[It's a trouble magnet's worst enemy.]

Sometimes. Mostly when I'm stuck in Violet or something. Goldenrod reminds me a lot of it...

[He pauses, reflecting on that a bit.] Back when I first showed up in Johto, I never wanted to go back. My situation back home was...sucky, to put it lightly. And all my friends were here anyway, y'know? A couple weeks ago... It was a huge blow.