Despite the laughter, there was something in his tone that said Link knew this from experience. Still, it wasn't his place to go prying when they'd only just met. Archie agreed to looking around and followed to the recently made path. The sunlight still streamed through the canopy of the trees and there was sounds of the wildlife calling from within. No tall grass though, so best to stay on their guard for anything. He took one of the pokeballs from his belt, and brought it close to his lips with a whisper.

"Come on, girl, let's do this." He gives it a toss as a dim flash of light emits from the capsule in a beam taking the form of a large dog-like creature on the ground. The Mightyena looked around for the battle first, then turned to her trainer with a tail wag as she awaited orders. "This here is Link, and he's going hunting with us, so you better play nice." Strangely, the dog actually seemed to understand this as she went up to the stranger timidly sniffing at him.