>>39287381Difficulty, appreciation of weaker/lesser used pokemon (Who would expect a Masquerain to kill Giratina in Platinum? not me, that's for sure!)
and to some, people become very sentimentally attached to their pokemon. and adding Permadeath to pokemon can seriously fuck with them, and there's something wonderful to me that losing a virtual monster can bring me to tears.
RIP Ifrit. You nearly made it to the end of VoltWhite (Pic related. Died to a Crit Normal Gem boosted Explosion from a Gigalith. I forgot about Sturdy).