Josh sighed. It seemed like Martin recruited all of these wild Pokemon the same way he recruited Anthony - by lying through his teeth. He doubted that any of them would believe him if he told them the truth, but it was worth a shot.
"That's not how it happened." Josh said. "We actually won the fight against him, believe it or not. He's been lying to you this entire time."
It would probably take a lot more convincing than that. If the Purrloin saw them defeat Martin, then he might be convinced, but that wasn't happening unless they could talk him into bringing them to him.
"Think about it this way." Matt said. "If Martin could defeat us so easily, then why is he sending you after us? If you bring us to him, you'll see the truth."