In R/B/Y and G/S/C, I always tried whenever possible to stand to the left of trainers before battling them. Mainly because the "enter battle" animation spiral/pokeball would center around the square I was in and the one immediately to my right, and I thought it was cool to see my character and my opponent highlighted in the little rectangle made by the animation. Stupid, I know :P
Also, I absolutely REFUSE to use any Ethers/Elixers/etc. in any game before the E4. Stems from my first try at the E4 in Red way back when and running out of PP for my main attacks.
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