Trip watched the Garchomp and brightly-coloured suited... super hero(?!) and saddled Garchomp approach him.
Left hand still in his pocket as usual, the right went to join it; judging by the wince, he was trying to pinch himself, none-too-subtly.
He might've defaulted back to thinking this was a really, really weird dream.
And was that--that was Ash's voice, wasn't it? He blinked, several times fast, at hearing that voice call his name, then decided no, this was definitely an illusion, some weird composite of memories those Ultra Beasts strung together!
He glared, quickly pulled out a pokeball, and threw it. "Frillish, bind that imposter! After that, use Night Shade!"
If he didn't have any Pokemon to break the illusion, he could just as well try and lock whatever-it-was in some nightmarish illusion right back, right?! That was the plan, but Frillish had only just emerged, pausing to listen to orders—think fast on how to clear things up before it turns into a completely unnecessary fight! (Or, you know, neutralize it first, that works too).
I'm sorry he completely misunderstood the whole situation
Left hand still in his pocket as usual, the right went to join it; judging by the wince, he was trying to pinch himself, none-too-subtly.
He might've defaulted back to thinking this was a really, really weird dream.
And was that--that was Ash's voice, wasn't it? He blinked, several times fast, at hearing that voice call his name, then decided no, this was definitely an illusion, some weird composite of memories those Ultra Beasts strung together!
He glared, quickly pulled out a pokeball, and threw it. "Frillish, bind that imposter! After that, use Night Shade!"
If he didn't have any Pokemon to break the illusion, he could just as well try and lock whatever-it-was in some nightmarish illusion right back, right?! That was the plan, but Frillish had only just emerged, pausing to listen to orders—think fast on how to clear things up before it turns into a completely unnecessary fight! (Or, you know, neutralize it first, that works too).