When you realize that Alicia probably didn't realize she was granting asylum to a Pokemon whose mere presence causes suffering...
I know the movie paints a touching picture around the two's relationship, but when you remember that Darkrai even being around causes nightmares, it is a sobering thought.
Darkrai is a mythical. He rarely shows his face, especially around humans, and he mostly stays out of sight so much that some doubt he's even real.
Alicia or (anyone really) having an encounter with him was like a one-in-a-million chance, and in broad daylight too.
Putting this all together, Alicia probably didn't even know what the heck kind of Pokemon Darkrai even WAS.
The possibility that she, being a small child, didn't understand the potential danger of him being around gives one a new perspective.
She didn't know he was dangerous, or had a bad reputation.
She just saw an injured Pokemon and knew it needed help and I feel this drives home how much of a sweetheart she was. No wonder Darkrai took to her.
DID she know? The movie doesn't say, but either way, it changes the dynamic either way you look at it.
I feel when she said, "You don't have to leave, you can stay here," it kind of implied that Darkrai might have tried to object or spill the beans, though.
Also, add in the fact that people only began coming around to Darkrai when they saw him take a beating from two deities and sacrifice himself to protect the town...
It kind of tells me that maybe despite that little girl giving him a place to stay, everyone else might not have been too thrilled.
Even Nurse Joy states in the movie that the other Pokemon stay away from him.
Gallade had a hostile response to his presence at the beginning of the movie.
I can imagine the conflicts that probably arose through the years leading up to the events of the movie. Alicia was probably his only friend and had to defend him over and over. And when she died, there was nothing to keep the peace.
And yet, he still protected everyone....🥹
