Well, if ice isn't cutting it for you, why not grab a water type? Getting splashed every now and then makes a pretty huge difference. Or you could just track down a pool or a beach and soak yourself that way.

[It's one of the perks, growing up on an island. All that water made for easy cooling off on hot days.

As for Slash and Michael J, Riku takes a short pause, casting a glance at his Weavile.]

If it's any consolation, it took Slash forever to pick up words. We're talking months of blabbing nonstop, and that's coming from a Pokémon who was obsessed with learning to talk.