"I've been on the shit end of possession, I know how awful it is."

He feels for Dragonite especially, seeing as the poor Pokémon tried to fight against it.

"Maybe he'll understand why, maybe he won't. I can't imagine Andy will be too bothered either way," Archie says with a shrug. "I did give her strict instructions not to kill anyone present, Pokémon included."

Which is... probably why Charizard still has his head, but Archie doesn't mention that part.