[...He'll need to explain this again] A trainer, ideally, assists their pokemon in battle. She relays commands to them, helps them see strategies to follow, and assists them in binds. She makes sure that they come out okay, and really, in the ideal world, runs alongside them to the finish.
Pokemon don't fight for the sake of violence. They battle to grow stronger, for the sake of their honor, and to strengthen the connection to their partners.
[Or so he's been lead to understand it. Ikki might have her own insights.]
october 4th Aang->Masaomi->Ikki->Katara
[...He'll need to explain this again] A trainer, ideally, assists their pokemon in battle. She relays commands to them, helps them see strategies to follow, and assists them in binds. She makes sure that they come out okay, and really, in the ideal world, runs alongside them to the finish.
Pokemon don't fight for the sake of violence. They battle to grow stronger, for the sake of their honor, and to strengthen the connection to their partners.
[Or so he's been lead to understand it. Ikki might have her own insights.]