That's right. You're starting to get the idea. You'll have to weaken them first, that's one of the things battling is for. The other part of that is that when you beat the enemy, your Pokemon will learn a bit about battling. That's how they get stronger, you see, it's through experience.

[She can still hear Namine alright, and she figures she's half talking to herself right now given the subject, so she doesn't bring it up just yet. She takes note of it though. The girl does seem rather shy.]