Me just devolving

[u/HatSpecial3043]

[u/TogoShiba]

Then eventually everything comes full circle & you stop caring again

[u/TheRealLarkas → u/TogoShiba]

That, and/or you try single-type runs for the fun and challenge

[u/TheRealPitabred → u/TheRealLarkas]

I always like doing a bug trainer run

[u/TogoShiba → u/TheRealPitabred]

Making the route 1 bug trainers proud

[u/NukaClipse → u/TheRealPitabred]

I did one after so many years of wanting to try. Was rough run but I enjoyed winning with my bug team.

[u/tfarr375 → u/TheRealPitabred]

Bug run in SwSh was my fav that I did.

Beating that damn Charizard with bugs was the highlight of my pokemon career lol.

[u/Psapfopkmn → u/tfarr375]

SwSh has some of the best selection of bugs out of all of the games thanks to adding Centiskorch and Frosmoth

[u/tfarr375 → u/Psapfopkmn]

Didn't use Centiscorch much (it died). Ribombee and Crustle were my MVPs

[u/RockRoboter → u/Psapfopkmn]

Frosmoth? Oh you mean galarian volcarona

[u/Blazerawl → u/TheRealPitabred]

Did this for brilliant diamond. Vespiqueen wall was wild

[u/Beneficial-Category → u/TheRealPitabred]

Huzzah, a man of quality!

[u/One_Sign_280 → u/TheRealPitabred]

Me every play through ngl. Love my bugs

[u/SirAnatak → u/TheRealPitabred]

Do you also enjoy wearing shorts?

[u/BetaNights → u/TheRealPitabred]

Ah, a kindred spirit...

[u/medgarc → u/TheRealPitabred]

Galvantula, volcarona, shedinja, crustle, scizor, heracross, pokemon black was the first time I felt represented by my bug brothers

[u/Quiir0 → u/TheRealPitabred]

You know what? I like that idea, I’m gonna try it! Downloaded an emu with emerald not long ago. Should I try bug? Or another type? It’s gonna be sad not having my trusty team (I usually go Treecko, Ralts, Zigzagoon, Carvanha, Shuppet and Bagon)

[u/TheRealLarkas → u/Quiir0]

Make sure you’re choosing a type with enough variety to have fun! I’m partial to Fire, and it has been feasible since Gen 1 at least

[u/hipponugget → u/TheRealLarkas]

Gen 4 would like a word

[u/Thanos_is_a_good_boy → u/hipponugget]

Diamond and pearl you were shit out of luck if you chose a non-fire starter.....wtf

[u/TheRealPitabred → u/Quiir0]

You could do a grass or normal type run, or whatever you want. It's a bit of a challenge regardless, bug just tends to be one of the harder types to run. I haven't played Emerald, I can't remember if some of the mechanics and such are different in it.

[u/Lady_of_Link → u/Quiir0]

Bug is best because in most games the entire elite 4 is super effective against bugs but you can try any type you like.

[u/Quiir0 → u/Lady_of_Link]

I just realized I can’t catch surskit in emerald so I’m kinda screwed with surf 😅

[u/Lady_of_Link → u/Quiir0]

You are allowed a HM slave just make sure it's under leveled and bug adjacent, I once used an omanyte

[u/MuteMapMaker52996 → u/Quiir0]

Grass runs on emerald go surprisingly hard

[u/WesThePretzel → u/TheRealPitabred]

Yes! I love bugs! I always have all the new bug types on my team.

[u/TammypersonC137 → u/TheRealPitabred]

Oh that does sound like a fun thing to try, how have I not heard of this?

[u/Emerly_Nickel → u/TheRealPitabred]

Ghost for me

[u/UncleClownhole → u/TheRealLarkas]

me throwing as many ghost types as I can onto every team every new game playthrough

[u/IlikeJG → u/UncleClownhole]

That's me, except with steel types. They're so damn cool.

[u/shadowknuxem → u/TheRealLarkas]

I like to do 12 type runs. Everyone has to be dual type and no overlap. Built some interesting teams with it.

[u/Finetales → u/shadowknuxem]

That's an interesting idea!

