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All right guys, autism time.
I think all this "Protect its trainer" thing is not just purely instinctual, it's more to protect its own life, as it's compelled to protect whoever it's bound to, because its red horn is really a self-destruct organ, which releases neurotoxins if Gardevoir feels guilty.
Trainers have exploited this behaviour to manipulate Gardevoir.