More the latter. ...But neither, really.

[Grimsley saunters up beside the three monsters and absentmindedly gives Krookodile an affectionate rub along the snout.]

You see, battling is something of a national pastime in our land. There's a colloquial saying we have - if the eyes of two trainers meet, they are required to engage in a battle to prove their strength. Even the youngest of children will invoke this rule.