haha, I'm the same way! Out of the three Pokes on my team so far, two of them are originals: Goldbat and Kadabra. Bad habit of going with things I can predict. I hate when I'm doing well, and then keep my Kadabra in only to realize that the next Poke is a friggen Dark type... and thus, I get pwned. Oh well, as is with any new game!
'nother thing to add: you can actually CATCH Steelix in game. So if you come across a Metal Coat, don't use it on an Onix.
Does anyone know where Beldum swarm? And do you have to beat the Elite 4 in order for them to swarm? I just want my old buddy Metagross on my team.
Infernape, Luxray, Crobat, Floatzel, and Misdreavus, traded from my sister's Pearl. The last two added recently, when I finally gave up and went "Oh screw it, I'm never gonna get the things I WANT to use." Either way, I think I'm doing pretty well so far.
My Emeral team iiis...Blaziken, Alakazam, Absol, Flygon, Metagross, and Milotic. All of which are at, like, 70 I think. I don't really wanna go through all that again xD
...Now, if only I could find the freakin' GAME...somewhere in this damn house...>_>