I was way too arrogant with what i said about Switch and Set. I'll get real here.
There's really nothing wrong with anyone preferring to play the game on Switch because they don't want to get punished too much with switch ins, like say playing the early game where leveling the weak mons is a must, which i really don't find anything wrong. After all, its just the early game and even i don't want to make the whole pokemon raising thing a tedious process. As a player who OFTEN EV TRAINS POKEMON even on just casual in-game runs (even moreso in playing monotype challenges), free switch outs is something i do for most of the early-mid game until the late game where my final lineup to face the E4 and champ have all been fully EV Trained.
But yes, i just said that some, if not most people really miss out a lot when they play on Switch because Set requires a different tactical perspective where one player asks if he/she's willing to take the punished switch in or not, or let the standing Pokemon get KO'd so that the switch in gets the free hit or the revenge KO and set up, or take advantage of the well crafted movesets of their pokemon in order to have coverage against what would come out.
I'll still stand on my stance though. Playing the whole game on Switch is basically the "Easy" mode of Pokemon. Knowing what comes out next from the enemy in-game trainers really just enables any player to just freely switch out a natural counter instead of preparing for the worst or being more tactically creative. I really do wish that they could have added a MANDATORY SET OPTION when facing the Elite Four and Champion to cement that the Pokemon League is the last challenge the players go through the core game, before taking on the Battle Frontier/Resort related content and eventually competitive PVP battling to even POKEsports. It wouldn't really hurt the casual players to have a little difficulty spike anyway since reaching the E4 and champion assumes that the player has already learned a lot from going through the region's 8 gyms, fighting against trainers, and foiling evil crime syndicate plans.
Continuing on topic: I have a lot to unload upon. I'm ready to catch the flames that I'm fanning.
- I also tend to not use the Gen 6 EXP Share because its really cheap, unless I'm EV Farming multiple pokemon with the same EV requirements. I guess its universally agreed that the gen 6 EXP Share is really crud and cheesy, again, EV Farming multiple pokemon with the same EV requirements feels so "fun" (because we all know, EV Farming/Training is really a chore) but using the expshare greatly lessens the chore. (especially when farming hordes for EVs). So is Gen 6 EXP Share cheap? Yes it is, but it gets the multi-EV training job done. It really helps the newly hatched eggs get the EXP and EVs that they need. Earthquaking or surfing hordes just feels so satisfying.
- Gen 7 should it push through, should start what Gen 5 intended to do. No familiar pokemon. Let players re-experience the Gen 5 Unova experience of raising and catching unfamiliar pokemon. Gamefreak and the Pokemon Company have 3 years to come up with 152+++ new pokemon.
- Lets get real, Flying would definitely want a split between Bird and Wind type.
- Fairy type is OP, better nerf Irelia RITO PLZ (3 resistances, 1 ultra godlike immunity, only weak against defensive types that are rarely used offensively and only resisted by those said types, along with a type that was never defensive in the first place in Fire type? Really now)
- I'll get real here. Valerie's Fairy gym in Kalos is basically the closest thing to a whorehouse. Just look at those trainers inside.
- As much as I love Gen 4 and Sinnoh, it just feels like an extension of its predecessors. I basically played Platinum and I made a lineup that's almost identical to my RSE lineups of old aside from Infernape.
- Event only pokemon aren't worth it. Lets get real here. The only purpose they have is to let others know that you actually support Pokemon related events and promotions. They aren't super duper must haves that would make you a poke-god in your game or even against other competitive battlers.
- I actually like Short haired anime Serena. I always thought that she needed some separation from her in-game counterpart (which basically has no character anyway since its just a player avatar, unless people play as the male PC) then again, Short haired Serena/Female PC can be done with a simple salon visit.
- The pokemon side series games in my unpopular opinion are missed opportunities. They are great games with great potential to vitalize our beloved series and franchise. Colosseum in particular was that game. XD: Gale of Darkness was alright as a game that refined the problems its predecessor had. but it still had questionable gameplay design flaws.
- People tend to give a lot of praise for Gen 2 and Johto. I agree. What i did question is that why is the Johto part of Gen 2 hilariously underleveled.
- I liked it better when Gamefreak still worked with GAMEFREAK only. The Pokemon Company has really done something to our beloved developers, Ken Sugimori, and the like.
- Gothitelle is more attractive than Gardevoir.
