>>48088417>how does that make them rewarding to catch?Because you can only catch them after clearing a significant milestone in the game. This seems self-evident. Do you have brain damage?
>please literally explain how not being able to use a pokemon at all the entire game makes it "rewarding"?Did you miss the entire second region with eight gym leaders and the hidden area with high-level wild Pokemon and the final boss of the game that you can only access after defeating all 16 gym leaders?