Gotta catch 'em all? Still?

[Kip]

So I'm wondering around Giant Chasm in Black the other day and I'm seeing a load of Pokémon that I haven't captured yet, and I'm just chucking balls at them without thinking about it.

But as I was battling a Metagross, it suddenly occurred to me that the Pokémon games haven't required you to catch every single one since Diamond and Pearl, and that the 'Gotta catch 'em all' motto was in fact dropped years before that. Your main Pokédex count (the one that pops up when you save) has for a long time registered the amount that you've seen and not the ones you've caught.

So that lead me to wonder - am I old-fashioned? ^^' I know that my goal doesn't include the completion of the Pokédex, and it never really has been, yet I still try to catch as many Pokémon as possible and then they just sit in the box for the rest of eternity. Added to this is the fact that all you have to do now is see them all now instead of catch them, is this all pointless? Is this old practice of catching every Pokémon just a bit dated?

PS - It won't stop me catching them. ^^ I'm just curious to see if now, since the games don't require it it any way, you guys still chuck the balls at every one you haven't caught yet.

 

[Pyrax]

Nah, you're not old fashioned.
At this point, it's an optional thing and many people are still doing it.

I'm content with completing it as much as I can.
627 seen/627 caught.

 

[ISA56 2.0]

No, you're not old fashioned. I still catch all the Pokemon I see as well.
At last check, I caught about 399 of the 649 Pokemon. I've got a lot of work to do.....

 

[Timbjerr]

I haven't bothered to "catch 'em all" since my old Yellow version where I maxed out at 150/151 (I was missing Venomoth but my game got glitched and erased while I was training my Venonat to evolve). Nowadays, I only catch what I need for the story and anything I wanna play with on wifi. :P

 

[Amore]

Haha, when I used to play Emerald, before I knew much, I only caught ones that looked cool. Only one time out of many did I attempt to complete the Pokédex (which I now know is impossible).

But no, I still try to catch them all. And complete the Regional Pokédex at least once - I managed it on HeartGold, including Celebi and Mew, and I also did it on Black, including Victini. Only Diamond and Platinum left...

I'd never complete a National Pokédex, it's too much hard work.

But no, you're definitely not old-fashioned. I didn't even play the old games, but now I always attempt to capture anything I don't already have (unless I'm running low on Poké Balls and want one specific pokémon).

 

[PlatinumDude]

I haven't bothered to catch 'em all. I just catch the species I can catch in-game and transfer over some starters.

 

[arcanineflames23]

I try to finish the regional dex but the national dex is just to hard to do nowdays. :(

 

[woaska]

B/W made it very hard to complete national pokédex because most of them isn't find in Unova and the rest, you need to have Wi-Fi or two DS for. I've completed mine in Platinum, most Pokémon are found in game either in wild, swarms or pokéradar. I also had Emerald so I could migrate some Gen III pokémon from there.

It's a slow process, but if you're bored, why not. I'm not gonna catch 'em all in Black, only all in the Unova pokédex (well, as far as we can for now). =)

But I gotta say, I think there should be a reward, quite big, for catching them all, if the Pokémon NPC's are trying to make you do it. Maybe an event Pokémon, such as Zorua and Zoroark, or a good item.

 

[IceSage]

I usually never actually complete the Pokedex, but I usually come darn close to it.

 

[HaloSonic]

that's the only reason I play, to collect the rare and common, since there is no incentive to battle where I live, since there are no serious competitions.

 

[Hikamaru]

In SoulSilver I actually have the National Dex and I have collected 403 Pokemon!