I feel worse when thinking about all the Bidoof/Bibarrel's I've lost in my Platinum Nuzlockes.

And Michael took his preparations for Cipher's return seriously. He has more than a few connections in Orre, and quite a few of them did aided him in some way over the years. A certain Aide turned Doctor in particular might have assisted Michael in crafting more than one Snag Machine, to help against the possibility of Cipher just being able to simply overcome the one person with a Snag Machine and remove that advantage entirely.