[... Well, that's one way to get it to work, but either way--]

Oh, it's a Mightyena! These Pokemon are said to have a loyal taste, at least toward trainers that they consider to have a skilled flavor to them when working together with Mightyena on the battlefield...

[The Mightyena is probably not going to care about Cilan's taste comments here, so Pansage will start making Poke'small talk with it. Hey there, it's nice to meet you. You're one of Archie's Pokemon, right?]