[ he wonders why the woman's focus lingers on his noibat, who for the most part, was looking at a resting spinarak that was out of frame. at least noibat was staying still, his trainer decided. ]

Exactly. The moves the pokémon uses have to be morphed into ones that reflect beauty rather than force, and it takes practice to do so. I believe its common for a pokémon's trainer be part of the show, as well.