Following up on the above, what exactly might our characters know about the war? I imagine Less has been following it quite closely.

Also, is there any chance we could start with a higher than default happiness on one of our pokemon? I imagine that Less and Buck have probably been together for about fifty years now. For what it's worth I'm not planning on teaching Buck Return or any other happiness move at any point, but I imagine that it would be flavorful for them to be a little closer.