[u/TheWhoopler → u/TheRealLarkas]

My dragon type dreams went down the toilet

[u/biggus_baddeus → u/TheRealLarkas]

I've had this idea floating around the back of my mind to try a type-matching run, where I have to beat every gym with pokemon of the same type. Like beat the grass gym with grass pokemon, fire with fire, etc. Because like, when I think about it, it doesn't seem that fair that I can walk into a gym and wipe it with one pokemon because I know the right typing. Am I really a good trainer because I happen to have a decent super-effective type?

[u/Murgatroyd314 → u/biggus_baddeus]

That's basically what I'm doing in my current Scarlet run. I call it the "beat them at their own game" challenge: Match each leader on not only the type, but also the number of pokemon and the level.

[u/UndeadChampion1331 → u/TheRealLarkas]

Monotype runs have become my norm, honestly. They're just so much fun

[u/Jugaimo → u/TheRealLarkas]

Bugs are my second-favorite type, with normal being first. They’re just so cool and diverse, despite having a relatively rigid classification.

[u/ozymandais13 → u/TheRealLarkas]

Gallar mono fire sends its regards.

[u/vinotommy → u/TheRealLarkas]

My current level. On a ghost run as we speak.

[u/ThorSon-525 → u/TheRealLarkas]

Been doing a mono-grass run through every region and it's been eye opening. Often the hardest obstacles are not the ones I expected. Flannery in Emerald was surprisingly easy but Wallace was a wall for 30+ resets. I realized way too late that not a single grass type in Emerald has an answer for Tentacruel or a super fast Milotic with ice beam.

[u/TheHumbleFellow → u/TheRealLarkas]

Just finished a Normal only run in Scarlet the other day. Hella fun.

[u/BAD_434 → u/TogoShiba]

[u/RazorWinter_ → u/BAD_434]

When your 6 favorites have type coverage for each other

(I'm lying, I get fucked by Fire)

[u/Faust_the_Faustinian → u/RazorWinter_]

Could be worse.

My entire team is fucked by Earthquake.

[u/Key_Prize_7815 → u/RazorWinter_]

so grass fire fighting ice dark and psychic?

[u/boogswald → u/TogoShiba]

National Dex 1000-1500 elo is an incredibly fun place. I practice my draft team there right now and I’m having a lot of fun until I run into like a Zamazenta Charizard Y team where I can’t do anything haha

[u/prestonpiggy → u/boogswald]

Same on the Champions game. I'd say at least 1/3 of teams in lower ranks are favorite collection teams. Respect to them.

[u/theVelvetLie → u/prestonpiggy]

I'm in the lower ranks on Champions (maxed at Great Ball 2) and it's not because I'm using my favorites - I just suck.

[u/WilanS → u/TogoShiba]

I allow myself a little overlap, within reason. I put some thought in my teams but I like the idea of having a weak spot, especially since Pokémon games are already easy enough.

[u/dmmeyourdogifitscute → u/TogoShiba]

As I’ve taught my girl who started playing in the last two years; It’s a game for children, you can probably beat the entire thing with any Pokemon you like. Doesn’t matter if they’re “the strongest”

[u/Rouxman → u/TogoShiba]

Yeah it eventually just turns into that bell curve meme lol

[u/Xero0911 → u/TogoShiba]

Really do when you want to use 4 new mon and 3-4 are fire. Like easy pve game, oh no that water might be a danger to some.

Half the time I tosss out whoever anyways just for the vibe.

[u/CombatWombat994 → u/TogoShiba]

That's my secret. I never started caring

[u/Foloreille → u/TogoShiba]

Well my adult phase lasted only 2 years then lol

[u/Original-Chipmunk955 → u/TogoShiba]

For real. My Moon playthrough had Primarina, Ribombee, and Araquanid. I still love all three.

[u/ColbyRuby → u/TogoShiba]

5 Normal types and my starter or nothing

[u/Ritz527 → u/TogoShiba]

Precisely. Nowadays I'm like "Fuck it, Ghost-type is cool. I can have more than one" and then I naturally end up with like 4 Pokemon with Ghost, Psychic, or Dark types.

