I was never so hardcore as to learn and utilize the STAB's and all those stats regarding the nature of pokemon in newer games, i never went too far past analyzing the five main stats (HP, ATK, DEF, SP. ATK, SP. DEF) and weaknesses and resistances. Although I did analyze the hell out of those. I'm going to med school soon and at this point I can't be bothered being that detailed, now I just go for who's badass and rely on the basic stats. I'm not nostalgia either, I recognize the games getting better with time, even though my favorite is the original. I'm not soft either. The game is NOT over when the Elite Four is beaten. I try to catch them all every time, but have only done it in Red and Gold. Too many pokemon now and not enough time anymore.
That being said, I'm getting Heart Gold and intend to catch all 493+ pokemon in existence. I'm gonna try really hard this time, I've needed a Pokemon fix for a while now.....
EDIT: Nevermind, I do use STAB's lol. But newer statistics like the nature of pokemon, etc. I don't. lol
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