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>“I don’t care about EVs, IVs, Natures”
If you’re like most Pokémon fans, you create your team of six almost entirely on vibes. Yeah, Beautifly isn’t that great, but I love and would die for her and mediocre stats. But for others, Pokémon aren’t just friends, they are numbers on a spreadsheet that are connected to movesets and abilities that make them the ultimate competitive battling machine. Oh, your favorite Pokémon is a cutie patootie and you have an adorable plush of them on your desk because they bring you joy? Good luck becoming champion if it hasn’t been hyper-trained for optimal stats.
>“Kanto Pokémon weren’t that great”
The nostalgia for the first-generation Pokémon is very strong, but love for the first 151 is still pretty ingrained in modern fandom because Game Freak loves to spotlight them. A lot of complaints around some recent new additions like Scarlet and Violet’s Flamigo, which is mostly just a flamingo, have centered around a perceived simplicity. Which, yes, there are some real stinkers in recent games, but if you point out that some of the earliest Pokémon designs were also pretty much just animals with a bit of elemental styling like Seel or Charmander, a genwunner will likely clap back.