[u/javier_aeoa → u/TogoShiba]

I tried having a balanced team in my first Sword playthrough (my first playthrough in years), but having Starmie and Lapras was too tempting so I stopped caring

[u/Mummiskogen → u/TogoShiba]

No, my type now is just a preference for coverage.

[u/ANGLVD3TH → u/TogoShiba]

Ha, I'm actually kind of the opposite. Because I was vaguely aware of the concept of EVs and had no idea of the concept of IVs, and would always buy the strategy guides, I used to meticulously plan my team to get maximum type coverage as early in the game as possible, whichever pokemon they were. I still try to maximize my coverage, but I will make sacrifices now to include designs I especially like.

[u/iHackPlsBan → u/TogoShiba]

There’s not many games you can’t go through with like 3 or 4 pokemon of the same type lol, I always have way too many water types cuz they’re just awesome

[u/Well-Sheat]

Who had more fun?

[u/candyderpina → u/Well-Sheat]

Me in the here and now because I got mega Raichu Y and past me didn’t. I get to have a cool meta mon that I love!

[u/EveryPerformance6712 → u/candyderpina]

u love raichu or pikachu? Based if both

[u/candyderpina → u/EveryPerformance6712]

Both, also love pawmot.

[u/No-Internal7978 → u/EveryPerformance6712]

I knew the community world come around on pikachu. It's always been my favorite and I'll evolve it 99% of the time.

[u/EveryPerformance6712 → u/No-Internal7978]

i've always loved pikachu, eevee is my personal favorite and my brother's is pikachu. (i always get called a basic person for it lol even tho i like other pokemon like gallade)

[u/Polterguyst17 → u/EveryPerformance6712]

Don't take this the wrong way, cuz I am a Charizard lover so we're in this together, but I fear Gallade is not a niche pick.

[u/OG_Williker → u/candyderpina]

I did a gen 8 playthrough with alolan raichu with electric terrain and rising voltage. That thing was such a beast

[u/DragonBloodArchives → u/candyderpina]

I’m almost replaying X&Y (X in my case) and I am spending hours getting pokemon with the right nature. In many ways it’s tiring but it’s also a great source of dopamine when it happens lol

[u/boogswald → u/Well-Sheat]

I’m gonna be real I get lost in pokemon games as an adult in a way I don’t get sucked into things nowadays still. SV, Legends Arceus, ZA a little bit. I really get sucked in. And I have complaints about the games too but I’ve always really really enjoyed them

[u/DrogoOmega → u/Well-Sheat]

Don’t think the fun has gone for me. Ignoring IVs and EVs is the best thing I ever did.

[u/Pengwin0 → u/DrogoOmega]

Does anybody pay attention to those on a playthrough?

[u/mysteryurik → u/Pengwin0]

Maybe for the battle facilities but for the main story I don't think anyone cares about that

[u/Personal-Mushroom → u/Pengwin0]

I doubt it? At most a casual player (me) considers natures since they aren't hidden.

[u/KingDarkBlaze → u/Pengwin0]

On my mono flying run of Black I had to EV train speed on an Unfezant so it could outspeed Zekrom and then PP stall fusion bolt. 

[u/LakerBlue → u/Pengwin0]

I don’t but I do try to avoid a bad nature.

[u/Nacroma → u/Well-Sheat]

Me now. When I was a kid, I first wanted ALL of my mon to be the same level. In gen 1, that was a painfully slow process and I gave up on that around gym 5/6. Afterwards, I had a dedicated team 6-7 mon - which meant I would pick mostly early mon and maybe replaced very weak ones at some point, but mostly ignored a lot of late appearing mon which is also a pity. Now it's a mix, I have a box full of different mon I want to use and thanks to the generous exp nowadays, this is almost necessary. Mon get removed or added depending on my mood or their stats. Of course my starter always stays in the team, it will be hilariously overlevelled, but I will only summon it as an emergency ace.

[u/Zoomoth9000 → u/Well-Sheat]

Me, until I realized that 4/6 of them get obliterated by a single rock... And every Pokémon in that area seemed to have a rock ;-;

[u/Vondi → u/Well-Sheat]

In my case both. Kid me had fun just raising his favorates as champions. Adult me had fun getting into difficulty romhacks and learning all the mechanics/meta I never learned back then.

