Nathaniel blinks, looking extremely confused. He's never been able to understand Pokemon speech himself, even if he knows plenty of his team are intelligent enough-they have their own ways of communicating, after all. Also that name isn't familiar at all.

"Ultern...? Is that the name of a town...?" He slowly tries to sit up, wincing as it aggravates his burn scars. Although his body is mostly covered, what can be seen of his left side is all heavily burnt. The Carnivine reaches out to support him as he sits upright, still looking confused.