[Well, that sounds like dog tricks to her. Is that normal for a wild Pokemon? She decides not to question it... he is a professor after all.]

Is that right... perhaps we can test it, although I suppose we'll have to find something it can attack without hurting itself.

[Phantump has found a cool bug, and is busy bothering it.]

Would it be safe to test them on your Pokemon? Assuming it's willing to take a few hits... from the look of it I'm sure it could snap my Phantump in half without blinking.