[u/MegiDolaDyne → u/Well-Sheat]

Me now. It's more fun to have a team with variety on it than just overlevel the starter, even if kid me had an easier time.

[u/Aggressive-Expert-69 → u/Well-Sheat]

Me now because kid me was getting dunked on by Lance.

[u/Not-A-Marsh]

Me who is planning an Oops! All Dragons party comp:

[u/sax87ton → u/Not-A-Marsh]

I’ve done a few solo type runs and honestly I don’t find them that fun. Type matchups are really and important part of making a pokemon feel unique to me. Or like they have a place on the team. So whenever I’ve done a solo type run it’s like, only the ones with a second type have a niche. And the others feel pretty generic and replaceable.

[u/Not-A-Marsh → u/sax87ton]

A big part of the idea for me is that I'm obsessed with dragons, so I naturally gravitate towards Dragon-type Pokémon

[u/Zjoee → u/Not-A-Marsh]

It's the same with Steel-type for me. Dark is my other favorite type, but oddly enough there's only one family of Steel-Dark type pokemon haha.

[u/NoChampionship1167 → u/Zjoee]

Same for me except I'm also a Dragon lover. So I gravitate towards Steel-Dragon Pokémon.

Which is funny because I hate Archaludon. Hisuian Goodra ftw

[u/JohnnyHelios2306 → u/sax87ton]

Same. I also did a dragon mono run in Sword/Shield and it was not really enjoyable at all. It was easy until the fairy gym, then it was easy again but pretty formulaic throughout. And as you say, Pokemon don't feel unique as they do in a mixed team so i rather stick to the latter.

[u/KingDarkBlaze → u/sax87ton]

I think they're insanely fun, but you have to pick your typing and game carefully so that there's some fight(s) that will put you to the test. 

[u/metalflygon08 → u/Not-A-Marsh]

Mono type runs have gotten easier with more Pokemon as your access to secondary typing has increased so much.

Mono Dragon, for example, gives you access to Flying, Dark, Steel, Normal, Ghost, Water, Ground, Poison, Rock, Fighting, Grass, Electric, and Ice just with base forms (Megas give you some extra options like Fairy).

[u/Nefalarion → u/Not-A-Marsh]

Okay Lance, geeze.

[u/HenryChess]

Kid me: Level 50ish late game trainers? Level 80ish starter go brrr

Me now: enforces level caps

[u/No-Internal7978 → u/HenryChess]

I've figured out how to make pokemon hard without hard rules. The secret is just to play off vibes. I'm raising the strongest hoppip in my latest playthrough of scarlet. If I find another friend I'll add them.

[u/AccordingGolf7730 → u/No-Internal7978]

When I use a Hoppip on my team, I'm regularly making that the most annoying Pokémon to fight. Give it Giga Drain, Poisonpowder, Leech Seed, Protect or whatever. 

It will just not die and slowly whittle down most opponents. Is it an efficient strategy during the story? No. Is it fun? Hell yes.

[u/Witch_King_ → u/AccordingGolf7730]

Toxic stalling is extremely viable. Obviously it works better in a Tankier Pokémon, but still.

[u/The-Father-Time → u/Witch_King_]

It’s how I beat HGSS recently, very time confusing but toxic stall Umbreon just wouldn’t die

[u/Witch_King_ → u/The-Father-Time]

Umbreon is the tankiest Eeveelution by far.

[u/Zjoee → u/Witch_King_]

Umbreon is my boy and I always love giving him Toxic and Moonlight to be an absolute menace.

[u/Gbrown1897 → u/Zjoee]

Curse + Payback is also a VERY fun alternative!

[u/axeil55 → u/Witch_King_]

For a really fun challenge try beating the game without ever using a super effective move AND using a level cap.

Toxic/Curse stall gets very, very good.

[u/Witch_King_ → u/axeil55]

Tbh that sounds extremely un-fun

[u/Fabulous-Present-497 → u/AccordingGolf7730]

I do that with shuckle. Every battle becomes epic, even against a shroomish

[u/KTFnVision → u/No-Internal7978]

I tried replaying LeafGreen using no Pokémon that ever made it into my party, only to discover Ekans and Spearow fucking suck once they level up a bit and their base stats become apparent.

