Yumetaro
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Nah, I like to spread my HMs evenly throughout my team. After all, it wastes a space on your team, that wouldn't be very good for the Elite Four and stuff.
I don't use HM Slaves... I use HM Heroes. :) What? I love the contributions each and every one of my pokemon provide, so they deserve to be recognized with a polite name.
The reason why I don't like teaching my main team HMs is because I don't want to clog up a moveslot. I think HMs should be both forgettable and broader in newer games.
For instance, "CUT" would be a category of moves, including Cut, Slash X-Scissor, Psycho Cut, Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade, and so forth. It wouldn't force you to use a specific low base power move, but just having any cut-like move would work.
For "STRENGTH", you could use Strength, Rock Slide, Seismic Toss, or even Psychic. It makes sense that a psychic-type should be able to move obstables out of the way, right?
Okay, I'm getting off-topic with this idea. But until something that doesn't make HMs a burden, I'm still going to keep using HM Heroes.
I must highly agree with you. HM slaves are simply wrong. They sound wrong, and they don't serve a purpose.
You don't train them, you don't care about them, so what happens if all you Pokemon are defeated and all you have is an exceptionally weak HM slave?
If you play through the game without HM slaves, you'll have a heck of an easier time. For example, my starter Pokemon, an Empoleon, knows both Rock Smash and Cut. I actually taught him Cut yesterday. Why? It's a fairly good move. I've destroyed my friends' teams through just Cut.
One Pokemon I didn't realize had all HM moves was my Level 100 Quagsire. I use him most of the time, and he's one of my main competitors. He knows Surf, Dive, Waterfall, and Flash.
HM slaves are unloved, unused, and under-leveled. If you're going to have an HM slave, at least train it along with your other Pokemon.
Yes I am.The only reason people complain about HM slaves is because of the term "slave". In games like Emerald and Platinum, are you really going to waste precious move slots with stuff like Rock Climb and Dive? I don't think so.
The only reason Wailord has all 3 water HM's is because I don't like to use more than 1 Pokémon of the same type in my party, which is a common strategy. The only water HM another Pokémon in my party can learn is Surf on Aggron, but I try to make moves have STAB whenever possible so I kept it on Wailord. If a grass or electric Pokémon is brought out I'll just switch Pokémon. If there were less water HM's in generation 3 then Wailord would obviously not have them. He's not a slave!The OP has a Wailord with all the Water HMs. Well that means you can move about easily, but it also means the Wailord is going to be destroyed by anything it can't attack effectively. It's really just a glorified HM slave in the end.
Yes I am.The only reason people complain about HM slaves is because of the term "slave". In games like Emerald and Platinum, are you really going to waste precious move slots with stuff like Rock Climb and Dive? I don't think so.
The only reason Wailord has all 3 water HM's is because I don't like to use more than 1 Pokémon of the same type in my party, which is a common strategy. The only water HM another Pokémon in my party can learn is Surf on Aggron, but I try to make moves have STAB whenever possible so I kept it on Wailord. If a grass or electric Pokémon is brought out I'll just switch Pokémon. If there were less water HM's in generation 3 then Wailord would obviously not have them. And unlike typical "HM Slaves", I actually train Wailord to the same level as my other Pokémon and use him in battle. He's not a slave!The OP has a Wailord with all the Water HMs. Well that means you can move about easily, but it also means the Wailord is going to be destroyed by anything it can't attack effectively. It's really just a glorified HM slave in the end.