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Mew~ July 24th, 2011 7:36 AM

Emotionally attached?
 
Heh, well I think this is an interesting topic. The question may sound a little exaggerated but I'm sure you know what I mean.

Do you find yourself get emotionally attached to the Pokémon you train in your games? I mean, I know you can't really communicate with them and such, but you do work hard to train most of them, and some help you out through most of the games.

Like, I sometimes feel pretty bad when one of my Pokémon faints and feel sorry for it, rather than get angry. xD

Gymnotide July 24th, 2011 8:21 AM

That what Nuzlockes are for too.

Patatas Fritas July 24th, 2011 8:40 AM

Yeah, I get this a lot. Especially if they're one of the species I like - I hate having to trade poké's I've had a long time and I feel so bad if they faint.l

Especially if they're my only chance of winning the battle :x

Corvus of the Black Night July 24th, 2011 8:46 AM

Yeah, I call this Pokemon Eric the Honchkrow.
http://pokemon.neoseeker.com/w/i/pokemon/f/f5/430.png
I raised him since he was just a little Murkrow, and even though he's a total badass right now, I can't help but feel bad for him when he faints.

He's always in my party and he's almost always in first place if I'm not doing any sort of Battle-Tower esque stuff. He's bar none my favourite Pokemon in the entire game, over other Honchies and everything, and even though in general Murkrow is my favourite Pokemon, Eric always wins my heart over every time. :)

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ July 24th, 2011 11:10 AM

No, but I do have a Swampert that I had since 2003, 8 years of a Pokemon traveling through time.


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mikey July 24th, 2011 11:14 AM

Yeah, I have felt that way a couple of times before, especially with my starters.

PlatinumDude July 24th, 2011 12:58 PM

I get emotionally attached to my starter Pokemon, as well as any of the Pokemon I train or breed for competitively.

Smooky July 24th, 2011 5:44 PM

I literally call my Pokemon my babies. I raise many of my favorites from hatchlings, and I develop a parental bond with them. I imagine them with their personalities, and allow myself to be completely sucked into the "Pokeverse". Sometimes I like to brag about my "children" to my other Pokemon-playing friends. Luckily, they don't think it's weird, because they do the same thing lol.

I was devastated when I lost Platinum... I only hope that if anyone found it, they didn't erase my babies! My precious little ones! T_T

Flareen July 24th, 2011 10:35 PM

Kinda like Smooky said.
I don't refer to them as my baby's but.. I also love my Pokémon and imagine them with their personalities etc <3
I also try to get my Pokémon through various events (trading with friends, spin off games, in game events ect) so that many of my Pokémon have a background story of where I got them from.
Vulpix has always been my fav Pokémon - I got mine from XD. I specially like the Colosseum/XD Pokémon due to the story with needing to get friendly with them before unlocking their hearts etc.
My Vulpix didn't end up getting a too good nature but.. I love her either way <3
And again, same as Smooky, I lost my Ruby (or rather a friend deleted it...) with my very first Pokémon ever D:

Perriechu July 24th, 2011 11:07 PM

I don't get really attached to them. But I find it hard to watch my starter Pokemon get knocked out. ;-; Because y'know it's my starter, they usually stick with me throughout the entire game until I transfer. If I start a new game I'll usually trade it. But then forget about it. ;-;

For some reason I get attached to my Pokemon in Nuzlockes, I get attached to them quicker and for some reason get really annoyed when they die.

But I don't get freakishly attached.

La Foudre July 29th, 2011 11:34 AM

Now that I think about it, I really do. I don't refer to them as my babies or anything like that, but I do get sad when they faint and I imagine they have personalities that I guess I do get attached to. I also get sad whenever I restart my games, even if I hadn't been playing in quite some time.

U.Flame July 29th, 2011 11:43 AM

I really do get attached to my Pokemon. I don't know how to live without without my Blaziken!

mrcroconaw July 29th, 2011 12:02 PM

I've definitely gotten attached to my Pokemon, that's for sure. I can't stand it when my Pokemon faint when I could've easily prevented it, haha. Every Pokemon I've ever owned/trained with me to the Champion is special to me, that's for sure.

