Not having time to see the hit before it would come, the poof ball with green tufts fell to the ground and rolled over to his face back out. Hakobo placed his hands on were someone's mouth would be. "Like a blossoming rose, you must grow your thorns!" He shouted to his pokemon, who stood after these words. Now swaying left and right it was having a hard time seeing. "Try venoshock, we just need one h- um, Ceres? Ceres?!" He shouted only to see it wobble, it's large purple spike missing clearly, into the small crowd.