You shouldn't blame yourself, my friend; even though we are their masters, Pokemon are still creatures with their own free will. There is only so much we can do to control them. I'm sure your friend bears no ill will towards you.

[Well, presuming she's the reasonable sort! And...well, that the injuries weren't too severe and/or permanent...]

I don't want to have to go down that path as it's a slippery slope; until I exhaust all possibly methods of trying to identify her problems, I will hesitate to be harsh with her.

[...and...even then, he probably won't be....]