Shiranui saw Liam save and catch the Growlithe and when he saw a horde of Vulpix, he let Titania out and picked out which one of the five wild Vulpix he would catch. "Vulpix, the Fox Pokémon. While young, it has six gorgeous tails. When it grows, several new tails are sprouted."
"Titania, Rain Dance!" The Kirlia did a pirouette while using her psychic powers to conjure some heavy rain that weakened the horde's Fire-type moves. Shiranui had noticed the sunlight had not intensified when he encountered the Vulpix horde, telling him they all had the Flash Fire ability. Two of the Vulpix used Baby-Doll Eyes, lowering Titania's Attack stat twice; one used Tail Whip, lowering the Kirlia's Defense stat; one sprayed an Ember at Titania and the one in the middle used Fire Spin. The latter two's attacks may have been weakened by the rain, but the Fire Spin left Titania feeling the heat of a fire vortex. "Titania, Confusion at that Vulpix!" The Kirlia let off a force of psychic energy that left the Vulpix who used Ember confused.
The rain had stopped and the battle was still going. Three of the Vulpix had been defeated and before Shiranui could call another move, the Vulpix who used Fire Spin struck Titania with a Quick Attack that did a decent amount of damage due to the debuffing effects of Tail Whip. "Titania, Reflect!" A barrier was conjured that weakened the damage from physical attacks. The two Vulpix both used Tail Whip in a crafty fashion and dropped Titania's Defense stat sharply, trying to make the Reflect barrier a moot point. "Time to see who outfoxes whom! Titania, Double Team!" The Kirlia nodded and made several Kirlia clones. One Vulpix blew an Ember at Titania and when a clone vanished, the other Vulpix sneaked up on Titania and threw a Feint Attack that left the Kirlia nearly exhausted. Shiranui dug out a Super Potion and sprayed it at the Kirlia copies, making sure the real Titania got healed. The Vulpix both used Quick Attack that made a clone vanish and struck the real Titania for some damage. "Confusion!" Titania struck the Vulpix who didn't use Feint Attack and it went down.
The last Vulpix crouched down and slowly approached Shiranui. "What's it doing?" he asked Titania.
"She's expressing submission towards you," answered the Kirlia after reading the Vulpix's mind, "Vulpix run in packs like a lot of canine Pokémon so she considers you her alpha." Shiranui readied a Poké Ball after digesting that piece of information and threw it at the Vulpix who made no attempt to resist capture. The ball pinged after five seconds and the red light stayed on. "I'll name you Kitsune," he said.