Do you plan your team when you play Pokemon?

[mnk]

Somewhere between the first two options. I definitely look over all the new Pokemon and pick out six I like that don't overlap in types, but then as I'm playing I'll often grab more and rotate through 8+ Pokemon.

 

[ultramooz]

I dont plan anything - and that's also why I usually stop playing before the elite 4.
The games have often a difficulty spike at victory road or the thing before elite 4, and it makes me realise my team is inadequate. Happened in the last 3 games.

That's also how I finished one of the games with a stupid team composed of a super high level Farfetch'd, one legendary, one starter, and a few other cute creatures.

 

[Mekanos]

I generally keep a plan in mind but if I run into something I want then I catch it.
Also, I'm honestly curious as to why people act as if Game Freak remakes Kanto all the time (the poll option). Kanto has only been re-made twice in its entirity and it was included as a post-game bonus for one other set of games that was then remade. Given how old it is I think it makes sense that it has two remakes. If it wasn't a bonus mode in G/S/C it likely would not have been remade in Gens 2 and 4. Just a side-note since I see this a lot and I've never understood the argument behind it.

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It was a joke about being in four gens in a row and then Let's Go. It ain't that deep, lol.

 

[Dogo Mojo]

Not really, the only two Pokemon that have and will always remain on my roster regardless are Snorlax and Dragonite, if I can't find a new water type that I like my go to is Squirtle. Other than those three I'll always just play around with any Pokémon that peak my interest.

I know a lot of people are pissed about the Pokédex stuff in Sword & Shield and I get the frustration but I do like that itcan make new Pokémon stand out more.

 

[banter]

I plan the starter... that's it. Sobble S&S

 

[pokéfan]

Yup, I have a few rules for my team

1. Must be dual type
2. Must be a Pokemon NATIVE to that generation
3. No types can be repeated

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Pretty much my rules lol

 

[Tambini]

Only on replays

 

[Regiruler]

I'm pretty loose. Sometimes pokemon I want aren't viable in the main campaign due to the level up moveset being poor (Minior) or it turns out you only get a revealed pokemon near the end of the game (Type:Null).

I don't even plan for replays, outside of avoiding the same team I used before.

 

[PokémonSpears]

I only pick the starter beforehand, and the team builds as I play the game. The first few Pokémon I catch stay with me for a while, then I keep replacing as I see which Pokémon magically became stronger than others, or which I want to evolve, or just simply which one I like more than others.

 

[Ryuelli]

Hell no.

0 interest in the competitive side of things and have no problem mixing it up between playthroughs, that's what keeps the game interesting.

 

[CaptainK]

Besides the starter, there's usually one or two new Pokemon that I think looks cool and want on my team ASAP. The rest of the team I fill with whatever I catch that covers the remaining type strength/weaknesses.

 

[Shoozle]

For Gen V, I definitely made sure to use Trubbish because my dad is a bin man. I nicknamed Trubbish Dad. I usually go off design. But sometimes you discover an unexpected "bro" as I think the community calls it. That in Gen V belonged to Seismitoad.

 

[MP!]

my party is always ONE awesome dude... and 5 chumps that need to evolve.. I'm out to get that living dex always

 

[Pyro]

I built on the fly back in the day, never getting attached to any except for my starter. Definitely am gonna continue that going into Sword/Shield since the last Pokémon I played was Ruby/Sapphire

 

[Armite]

I don't bother with natures, but I absolutely plan my team and tend to have some idea of their movesets prior to playing (although these can change). It's part of the fun/hype for me. This goes back to Gens 1 and 2 where posters, magazines and strategy guides just unleashed the entire roster. That said, once I've decided, I try not to look too closely at other unrevealed 'Mons.

I rarely replay Pokémon games so the idea of a more optimised second run isn't really relevant to me.

 

[milkyway]

I am a hyper planner, I have everything planned out before the game comes out usually or right as it comes out, and I be sure to keep competitive aspects in mind because I like longevity for my Pokeymans. I might change something midgame if it seems right and fits in with the scheme of things. At the rate things are going now I'm dying because I don't even know what game I'm going to get let alone a mere fraction of available and new Pokemon!

 

[Phellps]

I usually have a few favorites in mind before going in, but I always make it up as I go when I start playing.

 

[Kenai]

I have a few favorites that I like to use if they show up, but usually plan my team around my starter. Usually choose based on how much I like the design and team comp after that, and usually try to get a non bad nature (no Adamant Gastly ect) but still pretty chill I think

 

[Pau]

Second option for the first time through, first option for subsequent runs. Haven't done multiple runs for quiet a few generations now though.