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Am I doing it right?
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this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2026
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This is why I don't get why adults play Pokémon. Even as a young child playing the original Pokémon, without any guides or any other resources, I was able to trivially make a party where I didn't have to think. I just spam one move and win. I know you can optimize the hell out of the games, but there's zero need to outside multiplayer. I thought the games were really fun as a child, partially because of a lack of options and partially because it's made for children. I know people in their 30s who still play them when they release though. It's so confusing to me.
I play as a Nuzlocke, self imposed hard mode. Can only catch 1st Pokemon per route, can't pass next gym leaders top levelled Pokemon, if your Pokemon faints it's perma dead. It's an actual real challenge.
Sometimes games also just don't need to be a challenge, you can have fun doing easy shit. Shame the new games run like arse though.
It's a gaming comfort food for me. And if you keep your levels low enough, it can be challenging.
Catching all the Pokemon satisfies the hunter-gatherer urges in the brain for me, lol
Because going around and collecting funny elemental animals is still fun.