Adrian ran as far as he cared to after losing sight of the vulpix, hoping it harbored no more ill will than was enough to chase him away. As he hunched over, hands braced against his knees and heaving with every breath, Adrian began to rumble with a chortling sound. "Whew, that was something..."

Buried in the snow some few yards away was what appeared to be the lower half of a snowman. And yet as he looked at it more closely, it began to move with vigor, a voltorb dislodging the snow caked to its form. Except this voltorb was shiny.

That was all he needed to know, already pulling at the last safari ball, brandishing it while eyeing the pokemon warily. It didn't seem to pay him any heed, but it had a constant annoyed expression. When his pokeball flew into its face, he could've sworn he saw a static discharge intercept it.


One. Two. Three... Click. Wiggle... Click.

He'd heard of it happening before; pokemon that were 'almost captured breaking free at the last moment. That it was a voltorb made him hesitant to approach, not fond of being caught up in its self-destruct should it feel so pressed to commit.

And with that he was finished, the Safari Warden showing up just in time to lead him out of the whiteout, to warmth and security.

tl;dr Attempting capture.