>>43201175remembered part 3:
>sweatiness boogaloo. going hand-in-hand with competitive, there are some aspects of the post game (especially with the post game) that allow for a main series game to be a substantial time sink, especially gen III onwards.
>battle frontier and its iterations in later games>iv breeding, ev training>the rabbit hole of rng abuse for iv breeding and generating shiniesPokemon as a franchise has a very broad fandom because, as corny as it sounds, the series can offer something for everyone who likes video games. whether you like them as something to autistically debate about online about more than you actually play them, or as a source of comfort, as a timesink, as a way to challenge yourself, as a means of exploring new and interesting settings, or even if you just like the monster designs.
