Let's battle.

Started by solarowl April 2nd, 2011 5:22 PM
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solarowl

I'll always be an Outsider.

Age 27
Female
Hoenn
Seen September 25th, 2012
Posted October 7th, 2011
910 posts
12.8 Years
Do you like to battle after battle after battle after battle? Or do you prefer to avoid battles like Zubats when going through caves?
I like to battle everyone I see and run in the grass a lot, but sometimes, when I'm at a long route or cave, like Twist Mountain, I just want to skip battles and move ahead. So, what about you? Do you like to run into multiple battles with Trainers or Wild Pokemon? Or do you just want to get to the next city and FAST?
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Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
I tend to avoid some wild Pokemon encounters such as Zubats and Rattatas. I also try to avoid trainer battles, because I just think they're going to use pointless Pokemon such as Magikarp, Geodude, and Rattata. Battling is still my thing, though, because it trains my Pokemon.

Mr Cat Dog

Frasier says it best

Age 32
Male
London, UK
Seen September 29th, 2017
Posted July 12th, 2017
11,344 posts
19.1 Years
I like battling everyone I see, but I'm a massive coward and wimp, so always check Bulbapedia before each battle so I can put the right Pokemon at the top of my line-up. Unforseen circumstances scare the crap out of me...

As for wild Pokemon, unless I'm trying to level my team for a gym battle, or trying to catch a critter to put on my team, I normally just avoid them all. I get my experience mainly from trainer battles and the like. However, it's rare that I'll use Repels or anything like that: mainly because I just never spend money in the games. I just tough it out battling Zubats and Woobat and all the other bats that may come my way.
Age 30
Female
Northern Ireland
Seen September 4th, 2015
Posted September 4th, 2015
1,544 posts
13.9 Years
I love battling trainers :D

In terms of wild pokémon I just tend to run unless I'm training a certain member of my team. If I'm not training and I encounter a pokémon that I know gives good EXP points, I battle it. The rest of the time I just catch it if it's cool lol.
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Age 34
Female
Allybahma
Seen April 5th, 2011
Posted April 3rd, 2011
111 posts
12.7 Years
I battle every trainer everywhere because I like the exp they give. You can battle the trainers and never step foot in the grass and still have high enough levels to make it to the next gym and/or area.

But when I am looking for a certain pokemon or I need to grind a few levels so I can be extra prepared, I like to fight the wild pokemon. But I hate battling over and over again, so repels do come in handy.

Shining Raichu

Expect me like you expect Jesus.

Age 32
Male
Australia
Seen October 17th, 2020
Posted December 21st, 2017
8,958 posts
12.3 Years
I battle every single trainer because I have this irrational fear that if I don't find every single one of them I'll never beat the Elite Four. Wild Pokemon battles I just run from though, normally. Unless I'm level-grinding.
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blue

gucci

Male
United Kingdom
Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
21,056 posts
15.4 Years
Yeah, I like to battle all the trainers, every single one (although I seem too miss out some i.e in the Domes in Nimbasa city) but I'm not going to on my Black run. It helps out in the long run for E4 you don't end up underleveled and it makes the game longer/fun/challenging.
Age 33
Female
Kansas, USA
Seen February 2nd, 2022
Posted December 8th, 2014
247 posts
14.3 Years
From the beginning to I'd say the 2nd or 3rd gym, I fight everything I come across while leveling my pokemon up quickly to 20-30 or so, after that, I just fight every trainer and flee/use repels to avoid wild battles, since they are just so much lower and give half the XP at a point where you need a LOT to get a level.
Male
Seen December 3rd, 2011
Posted May 9th, 2011
21 posts
12.1 Years
I battle most wild pokemon so that I don't have to spend an eternity grinding.


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