No...you don't understand.

Letting someone help you and using someone are two very different things.

You can trust me--trust Red--to make our own choices. You aren't using us.

And you can trust your Pokemon as well to make their own choices. If they want to protect you...that is what they want to do. Why would you take that away from them?

What you can do is just do your best, for yourself and for them also.