Given
Used to
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- This absorbed HP is given to the Pokemon itself, not to its Substitute, so after a couple turns of Leech Seed recovery, all the HP used to create the Substitute is recovered.
Source: Difficult but Awesome - Given that the trouble is mostly because Gretchen was once a camp follower, and Frank is a Vietnam War veteran, the obvious implication is that Diane used to be in a... similar line of work.
Source: Noodle Incident / Literature -
Similar to Willing Suspension of Disbelief, as children are often used to just accept something with being given an explaination.
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