Ashley
She claimed she was startled but Leon was the one who was more startled by her outburst. It shouldn't have come as a surprise, really, since he's been ambushed by fans back in Galar before. But maybe it's because he's now so used to the calm, quietness of the island that it caught him off guard. Besides, this female must be formidable if she made it to this island. Leon forgot that others could look up to figures from other regions. Gym leader and elites are no exceptions. He stared on as she fumbled with her words. "Uh, huh? Yeah!" He tries to go along with her words, albeit it being awkward. "Oh, a Venusaur?!" He exclaimed and rushed over to the grass/poison-type. 

"A Pokémon from Kanto! I got a native from there too. John, come here!" He waves his Charizard over and the orange beast huffs some smoke from its nostrils before trudging forward. "This is amazing! Aheh, excuse me. I can't help but get excited when I see one of the great trio from Kanto." He means the usual starters of the region. After daringly patting Venusaur, he turns his attention back to the female. "Oh, ahaha! I should introduce myself. I'm Leon! From Galar! And you?" He tilts his head at the other while still petting Venusaur. The Pokémon is so bulky that it looks so nice to cuddle with! John over there *May* Be jealous. It gives a quick glare at its "Rival" Before focusing back to the stranger trainer as well.
Thomas
She was all fine until he started touching her starter. She was noticeably shaken up by that, since the last person who tried that nearly got a Solar Beam to the back. She shot a look to her starter saying not to do it, her starter sent a look back saying she was going to fucking do it.

Himari sweatdropped, before the man came out with a Charizard. She had always been a bit in awe of the creatures. They were one of the starters of the Kanto region, magnificently rare and generally pretty strong. She had seen the Charizard's power when she had watched people in the Galar region challenge Leon. It was,,, extraordinary, to say the least. Venusaur looked at it, meeting its glare with a cool, calculated gaze. Despite Venusaur being known for it's relatively calm disposition, her own was always the one to do a bit of taunting when it deemed it necessary. Luckily, it didn't seem to be bothered by Leon anymore, so that was good.

"Y-Yeah! My sister's a uhm,, a breeder, and she bred this one for me at the start of my journey. Hes been with me since the start, haha,,,"

She dug her foot into the ground as she took a deep breath, and began her own little introduction, though she was nervous about speaking to the man.

"I'm uhm,, Himari. Ondori. You probably h-haven't heard of me. I'm a-an Elite 4 trainee for the K-Kanto Region."
Ashley
Seeing as Venusaur wasn't so disturbed (then again, he didn't catch her face), Leon almost sprawls out on the big Pokémon! Yes, too close for comfort but the champ was always a Pokémon guy. Charizard can tell this being irksome, but if Leon was to be struck down by a Pokémon move, so be it. He's been walloped by attacks many times before. And sometimes it's not an accident. "Oh, you've received your starter from someone? I did too, but I wish I was the one who personally captured John... But still, he's the best!" Finally, this idiot backed away from Venusaur, but not before giving her a final pat. Leon could tell Himari's shy from the stammering but he gets that effect from a lot of people. So, he doesn't address it besides— "Relax, I'm just a normal trainer, too." Well, outside from his notable cape and jersey. 

Taking off his snapback, he runs his fingers through his hair. Even in the shelter of the trees, the area was hot. That's just him—he's still cooling down. Leon relocates to a rock that jutted out, strangely enough, and sat on it. "An Elite four trainee? That's the first time I've heard of something like that. They're accepting trainee's now?" Although, it shouldn't be too surprising since there's been gym leaders alike that have taken protégés under their wings." Even though he just sat down, Leon finally have the common courtesy to lift his hand toward Himari in an attempted handshake. "It's nice to meet you, Himari. Honestly, hearing about Kanto really has me interested. You're a grass-type specialist, right?" He can tell that much. "If I remember correctly, wasn't there a grass-type gym leader already? I'm not complaining but, yeah! I think it's pretty neat how challengers will get another hit from a grass-type expert."

Having come from Galar which doesn't have an elite four, it kind of confused him still. That's a lot of people in the league. At least four more. He imagine if it was his own region, minor divisions would be included. Lifting his head up from his thoughts, he look to the distance, wondering where to take in the breeze. Charizard spaces himself, specifically from Venusaur, standing nearby his trainer.