I don't know if it happens with any of you, but after getting in the competitive play (well, casually, as I'm no pro either) i completely lost all the interest in the non-competitive playthrough. I just find it pointless knowing that my team will end up being useless in the metagame. So what i usually do is rush to the end with wtv i catch/train, and then drop everything to breed and select my EV/IVs.
So yeah, competitive is the best way to play Pokemon these days.







