"Heh..."
Baimu's mouth twitched as he watched the Salandit close in around them.
A Totem Pokémon battle normally meant facing one big Pokémon and one little helper. They were blocking every escape route, clearly intent on keeping the challengers here.
Why?
The answer was simple—
The Nutrient Eggs in Blissey's pouch.
Atop the stone platform, Totem Salazzle's eyes shone like searchlights as she stared at Blissey. She looked more like a Pokémon with the Gluttony Ability than Totem Raticate did.
He called through his gas mask, "I'm taking the Island Challenge! I'm here to complete the trial set by the Island Kahuna!"
Totem Salazzle remained unmoved. Her tail swished.
The Salandit silently crept closer, their eyes cunning and vicious. The sight of them poised to strike would have made anyone's scalp prickle.
So she's crazy too.
Baimu smiled.
If you won't play by the rules, don't blame me for doing the same.
He pulled several round objects from his pocket.
Totem Salazzle seemed to notice, but the cave was too dark. With only a faint glow of fire around its edges, she couldn't make out what they were.
Poké Balls?
Whatever they are, time to attack!
"Nno!"
She shrieked the order!
In an instant.
Guided by her hormones, the Salandit leaped and lunged, pouncing on Baimu, Blissey, and Gengar like a pack of hunting wolves!
Then a shout rang out.
"Fire in the hole!!"
Bang, bang, bang!
Thick smoke from the explosions billowed up with countless golden particles. As the Salandit screeched and Totem Salazzle instinctively shielded the Pokémon Eggs, the cloud swept into every corner of the cave.
The Salandit at the front were the first to notice something wrong.
Their targets had vanished!
"Ya-to?"
"Ya-to!"
The Salandit called to one another through the golden haze, but before they