>>56693183Sometimes I get annoyed with Pokemon and Pokemon fans because people just refuse to admit it's like any other RPG.
It doesn't matter what gen you're playing and what the mechanics are, all that changes is how you build your team, which you do based on the mechanics of the gen you're playing.
Playing Gen 1? You need a surfmon, an HM slave, and the rest of your team should either be high special mons, coverage mons (Nidoking etc.), or high attack/high speed mons (Kabutops etc.)
Playing Gen 2? Mostly the same as Gen 1, but some high special mons are shit now and you have hold items.
Playing Gen 3? Still mostly the same as Gen 1, but you need to pay attention to abilities and you need a dedicated water-mon slayer.
Playing Gen 4 or later? Physical and Special split made it so almost all mons are viable, just make sure they have good moves for their stat distribution and your good to go.
>no xp shareXP share makes Gen 1-3 harder most of the time. You only actually need 1 or 2 pokemon anyway other than your HM slave.
>mandatory hmsSee above.
It's an RPG, you have to think about things you do and why you should do them. That's where the fun comes from. If you just wanna watch cool animations and feel like your pokemon is a badass, just play the newer games.
