I keep telling myself that one day, I will pay attention to Natures and stats. However, I never get around to it. Probably why I get totally creamed in online battles. *shakes fist*
But, you could definitely say I raise my Pokemon with love. I cheer them on when I'm fighting my friends, and they do the same. It's fun to roleplay a little. I remember in Platinum, I had this amazing Leafeon, and I never expected to bond with it. I thought Leafeons were dumb, because I never liked grass types. But, when I had one of my own, I fell in love with it, and raised it. Then, as if it were returning my love, it never wanted to faint. My boyfriend did everything he could. Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Aerial Ace. Leafeon did not go down. He loyally fought for me. And my boyfriend cursed a lot. lmao.
Similar things happened with Turtwig and Snivy. Maybe I should stop being prejudice against grass Pokemon.
My boyfriend and his little brother are like me, though. They call their Pokemon "babies", and we're all like a bunch of rivaling proud parents. XD