He would have been better off.

But that's what I'm getting to.

[She sighs again and pinches the bridge of her nose. She may as well just tell him, she's set up the situation as best as she possibly can.]

He's with us. He needs help and we understand him and have been keeping an eye on him from afar, but... he needs time and dedicated help to be broken of his conditioning. And apparently no one realized he'd be missed. But he's fine, I promise you that. He has all the Pokemon he can play with and he's well fed and comfortable. I was just with him.