#avery.ima

Steven gifts you a shiny Beldum and sincerely hopes you will use them. If he comes to see you with a powerful, silver Metagross, he will fall even more in love somehow.

Lance asks you to train the Dratini well, trusting this experience might be well for you both. When he finally makes it over himself, he gasps at the well-trained Dragonite that stands at your side. Truly, you must be his mate with no doubt.

Emmet stares you down intensely and holds out a Joltik. He assures you that they are well bred and perfect for competitive battling. When he finally makes it over to see you with a level 100 Joltik, he is very confused. Apparently, the spider is well feared in the Royale, however.

Ingo hands off Litiwick to you with the silent request to please use them. When he comes, he is shocked to see a Chandelure that is Mega Evolved at your side. The happy trill and spin it gives makes him genuinely tear up and yell a bravo while applauding.

N holds out the Zorua the two of you had been caring for and says that they wish to go with you. He feels bad that he must finish things up in Unova, but he is shocked to see you waiting for him at the train station in Lumiose with a Zoroark that nearly tackles him.

Grimsley gifts you a Purrloin with a chuckle. He partially just wanted to mess with you a bit, but also wondered if you would come to use the pokemon's power well. Seeing you standing with a Liepard and a high rank makes him smug when he finally makes it to Kalos.

Avery hated the very idea of you going off on your own, but he unfortunately could not take time off from his gym to attend with you. So, he gifts you a Galarian Slowpoke. He simply wishes to make sure you have a reminder of him whilst you leave him behind in Galar. Though, he is both envious and impressed to see you standing with a Galarian Slowking when he finally found some time.

Grimsely makes it a game to see how many times he can catch you under the mistletoe and snag a kiss. Bonus points if you don’t notice.

Lear comes across as the kind of guy who would prepare for and expect a mistletoe kiss, but would get flustered and mentally shut down when he’s actually under it.

Colress mentions that mistletoe is actually a parasitic plant and that the white berries are poisonous, and that kind of kills the mood.

Ingo would absolutely adore it and would set one up only for an awkward moment where he and Emmet, walking side by side and discussing work, get caught under it. They stare at each other and gag before continuing on their way. Later, Ingo does manage to end up with you under it. He then gets his sweet holiday kiss and feels relief.

Emmet is practically dragging you underneath it every chance he gets. He demands affection. Ingo will get annoyed by his actions and glare at him. The younger twin is unaffected and keeps doing it. You cannot escape.

Nanu sighs at the sight of it and tries to avoid it. He has no interest in playing this game. However, Acerola manages to trick him under it with you, and he gives an awkward cheek kiss. He is not sure how or why she is so vested in his relationship. (You sneak a proper kiss from him later, catching him off-guard.)

Guzma sets it up as a joke, laughing at the reaction of various grunts that get stuck under it. Of course, there is no real obligation for a kiss to happen. Though, it finally gets him back when you end up under it with him. He genuinely hesitates for a moment, not really wanting to force you into doing anything. But, after Plumeria calls him an idiot, he does actually go in. The grunts cheer him on, thus embarrassing him further. He takes it down afterward.

N sets one up after hearing about it from Hilda. He does not understand how a piece of vegetation dictates such things, but if it does, he supposes he will oblige. When you both end up underneath it, he gives a sweet peck to your lips. He then pulls away and asks you why this must happen. He sincerely wants to know.