James tried to steal your Pokémon by himself. Jessie and Meowth weren’t there to help him. You knew what you had to do.

You got into a Pokémon battle with James, which resulted in his Mareanie being fainted within the span of 30 seconds. He looks visibly defeat. “Oh, come on! That wasn’t even fair!” He brings his Mareanie back into it’s ball. “You cheated!”