>>44738360>It explicity says "<Pokémon> read <Trainer>'s mind and avoided the move!" in Gen 6 and "<Pokémon> avoided the move in time with your shout!" in Gen 7.>They dodge because that's what you wanted/told them to do.So, they know to avoid the attack, but they just don't unless someone tells them to. They also have an Evasion stat that implies that they may actively try to avoid attacks regardless. If that's the case, I'm going to assume that the same is true for wild Pokémon.
And in the anime, Pokémon can also dodge on their own or because someone told them to.
So, what's the problem here?