Playing styles over the years...

[SUBPLANAR]

Here lately I've been playing pkmn again and noticed that I've been playing the games a lot differently than I did ten years ago. Back in the day, whenever Pokemon was just getting popular, I was 9, and therefore just plowed through the game with the same team. I'd build my char-volutions to annihilate (because I always pick charmander in the beginning!) and not give much thought to the other Pokemon in the game. I'd also glitch my rare candies and masterballs by using our favorite #000

But now I've grown up. I'll spend two days (real world days nontheless) in between towns training, swapping out pokemon from the pc and just hunting. It's weird how a single cartridge can evolve with your age and go from a simple game to a complex, statistic counting, mathematical puzzle.

Who else has grown up with this game and realized that it's a completely different game then when you started?

[DarK_SouL]

Here lately I've been playing pkmn again and noticed that I've been playing the games a lot differently than I did ten years ago. Back in the day, whenever Pokemon was just getting popular, I was 9, and therefore just plowed through the game with the same team. I'd build my char-volutions to annihilate (because I always pick charmander in the beginning!) and not give much thought to the other Pokemon in the game. I'd also glitch my rare candies and masterballs by using our favorite #000

But now I've grown up. I'll spend two days (real world days nontheless) in between towns training, swapping out pokemon from the pc and just hunting. It's weird how a single cartridge can evolve with your age and go from a simple game to a complex, statistic counting, mathematical puzzle.

Who else has grown up with this game and realized that it's a completely different game then when you started?

I'm probably one of the coolest and Smartest kids ever and so I already noticed that, at about 10 or so. Also kind of Stereotypical.

[Mr Pokemon]

I've noticed. I played Pokemon when I was about 4 or so, and it helped me learn to read. But I normally just overtrained one Pokemon and beat everything with it. Now that I know about EVs, IVs, Natures, and so much more, Pokemon is one of the most complicated games out there.

[SUBPLANAR]

I may have done this wrong, but I actually joined the IRC first. I was looking for pokemon chat when
I stumbled onto PU in a directory last night. I joined the forum because I liked the atmosphere there (even though it was only LucarioX and Monzta in there at the time) and one can't be registered to too many online forums. The MMO is really only an after thought for me, so don't worry about me asking too many questions 

And I guess we weren't all boy geniuses, LucarioX. I don't get the stereotypical part either :/

[Mikey]

I never really thought of pokemon as mathematical and complex. I like to enjoy the game and try not to over think it.

[Mr Pokemon]

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-rs/ev.shtml
Read this Mikey. You will begin to overthink Pokemon. Also, you will become better.

[SUBPLANAR]

I never really thought of pokemon as mathematical and complex. I like to enjoy the game and try not to over think it.

That's exactly what I'm talking about! Pokemon is a game that molds itself to the player. You can level up your pokemon with rare candies and be completely fine, but if you do things the hard way, by training and dedication, your Pokemon will be so much stronger.

[Mikey]

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-rs/ev.shtml
Read this Mikey. You will begin to overthink Pokemon. Also, you will become better.

Wow, i never had any idea about that kinda stuff. Is EV on red, blue and yellow version's too?

[Jerry]

Yes, but at that time, people didn't really care about EVs (now called EPs) and IVs because the game wasn't really competitive but more restrained into the game itself. It is after the fact that the game encouraged multiplayer that people really started looking at the mechanics.

[Mikey]

that's awesome, ill never train the same way again

[xhizor8201]

Lol, yeah, i used to train like 2 or 3 pokemon and just give them really strong moves. I would win most of the time. I think i irst played pokemon games was when i was 8. But now its changed so much. I now understand almost everything about it, type matchups, stats, powerful moves arent all you need, strategy, etc. I know how to use my masterball wisely because I used to just use it on a legendary(zapdos, moltres, or articuno). But now im really good at it and its thanks to the advance in pokemon games.

[Simulacrum]

  I got Red version for my fifth(?) birthday. I started with squirtle and kept it at the front of my party. I caught other pokemon because I was smart enough to figure out what the pokedex was for(I didn't read that part of the game). I had 5 level 2 pokemon behind Blastoise. By the time I had gotten to the battle with Giovanni in the Silph co. building in Saffron, Blastoise already knew Hydro Pump, and I easily wiped out all of his pokemon. Every time it could learn a new move, and I didn't know what it did, I taught it to him. It ended up knowing Skull Bash, Water Gun, Hydro Pump, and either withdraw or bubble. I train pokemon in a completely different way now. That game is what got me hooked on the games and is the reason I really got into gaming. Thank you Pokemon Red!!

[partyprash]

I still remember back when i rushed out the get Pokemon Blue the day it came out

even tho i was in love with charizard i Picked squirtle for some reason...
but i remember, I trained that blastoise to lvl 100 and all my other pokemon were weak on average lvl 30.. so yea, i used to do that, so i found rival battles hard and he'd have a grass type...

but now i always keep all my pokemon at roughly the same lvl, so if my pokemon are all lvl 40 and one becomes lvl 41, i train all the others to be lvl 41, and so on...
I also always have these types in my party at all times : Water, Fire, Grass, Ghost, Flying, ( and a random one )
so now whatever pokemon type is used against me i PWN, and being at low lvls the battles still put up a decent challenge and keeps the game more fun rather than using one pokemon the whole game

[JohnnyXtreme]

I remember playing Sapphire when I was about 9 just plowing through everyone with my Sceptile. I never, ever used non damgaging moves because I never understood what they did.

[DeathSDelano]

Ya i didn't even know Evs existed until Pt XD(and i've been with pokemon since day 1). And i use to use only damage moves as well. Now i am starting to use some non-damage moves but only ones like Swords Dance and DD. though i do like using thunder wave to help out my slow pokes.

Though the way i've started playing since Gen 2 is Have 3 trial runs with each of the starters. Figure out which starter i liked best than go for the main run(4th run) with the starter i liked and pokemon i have not used(in E4) in the last runs