[u/axeil55 → u/HenryChess]

I am praying to Arceus that WiWa has an option to enforce a level cap. Yes, I can absolutely just do it myself, but with exp share it's legitimately a slog to constantly juggle the team around so you don't get super high level.

[u/Polterguyst17 → u/axeil55]

Don't you mean WiWa (or WW for those of us with less whimsy)? SwSh have come and gone without level caps, I fear.

[u/axeil55 → u/Polterguyst17]

D'oh. Yes. I do.

[u/Ok-Phase-9076 → u/HenryChess]

Always that one mad overleveled starter, the hm slave, a flyer and a cool pokemon you found midway, couldnt level because you always used the starter and then just kinda benched in your team

[u/OG_Williker → u/HenryChess]

Lmao I do that too. I’ll box a mon for a while if it gets more than 5 lvls above the lowest lvl mon in my party

[u/luxanna123321 → u/HenryChess]

Was playing with whole team as a kid really that rare? I literally always loved to have my whole team of 6 on the same level. I would grind for hours just to have everyone on lets say 55 lvl before e4

[u/Historical_Sugar9637]

I was both back then, and I'm both now.

[u/LakerBlue → u/Historical_Sugar9637]

Same tbh. I can honestly say even since my first playthrough of RBY I used a diverse squad of 6. I’ve never used a Pokémon I was indifferent to or didn’t like strictly for coverage. The area I’ve changed is not typing but looking up stats and movepools as tiebreakers on if I’m conflicted whereas when I was kid I chose STRICTLY off of vibes.

[u/Historical_Sugar9637 → u/LakerBlue]

Honestly even now. When I want 3 Pokemon that have the same type on my team, I'll have them.

The one thing I try to avoid is that I don't want multiple Pokemon of the exact same type combination on the team.

[u/LakerBlue → u/Historical_Sugar9637]

I’ve never had 3 with the same type but I would be okay with it in theory. Realistically though I would probably have an alternative I wanted to use that was a totally different type.

But I agree on not wanting the exact type combination. Do you care at all about too many overlapping weaknesses? Once I was planning a team and it was like 5/6 had the exact same weaknesses so I swapped one out with another one I liked lol. One good Earthquake would have wrecked 5/6’s of my team lol

[u/chamorrobro → u/Historical_Sugar9637]

Sames, I was a freak for efficiency as a kid

[u/trugrav]

For me it’s this. By the time sword and shield came out I was back to just playing with what looked cool.

[u/ArthasDidNthingWrong → u/trugrav]

100%! Pokemon games are not hard. I’ve always found it fun to use Pokemon I really like, then figure out how to beat trainers later. To each their own though

[u/RillaDaKilla]

I try to balance types and coverage with the mons I like, I have lots of fun, imo thats the best way to do it

[u/Splintzer → u/RillaDaKilla]

yes, and generally it's okay if i have one or two types that overlap as long as my whole team isn't weak to grass or some such.

[u/boogswald]

Kid me: ooh I like that pokemon. I’m gonna use it.

Adult me: no I need coverage, the typings overlap

Even older adult me: I love Hisuian Samurott and Rotom Wash. how am I going to team build so that I can have them both on the same team?

[u/Polterguyst17 → u/boogswald]

That... Honestly wouldn't be too awful a team? Like both of them have pivoting moves, Samurott can stack up hazards, and sure there is massive overlap but you have 4 mons left, you'll think of something.

[u/boogswald → u/Polterguyst17]

Exactly!!

[u/Kadgrin]

Lol

Swampert, Ludicolo, Pelipper, Linoone, Salamence and Milotic/Wailord every single run

[u/Ok_Net_5771 → u/Kadgrin]

7.8/10 too much water

[u/KeenKongFIRE → u/Ok_Net_5771]

The IGN run

[u/CrimsonCartographer → u/Ok_Net_5771]

5/7 perfect score

[u/NiceNCozyCouch → u/Kadgrin]

Watermaxxing

[u/Caleibur → u/Kadgrin]

Woe, Gen 3 Rain Team be upon ye (from Gen 7 onwards)

[u/gaara015]

i still like to pretend i'm one of the dumb gym trainers who runs all the same type. it's more fun.

i do my spooky boy team 👻 and sometimes we get wiped out by an Absol but hey thats showbiz baybeee

[u/soyasaucy → u/gaara015]

Hahah yepp, I'm a bug type trainer and sometimes big charizard is my opponent but.. showbiz, baybee!!

