they meet.
i've shared the story of beloved Sweetie the bulbasaur who carried me through leaf green. in arceus i strayed into dangerous territory and got attacked by one of these big pink things - i did not know what it was at the time - and in my desperate attempt to stay alive i bonked it with a ball.
from that day on, Shelley the pink gastrodon was mine, just as my heart was theirs.
i really lucked out with Shelley's abilities (i don't know enough to build my own movesets) and they ended up carrying me to endgame. i have a plushie of Shelley
