did you actually read it? she's staying because just going back into the wilderness now will likely just have the ursarang find and kill her.
You seem to be complaining about your own assumptions about the direction and conclusion of an entire character arc, more or less the moment it started. Maybe give a chance to see what actually happens, first?
as i already noted, ursaring. she doesn't seem to be far enough for her to stop being an issue, so she has to stay with him for the short term atleast.
There is also this. Given that this is a setting with a more tangible sort of destiny, it isn't an unreasonable conclusion. Obviously, this is for plot reasons, but it is interesting to see a character that's actually somewhat conscious of it.
Don't forget that Paul is (supposedly) a skilled trainer who seems to have caught lots of Pokémon over the course of his career; good odds SIwile wouldn't get far before he and his team track her down again. And I get the feeling that bad behaviour, such as trying to run away, *might* be punished.
I feel like she should push back against destiny at least once before concluding that it's inescapable.
Note that he did resist her Astonish, and possibly also Intimidate, without issue. I suspect Paul, and humans in general, are not as completely helpless against Pokemon as they might seem. As young as she is, she might well loose that fight without some kind of advantage.
i think you're downplaying his dickishness abit much, in particular, the way he trains and treats said players.
Perhaps, though you may be underestimating how much of dick some coaches can be.
Wouldn't humans be Normal type? We just need a Fighting move, like… uh… what can mawile learn… he'd probably dodge Focus Blast… Brick Break! Yeah, find a Brick Break TM. That'll learn 'im.
"Electrocute her. Don't stop until she stops you." That's not a battle.
'Attack her until she attacks you back or she faints', sounds exactly like a battle, except for the part where Elekid will stop once she can counterattack.
