Confusion strikes hard. Hitmontop has at least identified the direction the attack would come from by the time she uses it, so it can properly defend, but there's little it can do. The spinning top becomes less spinny and more wobbly as it attempts to recover itself - with one last effort, it sets itself aright and begins to set a path towards Jadwiga once again.

"That's enough."

A beam of red light envelops Hitmontop before it makes contact, and it vanishes in the next moment.

"There's no need to fight until exhaustion." Rory seems to be speaking to the Pokeball as he replaces it in his pocket. He turns back to Feliks after a moment, seemingly unsurprised. "Isn't that always the case? Your Pokemon are ready to fight to the brink of death for victory, but try as they might, they cannot prevail against all opponents. There is always a weakness..."

He rummages around in his pocket again before coming up with another one of the small spheres.

"That is another of our goals - to surpass limitations."