Moltres Rider July 29th, 2011 12:12 PM

Reshiram big time! I probably would even if Reshiram was real! I would treat Reshiram like royalty...

Lieutenant Unstable July 29th, 2011 1:03 PM

Yeah, I definitely get attached, and I'm glad I'm not the only one, haha!

I'll feel really bad/sad when they faint, and a lot of times I'll coax them through a hard battle. I'll even feel bad if I give them too long of a break from battling with me cos I start to think they feel neglected or something...lol.

2Cool4Mewtwo July 29th, 2011 1:38 PM

Charmander... it was my first ever pokemon in pokemon games :')

smithtism July 29th, 2011 2:44 PM

Well of course I get attached to the Pokemon I raise. They become friendly with me, so it's only natural that I would feel the same way. Raising Pokemon is like raising a pet: there isn't really much point to raising them if you don't feel even a little love for them.

Marilynasol August 1st, 2011 9:09 PM

I'm total nuzlocke- I never let any of my Pokemon faint. If they do, I restart. I don't want my friendship with them to be damaged because of a petty battle!

jammi567 August 2nd, 2011 12:56 AM

Absolutly, especially my starter. The fullyevolved starter could be a worse Pokemon than Sunkurn and Magikarp , and I would still use it on my team.

After all, it's the first Pokemon that you have on your team.

IAshKetchum August 2nd, 2011 9:49 AM

Not really, the only timei felt attached was when i was going to reset my ruby version.. mannn all them pokémon and all the time i spent raising them in them childhood. Was hard letting go :)

Sol Rovyn August 2nd, 2011 10:11 AM

I tend to get somewhat attached to my favorite Pokemon. I always have favorites on my team, and I feel really bad if they ever faint. I don't feel bad about the ones I don't like as much though, as awful as that sounds. XD

DowntownDumpling August 2nd, 2011 11:29 AM

YES, I do. I almost never restart my games, since I don't want to lose all my hard work training them.

AtomicRebirth August 2nd, 2011 12:18 PM

Sometimes I'll feel bad about just throwing a pokemon into the PC and never using it, like it doesn't get to experience life to the fullest. However, the one thing that's made me "feel" the most in a Pokemon game is not a pokemon, but one of the characters. Bianca. For the first time, I feel genuinely bad about beating someone. I'll often give her a fighting chance and allow her to take a few of of my pokemon out before winning cause I want her to feel better about her ability.

It's sad, really, that I care so much about a blob of pixels's feelings.

Technician August 2nd, 2011 1:52 PM

Not sure if it's the same, but I remember having a bit of an attachment to Weedle when I first started playing Pokemon. Weedle was my first ever Pokemon card, and I remember playing Yellow and being super disappointed that you can't catch Weedles in Yellow ;_; oh, to be 8 years old again.

Kelp August 2nd, 2011 2:07 PM

I have this one Magnezone that I'm really attached to. It's pretty much in my party the whole time. I migrated it from Sapphire, to Diamond, and then to Black. And now it's level 87. <3

I may get attached to my other pokemon, but just not as much as my Magnezone.

Autobot Silverwynde August 3rd, 2011 2:27 PM

Do you find yourself get emotionally attached to the Pokémon you train in your games?

You know, I would always feel a little something if one of my favorite Pokemon in the past Gens fainted out or got hurt, but I didn't really think I got attached to any of my Pokemon.

Enter Golett and Golurk. Those two really changed things.

I admit it: I am completely attached to those two. I'm almost over-protective of them and will get a bit miffed if one gets hurt. (True story: While EV training in White, my Golett fainted. I actually mumbled an apology as I used the Revive!) They don't even have to be mine specifically; if I have one I took in from the GTS in my party, I'm just as protective over it as the ones I caught myself. Those two are my "babies", if you will and I utterly adore them.

