Ash however, did probably something very stupid, or very smart - he recalled Danny, taking his pokeball and stowing it (and his other Pokeballs) in the zipped pouch attatched to the front of his kilt.

He'd already been attacked by Manaka and her pokemon; he wasn't afraid of more pokemon hitting him. He backed up, calmly waiting for Jinx to come into range. "I can think of fifty better ways to spend my fucking time. Including fucking."

And the moment she came too close, he threw a punch for the centre of her body.