-no, I didn't know about that. I only found a small bit of information about eggs in my manual. But I will look into it, if you think it's wise. Raising a Pokémon from birth does sound preferable.

And if I get one before Sara levels much more - or purchase more than one - perhaps they'll be able on par enough to help one another. Though, I'm not sure how likely it is, Sara would fight on her own...

[Though now she'll just trail off, because she's clicked that link and gotten a peek at 'Pokémon Training for Dummies'. Or at least how long it is.]

-and you wrote all of this yourself?