Elsie rears back in surprise. She'd mostly been fighting Magikarp thus far (mostly because they were the only Pokemon on Route 34 that she could defeat...) and they rarely ever fought back, so this was... a little bit shocking, to say the least.

She looks up at Maes, waiting for further instructions.

He gives her an encouraging smile. "Growl, and then tackle again." But she's slow, and this is all new to her, so Elsie is definitely taking her time trying to look as threatening as possible.

... Which, isn't very threatening.