>>46910032Just being informed doesn't instantly make you immune to being psychologically or physically manipulated, you have to actually attempt to do something about it. If you recognize the signs of abuse or realize you are being taken advantage of and fight back against this or escape against this stuff, then yes you've avoided becoming a victim to some creeps schemes. However, if you know that your being primed and groomed, but you don't do anything about it and the psychological and physical abuse sticks, you have been groomed even if you knew it was happening.
The second option is very unlikely mind you, people (and in this case pokemon) who would understand what's happening to them would do something about it. Its why grooming occurs most commonly with children, because children don't recognize the signs, don't understand what's wrong here, and are usually trusting people that their parents or friends told them to trust.