Their excitement, however, seems to intimidate Bulbasaur, who tries to crawl into Sam's lap.

"They're not going to hurt you, Bulbasaur," he chuckles gently, pulling Bulbasaur away from his lap. "It's alright, Bulbasaur is just shy. They probably haven't been getting enough socialization. You can pet them, if you want." As frightened around strangers as Bulbasaur is, at least Sam's trained it well enough that it won't be violent or try to run away.