Merrick thought he heard something and turns to see what it was, finding a seemingly cute little Solosis floating around him. Three Pentacles circling its presence seems to suggest it belonged to a trainer, but the way it was behaving made it hard for him to gauge which trainer it belonged to and if it was let out either to stretch its...spherical dome.
His attempts to get to know the Pokemon, however, were suddenly interrupted by a cranky Jeff snatching the bag from his hands and almost burying half his body into it, trying to find something to eat in it's nonexistent void. Deciding it best not to argue, Merrick turns his full attention to the Solosis and moves closer in a friendly matter.
"Er...hi there," he said, "Did you get separated from your trainer?"
Synthis was also as curious, moving to Merrick side while attempting to sniff the energy around the floating Pokemon.