Ohhhh so that’s way they pushed them off to try and get Pikachu to use his power to save them

Mysterious power saves them both.

Would've been nice if Zangoose and Bergmite were a little less than all smiles after actually "winning." Especially since they didn't really care about going after the duo to begin with.

It's a revealing character moment, and what it reveals clashes hard with the "humanization" we saw of them earlier.