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[anexcitableboy]

Okay, so battling's a big deal and everything here. I still think that's pretty messed up, but what do I know about Pokemon? Not much, I only been here so many months. I haven't really thrown myself into it, I just do friendly stuff to keep my Pokemon happy and healthy. But I'm starting to get into it.

[Jimmy's a competitive guy, and after drying out, the Battling Bug's starting to grip him hard. But he knows damn well that two Pokemon does not a sleek battling team make.]

So I'm wondering how you build up a solid team, you know? I've been going over my 'gear all day, but I don't even know where to start. How do you know what other kinds of Pokemon you ought to get? How tough is it taming a wild Pokemon? My two weren't wild. Do wild caught Pokemon do better in battles, or a Pokemon hatched and raised to be part of a specific team?

[He throws up his hands and shakes his head at the 'gear screen.]

I'm totally friggin' lost.

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[paladinlost]

...The minimum number of Pokémon you'd need to include all types is nine, with careful planning. But I suppose six Pokémon should cover most weaknesses and situations.

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[anexcitableboy]

Nine? Geeze, that seems like a lot. I'm still getting used to two...

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[paladinlost]

There's no need for you to catch them all in a single week. Once you've become used to training two, catch a third. Once you've adapted to its presence, find a fourth. Slowly but surely, you'll build up a full team.

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[anexcitableboy]

Yeah, that's kinda how I been doing it. I mean, I had Omi for months before I got Lenore. She was a gift....

I don't really know anything about catching'em.

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[paladinlost]

Between the ones we mysteriously receive and the regular egg sales, catching them yourself is almost necessary. But if you wish to try, I'd suggest fteaching your Pokémon moves that can paralyze others or put them to sleep. It eases the task greatly.

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[anexcitableboy]

Geeze, that sounds pretty morbid.

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[paladinlost]

Does it? Debilitating spells are also very common in my world, but here they're not even fatal. A single night of rest, and even paralysed newborns are as good as new.

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[anexcitableboy]

Knocking something out to capture it and steal it away from its home to basically make it mine</i is kind of morbid. I mean I'm gonna do it, but just saying...

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[paladinlost]

...Point taken. You can think of it as proving your strength to a creature interested in gaining your protection, if that makes you feel better.

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[anexcitableboy]

That does make it sound better.

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[paladinlost]

Besides, if any Pokémon is displeased with you they can easily express their feelings. Usually through surprise attacks.