>>49941201>There is no "risk" except having to walk back to the PC and waste your time.The risk is needing to carry suboptimal moves around in the overworld. It gives you access to something that people who only build around the best possible options do not.
>And nothing happens if you're not preparedIf saving a trip back to the PC was nothing, you wouldn't be complaining about it.
>It's not engaging in the slightestIt is. Far more engaging than having it automated.
What would be the point of this little nook outside Mt. Mortar if you had a ride Pokemon to automatically cut the tree for you?