I don't know what you mean when you say "didn't work." I know from experience that clicking and holding with your cursor on a Pokemon does not rub them. You have to click, hold, and move your mouse in a rubbing motion.
Well if you don't mind me butting in on this. I honestly thought it was the same way, just click and hold, or click repeatedly. Because when I played Monster Mind, it was more of a clicking scheme for me, other than the rubbing part, so it can get a little mixed up. Took me a minute to figure out that the more I move my mouse,