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Jimmy Darling ([personal profile] anexcitableboy) wrote2015-06-18 08:29 am

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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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[personal profile] paladinlost 2015-06-18 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
...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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[personal profile] paladinlost 2015-06-18 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
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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[personal profile] paladinlost 2015-06-18 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
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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[personal profile] paladinlost 2015-06-20 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
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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[personal profile] paladinlost 2015-06-21 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
...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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[personal profile] paladinlost 2015-06-22 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Besides, if any Pokémon is displeased with you they can easily express their feelings. Usually through surprise attacks.