>>15580519Actually, wrong. I really took my time playing this gen. It took me 4 days to get to the E4, and my lead was already lvl100 by the time I hit Victory Road, due to happiness (I didn't know it affected the XP, I just played with it because it was fun), and looking into every nook and corner to find all the pokes I could. I even took time to make a theme team.
And then it was time for my starter to go sit on a bench. He helped me a lot, and deserved rest. And some boinking! He will never stop being important to me, but that doesn't mean his offspring can't become important AS WELL.