Through Cassie's Confusion passage, Yoru and Sabrina had arrived in a restroom on the fifth floor. With the Team Rocket members all distracted by Hibiki, they began searching from there and eventually reached a small room on the third floor. Its shelves were packed with Poké Balls, and the Pokémon inside seemed agitated and deeply uneasy.
The two Team Rocket members guarding the room each had two Pokémon with them. Before we rescue the Pokémon, we have to knock out the guards, Sabrina thought. Just then, Yoru used Disable on both guards.
"This is faster." Yoru glared fiercely ahead. Relieved, Sabrina smiled, stepped forward, and threw a Poké Ball to release Musharna. She had Musharna use Hypnosis and Nightmare on the two immobilized Team Rocket members, trapping them in a psychic nightmare for the time being.
"Consider this payback," Sabrina told the two Team Rocket members with a smile.
After soothing the Pokémon inside the Poké Balls, Sabrina put all the balls into Hibiki's backpack and took the elevator down to the first basement floor with it. Silph Co.'s basement had originally been used for parking cars and unloading goods, so it was spacious enough to hold the captives. There, Sabrina saw many people sitting or lying with their hands and feet bound. Some had their eyes closed, while others glared viciously at the remaining guards. A quick count revealed four Team Rocket members and four Primeape, with roughly twenty to thirty hostages.
"Looks like Hypnosis won't work on those Primeape." Sabrina studied the Primeape before her, all of whom had the ability Vital Spirit.
"Then let's do this!" Yoru tried a different approach this time, using Psychic to separate them into two groups: the Primeape on one side and the four Team Rocket members on the other. Sabrina sent