"Oh, I just heard about Professor Willow's new challenge, and I wanted to see for myself how it was going! I was quite the trainer back in my day, I'm sure you've heard," Oak replied, with his normal grin still plastered on his face. "And Treize here has studied pokémon all his life with me. Speaking of studying, I'm sure that there are some pokémon here that I can't find back in Kanto or Vesryn."At the mention of his name, Treize gave a small, acknowledging nod. "And while Ash and his friends are good enough at catching pokémon, they're not quite as good when it comes to variety, and often are more interested in the Pokémon Leagues than finding more information on pokémon," Oak continued, only at that moment thinking that Herschel would have a reply.