"Pokémon come in lots of shapes and sizes, and, as Maya just demonstrated, with all sorts of abilities. Humans have shared this world with Pokémon for thousands and thousands of years, as far back as we have records, but we still don't know anywhere near everything about them. Most Pokémon live in the wild, some live with people as friends, and some partner with trainers to battle each other, whether for prestige or to get stronger and help people. Pokémon and their trainers work together to help out when natural disasters hit, or to mine ore, or to build houses, or anything else, because there's no end to the things humans and Pokémon can accomplish together with a strong enough bond.

"Any questions so far?"

"What kinds of abilities? Do all of them have magic like that? Why battle and not, like, date? Do I need a pokémon to be safe around here?" 

"In order: Lots! It ranges from physical movements stronger than muscles alone would allow, to elemental punches or bites, to healing, to telepathy, and so much more. They all can do something, usually several things, not usually the same things. Most pokémon want to battle but not all, while pokémon and humans interested in dating each other are comparatively less common and there's occasional stigma. And finally no, not if you stay safe in a city and stay out of trouble, but otherwise yeah totally."

"Ra-raaa..."

{Sable, I think she was not asking about pokémon/human relations, but rather the human trainers.}

Sable blushes. "Aaand you probably weren't asking about pokémon-human dating. Oops."