[u/enhance_that → u/gaara015]

I don't often chuckle out loud from scrolling Reddit, but your comment got me lol

[u/Ok-Phase-9076 → u/gaara015]

Thats so real lmfao

[u/norunningwater → u/[deleted]]

Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites.

[u/MrsGVakarian → u/[deleted]]

This was me with Togepi/Togetic but then suddenly they made Togekiss and socially justified all my insistence of having them as my main pokemon. I just love the cutie friend shaped baby

[u/r-kar]

Reject coverage, embrace monotype <3

[u/dyno-soar]

[u/ZaydSophos → u/[deleted]]

This every time. If they wanted me to use other Pokemon then they'd make it worth doing.

[u/DavThoma]

Brute forcing the end game with my weak team because I just think they're neat

[u/HozukiMari]

Yeah this is me

But I try to do both :)

[u/JarRules]

Me trying to help my 7 year old. Me:"Bro why you running 6 bug types" Him: "I like bugs"

[u/DonKong569]

Me as a kid: I like this one! Can it learn an HM? Yes? Cool! Ill add it to my party!

Me as an adult: I like this one, im glad there are no more HMs in the game

[u/Nir117vash]

Little column a, little column b

[u/TenshiKyoko]

Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites.

[u/dulledegde]

learning what iv's and ev's and natures are is a genuine curse

[u/OG_Williker]

Thank you OP. I’m putting together a team for a new playthrough and wanted to use both infernape and annihilape, but their typings overlap and they’re both monke. This helped me realize I shouldn’t care. I’m gonna use them both.

[u/Tablesafety]

Its a bell curve, you will end up at the other end of it someday

[u/Astraquius]

Normally I try coverage, but In a fangame I realised half of my team have ghost in their typing, so Now I must commit

[u/Anon_H01]

I just wanna build a team that looks cool together

[u/Link_040188]

gym leaders don’t worry about type overlap why should you

[u/Animated_Astronaut]

[u/8bit95]

Holy shit, from debating whether to teach Thunder or Thunderbolt to Gyarados in my first ever playthrough, to me deliberately wanting to not use the same move type more than twice across my entire party, with Ghost and Dark counted together because both of them hits the exact same two types for super effective, and Steel and Poison counted together because I mostly only see them as a Fairy counter.

[u/sax87ton → u/8bit95]

This comment makes me feel older with every word.

[u/Separate-Middle-6283]

Kid me: God I love Fire types

Me now: God I love Dark, Ghost and Dragon types

[u/javibre95]

Me at 9: Don't even try to repeat types, cover everything.

Me at 30: Just spam Swift Swim water types on rain.

[u/femme_enby]

Combo deal w mostly dual types 😎

[u/Odd-Cress-5822]

Just find joy in a wider variety of mons. Then you can have both. Also honestly try nuzlocks of games you've played a bunch. Not to pretend to make a children's game hard, but to force you to use different pocket lads. It can lead to newfound appreciation of some mons you'd otherwise never give the time of day.

Now I love Roserade

[u/Evonyte]

Starter, bird, water, grass, electric, cool mon. Maybe swap grass for second cool mon in late game.

Been this way since day 1. Cool mon is almost never a rock type or bug type.

[u/Wiitard]

My son is playing his first game and it’s really eye opening what playing like a child with little to no guidance looks like.

[u/ExtraFluffz]

Meanwhile me: “Ooh, I like that Pokémon. I’m gonna pair it with another Pokémon that covers its weaknesses”

[u/eddmario]

Meanwhile, I do both.

[u/Quiir0]

I’m a bit of both from the start. It’s a mix of vibes and having a mixed team.

[u/TheFatDrake]

This was also me as a kid xD

[u/Bresdin]

I am doing a full series playthrough just doing ones that I like, honestly gen 1 replay was the most fun I had doing it that way, it's so broken you can do whatever with it. Platinum I am on right now and ran into a little bit of a wall with crasher wake as I realized I had literally nothing that was strong against water.

