[At first, Blue doesn't notice how silent Lance has gotten... which is at least half because he's used to Lance ignoring half of what he's babbling about, and half because there's still much newness and weirdness around him that he's still sort of taking it all in.]

[Until Lance turns to him, with recognition in his eyes.]

...Ah? You know him? [Blue tilts his head, not making the connection at first.] He does research into Pokémon techniques... Not a bad battler, either! He's acquainted with Uncle Samson, who's over there studying the Alolan regional forms, and they're the ones that asked me and Red to come over and help run the Tree. Of course, we're both Champions, so I gave a little advice on opening the Pokémon League, too.....

Wait, you don't mean that your Alolan challenger was...!?