With no fear at all, Josh ordered Fire Eyes to higher speeds, the fancy footwork conferred by her DRAGON DANCE confusing the water-types. Only one BUBBLE BEAM popped on top of Josh and the poison-type. Exhaling a cloud of POISON GAS behind them to create even more confusion on top of the Delphox's Z-MOVE: WITCHING HOUR, the venomous lizard was free to melt the door away with her VENOSHOCK.

Though he could hear Rockets scampering to the roof, they were not the Gym Leader's concern. He was laser focused on finding that safe, unlocking it, and stealing the building plans. There would be time to look at them when they returned to HQ. For now, they had to book it out of there, particularly with the distinct sound of deadly ROCK WRECKER launchers discharging heavy, explosive projectiles toward Greyson Connors and his Pokémon. They would be coming for Josh, too.

His Salazzle burned an exit out of the side of the hut to avoid the water-types. Hurling Resheph's Poké Ball to his feet, Josh climbed onto his Dragonair's back and withdrew the rest of his Pokémon. Shrapnel whistled all around him as he checked in with Greyson. "Connors, it's Devlin. Building plans secured. Closing in on your position now. Time to get us out of here, over." Resheph would be ready to scoop Greyson up for a flight back to League operating HQ in Dewford if the Elite Four didn't have a Pokémon of his own capable of doing so.

It was a close call, but mission accomplished!