[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Dragonstrike]

*Happily shrugs* To each their own, I say! I prefer having a central main line up with Pokémon Permenantly on the team (Raphael and Apsis), Regulars (Hanael), and the rest being Pokémon that can be freely swapped in and out as needed (Like Michael (with Lilith/Azrael), Lucifer (with Ao Guang/Azrael), etc.) . Keeps things nice and simple for me to manage Party, Item/TM, and XP wise, and it always ensures I have the right type coverage available! That, and every Pokémon I catch and don't want can be easily converted to profit for me and the group, unless its a favorite or future part of the team of course!

For me,  focusing on using my favorites and Pokémon I KNOW are great/unique is the way to go, rather than have a whole mess of Pokémon I have to look after and constantly renew/grow his bonds with. He and I are having a hard enough time as is making sure everyone gets the training and care they deserve, you know!

Oh, I've got that plenty sorted out already,most of the team members just aren't permanently on the team at all times.  Between Ralts (still needs a lot of work, but he's always on the team anyways), Calam, Swiftfire, Starmie, Grid, and some filler, I've got a solid team setup already that really doesn't need much more work put into it.  Nathan's overall strongest pokemon (including a few not listed here) don't need a whole lot more work (besides Ralts).  That's why I'm not too worried about spreading the exp and having to pick who to use frequently.  I'm not worried about TM stuff much for the most part, and another part of Nathan's character is getting by on what little he has, getting only what he really needs.  With some few exceptions, of course.

I figured trying out this playstyle would be fun, and I do have to say I've been enjoying it a lot.  Give Nathan enough time, and he'll have plenty of viable team compositions to choose from without having several 'weaker' pokemon mixed in.