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"You can call me a collector...of sorts." The Steel Snatcher replied to Kaya. For some reason the Heavy Ball certainly caught his attention but why it did was another mystery. The seconds his attention was diverted for was just enough to allow Tristen to get Dragonite out before the snatcher could give his stolen hound the command to burn.

"Roar!" The snatcher commanded, the Thunder Wave striking him right after the command, causing him to kneel over, his sleeve covered Snag Machine equipped hand resting on the ground to support him. It was in that moment that the old man was freed, but he seemed too startled to do anything about it and through all this his elderly Pikachu was asleep.

The canine would face the incoming Dragonite and give off a fierce ear ringing Roar, attempt to draw back the Dragonite away with intimidation and fear, its devilish horns giving off a dark and sinister aura while its eyes flickered like embers.

In the midst of everything, Cera would revert back. The matter at hand was forcing her hand, and it wasn't long before she flung a single Aura Sphere at the roaring Houndoom. "Collect this, then," she'd remark, doing her best to avoid being deterred by the presence of the Houndoom and Steel Snatcher alike.

The woman that had followed everyone, still using the blanket as the closest thing to clothing, was at more of a loss. Sending out a Pokemon didn't seem like the best of ideas given the circumstances, and trying to be a distraction wasn't an idea she was particularly fond of. Her bearings far from being recovered, she'd take the cautious route and leave this to the rest for now.

Ryan held his ground as things began to unfold, but then once everyone jumped in, the channeler did not hesitate. "Bowl it over, Tank! Waterfall!" Ryan orders as he tosses out his pokeball, his Swampert emerging. Tank would barrel forward and crash into the Houndoom with a watery edge to it's body.

Ryan would uncoil a Water Whip from his gourd and lash out with it, trying to grab an arm of the Steel Snatcher to keep him from fleeing.

The Houndoom growled in pain as the Disarming Voice rung out but alas it stood strong with plenty of fight left in it. As Audino and Tank came at the Houndoom it got into a defensive position and unleashed its vile abilities. "Doooom!" The beast howled into the air as its shadow aura surged around it. The two Pokemon would feel an intense and evil pressure attempting to force them into place, attempting to hold them at bay. It was Shadow Hold but it appeared the two weren't at risk of being infected, probably due to lack of physical contact. That said the Shadow Houndoom wouldn't have a chance to do much else as the Aura Sphere came around and blasted it off the ground.

Sub had indeed been silent and hanging back, observing the Steel Snatcher closely after the Thunder Wave hit. Something about him was bothering him but he couldn't figure out what. The Snagem leader was so completely consumed in his analysis of the snatcher that he had blocked out the outside world completely. It was only when Tristen approached the thief did he snap back to reality. "Tristen no!" Sub shouted, but it was too late.

As Tristen took off the mask he would find underneath a smooth face with two black dots for eyes and a long thin mouth. "Ditto!" Chimed the 'Steel Snatcher' as he grabbed Tristen, 'his' face quickly morphing to resemble Tristen's. This obvious fake would then utilize its mimicked abilities as well as draw from Tristen's electricity to send a powerful Discharge through the surrounding area, which included the Water Whip which threatened to wrap around them both.

Sub didn't have time to react before the Discharge swept over him as well, giving him a good shock.

Leslie would trudge out of the treeline, a pair of vines still strapped around her wrists and dragging something behind her that had a fair amount of weight to it. Growling in frustration as her left eye continued to twitch from the leftover electricity in her system, the hybrid arrived in time to watch as a Discharge washed over the other Snagems and narrowly avoided receiving another charge herself. Leslie would take the moment to stare down the Blitzle still at the end of her vines. She was glad the thing only had so much charge or else this might have gotten real interesting. Unfortunately, with her hands full, Leslie had no way to really try and track down where the real Snatcher had gone.

Ryan let go of his Whip out of pure instinct. What was it with people of late having the ability to counter his Water Whip so violently? But letting go of his whip didn't prevent him from taking the attacks. They drove Ryan back. When Ryan saw the Houndoom use his shadow move, that was enough for him to recall Tank...or at least find out that he couldn't. Damn, it must of been something akin to Mean Look. "Keep your distance, Tank! Rock Slide!" Ryan managed to get out, as he was down on a knee. Tank stomps the ground, fracturing up some rocks, then punches into them, sending the shards flying into the Houndoom.

(Flinch chance! 1-3, Houndoom flinches and needs a double tap to the arm, 4-10, nothing happens and he remains a boss.)

Tristen was still in his electricity-induced nirvana until until he finally came to, springing right up as if he woke from a nightmare. The boy looked around, realizing what just happened, but then looked around for what was supposed to be the Steel Snatcher. "What just-huh?"

"Arrrorrrro!" Dragonite called out.

"Sorry...can't help it." He said to his Dragonite. Tristen then looked up towards the man then down the ways towards the Blitzle. "Blitzle..." Tristen moved his pack around to pull out his Snag Machine then strapped it on, readying a Pokeball in it. "Hang on, Blitzle...I'm coming..." He then got up off the ground and made his way for the electric zebra, his Dragonite following close behind.