Your knife plunges deep into the tiny creature's fleshy body, eviscerating some vital internal organs. The look of utter shock is frozen on its face as it slumps to the ground.
Lighter's victim is nowhere near as lucky. The burst of flame incinerates the poor Wurmple and leaves behind nothing more than a charred husk in its wake. The embers also briefly dance around some nearby shrubbery before extinguishing themselves.
To your right, a Wurmple you could barely see suddenly disappears from sight. A muted scream barely escapes from its lungs before the Absol silences it.
Unfortunately for the rest of the Wurmple, the smoke has blocked their vision of the events which just transpired. They're still just confused by the random smoke in their midst and continue to meander around. One walks up through the smoke and ends up right in front of you.