Given that the one Rito at the target range thing mentions how quickly Link fires in his... er, arrow time? (Also, flurry rushes) Pretty sure Link has a spell of his own.

“It’s Unclear what effect, if any, it has during actual battle.“

It’s not entirely necessary that their struggle is because it’s terrifying or painful; it’s more-or-less made clear that Pokémon that come out at the players are the ones that want to challenge that player; they recognize that they may end up working under someone else, but it gives them a chance to grow stronger.…