Someone knocked on the door, which swung open to reveal Null, a Squirtle in tow.
"Yo! Connor! You're still struggling along back here? I'm doing great! I caught a bunch of strong and smart Pokémon! Let's see what you caught, Connor!"
"Fucky you Null!" said Connor, "How am I supposed to catch new Pokémon when I have a weak Charmander?"
"You have to battle with it, Connor," Null said with a sigh, "To toughen it up and make it stronger. Go to the PokéMart and buy some Pokéballs. Sitting around on your ass won't make Charmander any stronger. You have to work for it. Trust me, it'll be worth it in the end."
"So you want me to work to make Charmander stronger, get a low-level team of Pidgeys and Rattatas that won't bring me any happiness, move into some shitty apartment in Celadon City, buy a bike,
get in deep with the local Team Rocket grunts, do odd jobs for various assorted lowlifes without reward or appreciation, buy a gun from the nearest Ammu-Nation, get shot at, get in potential legal trouble and generally gain character through misery?"
There was a long, profound silence, as Null let the highly concentrated autism of Connor's words sink in.
"Yeah, whatever, Connor. Well, I better get rolling! Smell ya later."