@ Blackjack = Blastoise is cool, but not quite the fisherman buddy sort (unless one of those crazy nuts who go fishing in the open ocean...LOL). Wingull sounds cute, but only if it looks life-size. Hey, if we can't come up with anything better, I may just resort to bringing along "Kyo" (my adorable and truly life-sized Pikachu, who normally wears a goth choker necklace when not being used; that idea might be good, since I could let Ash cosplayers borrow him for pics - he's that awesome).