[She can't exactly blame him for not making a big deal of his. Elaine doesn't really care for her own birthday, either - hard to enjoy something yourself when you're used to sharing.

But she hands him the item before picking Aria up again, sitting down on the couch, and placing the baby in her lap. It's a small ball that he's probably seen a million times before in this world, by now. Well, this one is green instead of the usual red and white, but.]

There's a girl who likes to offer trades whenever she's in town. I told her about you, and how you didn't have your own Pokemon, and she thought this was the thing you needed.

[He's probably never held a Pokeball before, so she points at the button in the center.]

You have to press that to let it out.