>>43476062The creature design, bonding with the creatures as I journey with them through different environments, and strategically battling with them are what keep me coming back. However, I mostly get my fix for the last one on Showdown. Still, playing with new mons is always fun. I like experimenting with new ideas or combinations to add value to different Pokemon, so Pokemon's diversity is always appealing. Even in this dex cut era, we're getting a 3-fold meta, which is pretty exciting to see what works well in absence of the usual suspects.