Elio - "Haha, yeah!"

You and Elio were training together, clashing your pokémon in a friendly match against one another. You had grown since you two picked your starters... but you suppose he had grown more, since he won this battle, as you recall your own pokémon.

Elio - "Incineroar, return! ...Man, that was a heck of a battle! You've gotten stronger, huh?!" He carefreely smiled at you, beaming.