That...does somewhat contradict his statement, does it not.

Ken comes up behind the panda to try and help ease it off of Nita. It's asleep, or something close to it, so it doesn't resist when he crouches over it and grips it gently beneath one foreleg. (Minomon is tucked in his other arm.)

"Push slowly," he instructs, and begins to back up. Minomon blinks open an eye. The panda yawns.

Minomon wakes up to a mouth full of teeth.

Minomon faints again.