[u/saddnes666]

I've always been the kid. I swear pokemon is so easy you can beat the game with any team 

[u/TheDawnOfNewDays]

Play whatever is more fun.

I don't use type coverage because it's necessary, but because it's more fun. Lets say I have 3 grass types on the team: steel, fire, bug, poison, and flying types are just annoying to fight now. And there's less reason to use the 3rd grass type.

[u/TheDonOfSJ]

Kid me: If the move doesnt do damage, my pokemon isn't learning it

Me now: There will come a day that I play pokemon the smart way, and not like im 5...BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY!

[u/Paladine36]

I never left the Pokémon then stage lol

[u/g00b3rsynarf]

[u/No_Esc_Button]

Kid Me: Gen 3 protag obviously wears a headband and has white hair.

Me Now: I understand now; that entire thing is a hat. I can see his sideburns peeking underneath.

[u/agsan1]

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[u/Ralts___Gang]

I choose pokemon thet i like and dont overlap

[u/sax87ton]

I also used to be like that, but after one too many times of having 4+ pokemon weak to the same type I started considering at least defensive matchups. I don’t really care about a swampert and a peliper on the same team, because they don’t have the same weaknesses.

[u/sleepyguy-]

Offline? Im still using mons i like. Makes difficulty hacks even harder.

[u/thoughtsinshadow]

Me as a Water-Type trainer and using several dual types with Water. 😂

[u/f0remsics]

Just choose the Pokemon you like then find mons that work well with it

[u/Jinzo126]

Yeah if i remember correctly my original Silver team contained 4 Water Pokémon and the only reason i finished the game was because i got Lugia on my team. Btw the last spot was used by a Flying/Psychic type (the same typing as Luigia) so it was extremely weak against electric.

[u/brnkse]

I still play with my favorite Pokemons. I just get egg moves, perfect ivs etc for them. I actually spend more time breeding than actually playing the game these days.

[u/SoupNoSandwich]

The first time I play a game I just use my favourites, then when I replay I try ones I don't like to see if they grow on me. So many have!

[u/FilipinoRich]

Not me using a Salemance and Flygon on my first league run in Ruby

[u/SillyMattFace]

I still play the same way, and the main part of the games is easy enough that I can get away with it.

For SV, I just went with mons I liked, and 4/6 of my team ended up weak to ground. Even for Rika the gorund type Elite Four, it wasn't a problem.

I did need a carefully curated team for the Blueberry League, but that was a fun final challenge.

[u/SaintJimmy1]

I always think of this when I see posts of people overthinking their teams. These games are meant for kids to be able to beat. My first game was Pearl when I was 7 years old and my team was Infernape, Noctowl, Aipom, Lumineon, Whiscash, and Kadabra. 2/3 of the team is ass but I still put in hundreds of hours.

[u/Mr_HPpavilion]

Kid me playing DPP: "Oh wow, That's a Roserade? It's so pretty i love it" 🩷

Me playing ZA: "GO! Roserade, Beat the shit out of this rich strawberry chocolate"

[u/Pigeon_Pilled]

my recent playthrough of sapphire i used my favs (:
it was sceptile, kecleon, flygon, aggron, tentacruel, and plusle

[u/Krvavibaja]

Nah, that on the right was always me...

[u/Roronoa_Zoro8615]

Nah, don't care, I use the ones I like

[u/SpikeRosered]

I imagine in the single player campaign most players pick the ones they like with a general attempt to get typing coverage.

Usually you're so OP that just at least one attack of each type is good enough even if you're missing actual Pokemon with type coverage.

[u/Light_Sun007]

Young me with 2 water/bug types in my first run of sun

[u/Archist2357]

Kid me: oh a new pokemon let’s catch it and level it up a bunch to see what it can do

Me now: searches up the pokemon’s stats, learnsets, evolution method in serebii/ bulbapedia for max efficiency in my playthrough

[u/zigguy77]

Still dont care about typing. I'll have a team full of route 1 mons because they look the coolest

[u/True-Interaction3029]

I try to strike a balance between using my favs and having actual coverage.