160rmf said:
Gyms are an essential part of the game. It gives you more stuff to do, like leveling up your pokemons or trying to capture pokemons with strong IV to conquer gyms and winning these places is the only way you can earn in game money without using your credit card. |
I wouldn't exactly call them 'essential'. They take a lot of time to capture, the battle system is really boring, and in general they're not very important. If you have the Pokémon to do it efficiently then sure, they're good, but if not, at least I have better use for my time than battling over gyms. And it's not like you even need coins for much. I was happy enough to spend a few euros to get some more inventory space, and I haven't needed coins for anything else. Coins are useful, sure, but you can do just fine even without.
