Mr. Pines, I hope I'm not interrupting anything but I wanted to ask you about something rather..peculiar that I've noticed since before I left Cerulean City.

[Newt's on the route heading out of said city heading towards a particular mountain when he calls, frowning slightly as a Flabebe and a Floette perch on his shoulders very obviously watching something out of view of the 'gear.]

Have you noticed an increase in the amount of Phantumps that have been around lately? I hadn't encountered any for some time but the past few days I've noticed quite a few lurking about..