diff --git a/build/arch/PKGBUILD b/build/arch/PKGBUILD
index ca86f81..521632a 100644
--- a/build/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/build/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 pkgname=rustmon-git
 pkgdesc="Pokemon Colorscripts written in Rust"
 _gitname=rustmon
-pkgver=r47.31f64ae
+pkgver=r49.976cc75
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/Vomitblood/$_gitname"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9f3a3d2..68f03e1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ pub mod constants;
 pub mod fetch;
 pub mod list;
 pub mod print;
+pub mod say;
 pub mod structs;
 pub mod validation;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 59feefd..a7af108 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 - `pokedex` - Print Pokemon by list of space-separated Pokedex numbers. Use `0` to print a random Pokemon.
 - `shiny` - Rate of printing the shiny version of the colorscript
 - `spacing` - Number of spaces between colorscripts
+
+## `say` - Print a speaking Pokemon
+- `text` - Input text for Pokemon to say
 */
 
 /// Pokemon Colorscripts written in Rust
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ fn main() {
         println!("Verbose: {verbose}");
 
         // invoke bigchungus fetch function
-        rustmon::fetch::fetch(extract_destination, verbose)
+        rustmon::fetch::fetch(extract_destination, verbose);
     } else if let Some(list_args) = args.subcommand_matches("list") {
         // list
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
                     eprintln!("Error: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-            }
+            };
         } else {
             // list/forms
             match rustmon::list::print_pokemon_forms(pokemon_name) {
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ fn main() {
                     eprintln!("Error: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }
-            }
+            };
         }
     } else if let Some(print_args) = args.subcommand_matches("print") {
         // print
@@ -77,6 +80,15 @@ fn main() {
 
         // print
         rustmon::print::print(big, forms, hide_name, names, pokedexes, shiny_rate, spacing);
+    } else if let Some(say_args) = args.subcommand_matches("say") {
+        // say
+
+        // validate files first
+        rustmon::validation::validate_files();
+
+        let text: &String = say_args.get_one::<String>("text").unwrap();
+
+        rustmon::say::say(text);
     }
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +219,25 @@ For more advanced usage, use `less` or `more` to scroll through the list!",
                         .required(false),
                 )
         )
+        // say subcommand
+        .subcommand(
+            clap::Command::new("say")
+                .about("Print a speaking Pokemon")
+                .after_help(
+                    "Tip: Pipe the output to `rustmon say` to see the Pokemon speak!
+Example: `echo \"Never gonna give you up\" | rustmon say`"
+                )
+                // say/text
+                .arg(
+                    clap::Arg::new("text")
+                        .help("Input text for Pokemon to say")
+                        .short('t')
+                        .long("text")
+                        .default_value("")
+                        .hide_default_value(true)
+                        .required(false)
+                )
+        )
         .subcommand_required(true)
         // finalize
         .get_matches();
diff --git a/src/say.rs b/src/say.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0fba54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/say.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+pub fn say(text: &str) {
+    // first prioritise input text
+    if !text.is_empty() {
+        // if input text was provided
+        let content = split_into_lines(text);
+        print_speech_bubble(&content);
+        crate::print::print(
+            false,
+            vec![&"regular".to_string()],
+            true,
+            vec![&"random".to_string()],
+            vec![0],
+            0.0,
+            0,
+        )
+    } else {
+        // if no input text was provided
+        let buffer = read_from_stdin();
+        let content = split_into_lines(buffer.as_str());
+        print_speech_bubble(&content);
+        crate::print::print(
+            false,
+            vec![&"regular".to_string()],
+            true,
+            vec![&"random".to_string()],
+            vec![0],
+            0.0,
+            0,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_from_stdin() -> String {
+    use std::io::Read;
+    let mut buffer = String::new();
+    std::io::stdin()
+        .read_to_string(&mut buffer)
+        .expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+
+    // trim newline character from end of buffer
+    buffer.trim_end().to_string()
+}
+
+fn split_into_lines(input: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    input
+        // splits the input string on newlines
+        .lines()
+        // converts each line to a string
+        .map(|line| line.to_string())
+        // collects all lines into a Vec<String>
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn print_speech_bubble(content: &[String]) {
+    // determine the maximum length of the content lines, with a minimum of 24
+    let mut max_length = content.iter().map(|line| line.len()).max().unwrap_or(0);
+    max_length = max_length.max(24); // Ensure minimum width of 20
+
+    // print the top border
+    println!("+{}+", "-".repeat(max_length + 2));
+
+    // print each line centered within the bubble
+    for line in content.iter() {
+        let padding = max_length - line.len();
+        // padding to the left
+        let left_padding = padding / 2;
+        // padding to the right to balance out any odd number of padding spaces
+        let right_padding = padding - left_padding;
+
+        println!(
+            "| {}{}{} |",
+            " ".repeat(left_padding),
+            line,
+            " ".repeat(right_padding)
+        );
+    }
+
+    // print the bottom border
+    println!("+{}+", "-".repeat(max_length + 2));
+    println!("                //");
+    println!("               //");
+}