The Eternatus Core's intensity had peaked at the worst possible time, Shalin still reeling from the intense motion of being lashed about by Saria's vine. It was worth it to her in the moment, but it robbed her of much of her cognizance. Even the young dragon master's shouting didn't get through to Shalin as the core flooded Shalin's mind with apocalyptic visions beyond anything Hoenn had ever experienced. Such horrors, if they were to manifest, would mean the end of meaningful existence itself. She had her delirium to thank for not comprehending the nature of the Eternatus Core's attacks.

Saria took matters into her own hands, hearing Andrea Vaneau 's urgent call. Winding up the vine Shalin was seated on, she loosed another deafening crack of her POWER WHIP. With her trainer too exhausted to hold on, Saria sent her sailing through the air, back toward the rift's entrance at dizzying speeds. When the distance between Shalin and her Pokémon became too great, the Venusaur was automatically withdrawn. While the ore they had extracted was lost, both got back with their lives intact.

Even a Sygna Suit's protection was limited against such overwhelming, eldritch power.