>great designs>fun moves>solid variety, both in general and within any given game>so well-designed, the same 'mon can work as a cool, edgy bro and a cute, sexy waifu within the same designPlus, the idea of taking something small and weak and raising it to be on par with demigods and titans. One of the big appeals of Pokemon is that it's a JRPG where any random encounter enemy can become your ally, and there's something special about defeating endgame bosses with early route common monsters.
>>40252097I mostly just replay maingame campaigns.
Even on the offchance I do play postgame, I try to find a way to make my bugs work. Shuckle carried me through two of the Frontier Brains in Emerald.
