>>46728726Then don't have your trainer fight/don't put the PCs in a position where they need to fight. That's the fun part of PTU, Trainer Combat is completely optional, if you/the dm doesn't want the game to be about trainers fighting side by side their pokemon and instead have the game be your standard "Beat the Gym leaders, Rivals, evil organization, and the league" type of Pokemon battling you can have the game be just like that.
There are loads of Trainer Classes specifically made to make that sort of playstyle work and be really fun. Some examples here.
