"And I imagine being stranded here with no easy way to be sure what moves your partner knows, or how strong the wild Pokémon are, makes it rather more difficult."

It does sound like excuses, but to be fair, things have been pretty rough on everyone lately. What's more important is whether she learns and moves on, anyway.

"Have you considered training with someone else? I'm sure there's others who are in a somewhat similar situation, and there's much less risk if you're practicing against another trainer."