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I actually want to have fun playing the games, but I'm autistic and I literally can't play if I don't choose the absolute best pokemon in-game (i.e. pokemon you can catch and evolve early, with good stats and matchups through the game, avoiding glass cannons and defensive mons as much as I can). It gets boring as fuck, to the point I end up enjoying the teambuilding over the game itself
Pic related is what I used in my HGSS playthrough. I tried to handicap myself using only Johto mons, but it ended up being too easy and I stopped playing after beating Lance