Unsurprisingly, all the trainers in Cycling Road are skippable. I probably should've tried to catch Snorlax but I can go back for the other one.
>>37023517I guess "no grindlocke" is a better name. Basically I try to avoid as much EXP as possible. No fighting "optional trainers", wild pokemon, etc.
There are more optional trainers in Kanto than I could've ever expected.
>>37024117The nickname thing was never a real rule.You could try looking up a random word/name generator or try naming things after a theme, like Greek Gods.
>>37024168I usually use post numbers but that's fine.