[Hello, Johto. Shiraishi's usually not too curious about random facts, but this time he actually has a question. And it's not even related to Pokémon.]
I have a question for everyone who wants to answer. How old are you?
[He's been wondering about it, since someone said "Pokémon trainers usually start when they're 10" and he's not certainly that young. And he knows people who look a lot older than he is.
... there's also one other point.]
And how old would you say I am?
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Just a while longer and we'll be picking you up from Cherrygrove. Hopefully you won't mind flying.
Also, it's better if you train a bit before we arrive. If you just suddenly jump from Cherrygrove to Ecruteak, you won't get much training done here. The Pokémon are higher leveled here after all.