There are other Pokemon I like, but Golett and Golurk are the only ones I can say that I truly love.

Super Red August 3rd, 2011 2:40 PM

Not really, but I have a Blaziken that I have had for 6 years. I've raised it since it was a Torchic at Lv. 5 to Blaziken at Lv. 100

.Fenris August 3rd, 2011 3:23 PM

If it tells you how attached I am to my 'mons, I have only resetted twice, once in Gold, when I was little, and once in FireRed which I transferred all but one Pidgey I caught to let me move them all to Diamond.

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Originally Posted by Super Red (Post 6783123)
Not really, but I have a Blaziken that I have had for 6 years. I've raised it since it was a Torchic at Lv. 5 to Blaziken at Lv. 100



No kidding? I've had a Blaziken that I nicknamed 'Hot Shot' since Sapphire.

Deenaa August 3rd, 2011 4:09 PM

I find that about the third or fourth gym, my team will become 'locked', usually without me noticing. I develop an attachment to Pokemon I train or battle with for a while, and it's very hard for me to break up any team I end up mismatching together, even if a Pokemon is clearly terrible or unneeded.

I think the Pokemon I cared about the most was my Chikorita, my very first starter. His name was Lucky, and I trained him lovingly to Level 100, bred his child for use in my Crystal version, and ultimately ended up cloning him a hundred times to trade to my brother's Silver and my Crystal version after a friend told me that you can lose your save file. He was my darling. :)

Sire August 3rd, 2011 4:35 PM

Not yet, but if I manage to get an Emerald I'll definitely love those guys. :3

Probably closest I've been was my original team in Ruby, although I can't remember what they were for the love of god.

phonastik August 4th, 2011 12:13 AM

Definitely. When my sister accidentally deleted my Sapphire game, I actually cried. My Altaria and Blaziken :(

Pokemon Trainer Touko August 6th, 2011 7:55 AM

Do you find yourself get emotionally attached to the Pokémon you train in your games?
Yup. T.T So strange, I feel reeeally guilty when one of my pokemon faints during a battle.

PickupTeam August 15th, 2011 5:36 AM

Most of my pokemon are utility-based. Each one is a specific tool to manipulate the game in some way. How can I ever be attached to a toolbox?
The way I play is monstrous to pokemon, I feel. I breed and catch hundreds only to select one with the best IVs. I have a stack of Rare Candies that never goes down. I've reduced the game to a data-entry job with all the IV calculation. I'm so obsessed with stats that all thought of love is simply tossed out the window. If I were allowed to be a pokemon trainer in real life, my actions would have serious repercussions on the world. Not to mention all my pokemon would hate me. Good time to use Frustration I guess.

Espinight August 15th, 2011 6:52 AM

Yeah, I do. But I think it adds to the fun of raising your Pokémon. Why invest time on creatures you can't get emotionally attached to?

AtomicRebirth August 15th, 2011 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PickupTeam (Post 6805367)
Most of my pokemon are utility-based. Each one is a specific tool to manipulate the game in some way. How can I ever be attached to a toolbox?
The way I play is monstrous to pokemon, I feel. I breed and catch hundreds only to select one with the best IVs. I have a stack of Rare Candies that never goes down. I've reduced the game to a data-entry job with all the IV calculation. I'm so obsessed with stats that all thought of love is simply tossed out the window. If I were allowed to be a pokemon trainer in real life, my actions would have serious repercussions on the world. Not to mention all my pokemon would hate me. Good time to use Frustration I guess.

I've never understood how people can play this way and still have fun. This just sounds like work.

cazzler August 23rd, 2011 10:04 PM

Do you find yourself get emotionally attached to the Pokémon you train in your games?

