"Poh-key-mon," they repeat. "'S short for Pocket Monsters. Called magic monsters a long time ago." A fact that even Frisk didn't know until spending a bit of time at Miss Roxanne's school.
Beat, and then--right, even Frisk can realize that's not much of an explanation.
"Called that 'cause they can fit into your pocket." They tap the Pokéball that belongs to Sparks, a normal one hanging off their belt. There are a few similar-looking ones in their bag, a couple of which are visible where it's not quite zipped up all the way. "There's not lots of animals back home. Pokémon are tougher."
...i did not mean to say they got/named him when they were 9 exactly, whoops. just "young".
Beat, and then--right, even Frisk can realize that's not much of an explanation.
"Called that 'cause they can fit into your pocket." They tap the Pokéball that belongs to Sparks, a normal one hanging off their belt. There are a few similar-looking ones in their bag, a couple of which are visible where it's not quite zipped up all the way. "There's not lots of animals back home. Pokémon are tougher."