Ooh, putting lives that aren't yours on the line! Classy.

[There's an unspoken "And stupid." as Gold moves. He's fast, clearly experienced, and kicking several things into motion at once. First is an attempted slash to your side - it's be quick an deep if it hits. He expects you to dodge though, so he's also planning to use the momentum to swing around behind you and twist one of your arms around.

He definitely dropped something on the way, though. He might not even need Houndoom, but better safe than sorry, and a falling Pokeball would be easy to miss.]