So how do you solve the grinding issue without losing the spirit of the game? I think Dray landed on the best answer in Renegade: a training NPC that allowed you to rapidly level and EV train a Pokemon with only a few battles. The whole point is to make them stronger through repeated training. I feel like, at that point, we are losing the spirit of the game and just reducing it into its most raw form: a bunch of numbers.īut then comes the issue of grinding that people always say should be eliminated, and I don't necessarily disagree, but the issue then is you are breaking the spirit of Pokémon: they get stronger through repeated battles.

This is why I'm not a fan of forced EXP share, free rare candies, and only getting EV from vitamins. This is inherently rewarding, because you the character has to earn their power. Character/Pokemon starts weak and through combat gains experience and strength. I like the idea of training Pokemon, in battle, and they get stronger from experiencing combat.

I really care a lot about the training aspect of Pokemon. I guess I'll be the counter argument here:

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