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To Catch, Or Not to Catch?

For the first game of a generation, I generally try everything out to figure out what Pokemon I like. With the new Exp. Share mechanics, I've been rotating far more than six Pokemon through my team, so I don't really feel like I have to plan it out to avoid using too many Pokemon.

That being said, I do tend to gravitate towards certain Pokemon before starting, and those ones usually end up on my team (along with some others that interested me along the way). I do try to balance my team somewhat.

For my secondary version game, I usually plan a team out in advance, and it usually either has a theme to it or simply contains Pokemon I really like. I'm also more likely to import freshly hatched Pokemon for those files.
 
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