuckles pressed the button, the ball hatched upon, and a peculiar lizard-like Pokemon appeared. The lizard had red mohawk across his head and a yellow hoodie with baggy pants on. His body was covered in wounds.

"What is it?" Scrafty asked. He was the only Pokemon in Karen's team that was capable of human speech.
"Caw!" Honchkrow called, flapping her wings at Karen.
Scrafty bent over to find that Karen was still alive, and sighed in relief. "She still has a pulse. That's good. What happened to her?"
Youkai Mountain - Gensokyo
"No, I am not leaving you behind!" Eirin defiantly said and stood in front of Max. Facing the Giant toad, she remarked, "Ancient toad, you have crossed the line. I may not have my bow, and my body may not be whole, but you are not hurting my guest while I sit idly by!"
The giant toad reared and was about to snap Eirin away with his giant toad hands when a yellow meteor struck his backside. The scales were fine because they were hard as steel, but the impact was felt in the softer shell of the toad, leaving the toad immobilized in pain.