The emotion I feel in the games is huge anger when my Archeops misses Rock Slide twice! and Jellicent hits with Hydro Pump five out of five!! =/
Well I guess I do feel emotions towards them, mostly negative lol

Butterfree-Charizard August 23rd, 2011 10:44 PM

I felt very emotionally attached to Pikachu in Pokemon Channel...

oocyst August 25th, 2011 10:09 PM

I used to get more attached when I was younger, I was devastated when I accidentally poured milk over my Crystal cartridge and it was all glitched up. Right now I still get attached but just not that much and if I have to change a team member it's not that big of a deal. I do keep the pokemon I used in my team in a special box though.

Insomnium August 25th, 2011 10:23 PM

haha, it's pathetic how attached i get to my pokemon. i always make up personalities and back stories for them, and i cheer them on in battles in my head. xD my oldest and favorite pokemon was a meganium i had on crystal version when i was like seven - named her 'cutie pie' (hey - i was seven!). she was on my team for ten years before i restarted recently. ahh, nostalgia~.

Kaean August 27th, 2011 10:42 PM

I get extremely attatched to my pokemon, even when I don't mean too. I don't feel bad putting them in boxes, but then I view boxes differently then most people do I think and also have another box dedicated to my team.

My biggest dream is to have a game like my pokemon ranch come out that's compatible with 5th gen but with better graphics so I can interact with all of my pokemon at the same time in a more natural and realistic environment.

ZebraikaKnight August 29th, 2011 7:00 AM

I find with Black & White's animated sprites, it's a lot easier to get attached to your Pokémon.

For example, in the past I wouldn't have a team with the Kanto starters, because I considered it too easy, but now since I've beaten B&W's elite four, I've trained them from level 1. I'm going to keep them in second stage permanently I think. Or maybe until Level 99, and evolve them on 100.

I'm finding myself actually getting attached to the little guys. To the point where I'm imagining little stories for them, and I'm 20 years old. I haven't done that since I was like, 8.

Maybe it's Kanto nostalgia, coupled with the fact I'm in a new region..

My team will consist of the Kanto starters, and three random Unova Pokemon. Considering Braviary for my Flying type.

Kazimoto August 30th, 2011 11:14 PM

It's hard not to become attached to something you put so much time into.
My Reuniclus was the first Pokemon I raised to level 100. He's my pride and joy, I would never let anything happen to him.

DarkAlucard August 30th, 2011 11:45 PM

Not really, but when I play I feel that the battles are real XD

Namehere September 3rd, 2011 5:52 PM

Oh yeah, I get attached. Maybe not strongly, but enough to where I can't get rid of a decent one that could be replaced by a better Pokemon.

greg0915 September 3rd, 2011 6:53 PM

after spending over 3 hour RNG breeding my first shiny (RNG'ed) i'm feeling quite attached XD

quilzel September 3rd, 2011 8:29 PM

When I catch a Pokemon and I train it, I do bond with them, especially my starter. I develop a personality in my head based off of their move set and ability. I've even gone as far as giving them verbal encouragement while battling. "Come one *insert nick name here*, you can do it, now quick attack!"

Bunny910 March 21st, 2013 3:39 AM

Couldn't help but see this post before joining here. But.... I guess I do get very emotionally attached to my pokemon. I always find it so hard to pick who goes in the PC and who to play like in SS. I still twitch a little when my pokemon faint or get poisoned.

But in the games, I like it. Since when I play.... I create my own character there or I really pretend I am really there in the games. Feels more alive playing the games. Even towards my starters like Squirtle. But I think the biggest reason why is that I always nickname them. And the ones I trade are the ones I don't nickname. I hope I am making my point.

Golden Warrior March 21st, 2013 5:01 AM

Hm... I'm going to say that I do. I often find myself talking to the Pokemon in my game as if they were right there. Saying things like "Good battle, Torchic!" and other things. When I have to delete a game save... I just become sad to lose the Pokemon I considered my partners for so long.

Sydian March 21st, 2013 8:00 PM

This thread is from 2011. It's 2013. Therefore...we make a new one instead of bringing things back from the dead. No zombies in my forums, please!

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