It's also like asking them to set you on fire, which has never been the type of relationship I wanted with my children.

[Especially now that he has more than one.]

Well, when I first arrived in Johto I was ill and traveling was much more difficult; therefore, the only species I could see for more than a few seconds at a time were those that lived near Cherrygrove. That did not give me the opportunity to witness any evolutions... until a friend's Magikarp became a Gyarados and promptly threatened to bite his head off. It's left a bit of a mark on me, you could say.