Nepeta actually hadn't even noticed the Golett sneaking up on her; the distraction of the other Pokémon she and Leon were trying to plow through was enough to make her miss it entirely. She didn't, however, miss the other girl's command and the Lillipup's attack that followed.
She jumped up and turned just in time to watch the statue turn towards the girl, who was panicking and trying to do something, and start to walk towards her. And so Nepeta did the only logical thing to do—rush forward and tackle the Pokémon into the ground and roll off just in time to let her Shinx ram into it with a Tackle attack.
Okay, so maybe not an ordinary trainer's first choice, but it was something.
DOGS AND CATS FIGHTING SIDE-BY-SIDE, WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO
She jumped up and turned just in time to watch the statue turn towards the girl, who was panicking and trying to do something, and start to walk towards her. And so Nepeta did the only logical thing to do—rush forward and tackle the Pokémon into the ground and roll off just in time to let her Shinx ram into it with a Tackle attack.
Okay, so maybe not an ordinary trainer's first choice, but it was something.