>start playing some online pokemon game expecting it to be utter shit that I drop after 10 minutes
>it turns out to be a really addicting grindfest that's actually fun
pokemon-planet bros? there's an event going on right now for summer and there are tons of players on. also they have swarm events that are fun as fuck too where tons of people are grinding on the same map for a couple hours at a time trying to get lucky. come make a 2d chibi and get grindan my brothers.