[...sir, that is hardly a polite thing to say and Dio's not even a polite person...]
It had better.
[Whoops, now he just looks angry about this. Let's try and fix that. Keyword being try.]
After all, how else would I become the greatest trainer if it doesn't prove to be a useful companion?
[There. Does that make him sound more like everyone else and less like somebody who's starter might meet with some sort of unfortunate Pokemon accident?]
[video]
It had better.
[Whoops, now he just looks angry about this. Let's try and fix that. Keyword being try.]
After all, how else would I become the greatest trainer if it doesn't prove to be a useful companion?
[There. Does that make him sound more like everyone else and less like somebody who's starter might meet with some sort of unfortunate Pokemon accident?]