[Athrun contemplates courses of action. They've never tried to go two-on-one before. The soldier within him is saying it's the best way to ensure victory, but battling with Pokémon seems very different from war. Plus there was no telling what could happen if they tried. He'd rather make it less of a gamble if they're going to experiment, and wait until they've returned to civilization.]

It's just one. I think one of us should engage it, with the other waiting to provide backup if necessary. We don't know how it would react to two opponents.