Ah screw it, let's do this.
Gen 1: Charmander (it's a freaking dragon, sort of, for the love of Arceus) vs. Bulbasaur (all the status effect spam)
Gen 2: Cyndaquil (cutest one huehue)
Gen 3: Treecko (Leaf Blade) vs. Mudkip (I liek Mudkipz)
Gen 4: Piplup (cause penguin)
Gen 5: (haven't played)
Gen 6: (haven't played)
>Eeveelutions tend to become my mascots in the team, particularly Umbreon or Glaceon. I don't care what people say about them being horrible stat-wise.
>I don't really HM slave. Although, I'll go through the trouble of deleting the HM move via Move Deleter and just put it back on if necessary (this requires trips to the Move Tutor though...)
>Gotta catch em all (TMs)!
>Since I play Pokemon on my Android (I don't have a DS of my own, and I've given my GBA away), I've figured out how to trade with myself. Which means all three starters and multiple TM and Limited Item copies huehuehue
>Fairy types annoy me for the most part, mostly because it nerfs two of my favorite types: Dragon and Dark
> Used to like Gardevoir, and if I were to be practical I'd have that OP spellcaster on my team. But if I can, I'll steer away from Gardevoir cause now it's too mainstream and it's part Fairy ._.
>No shortcuts to the Gym Leader. I like to get as much training in before getting to the boss.
>Victory Road is fun... until you've cleared it entirely cause you can't rematch the trainers there. Which I really hate.
>Contrary to the popular standings for Gen 3, it's my least favorite cause you can't get an Eevee without trading, the rematch system is hard to work with in contrast to VS Seekers. Though, I like it cause it introduced Berry Planting (if I'm not mistaken) and the Contests were fun cause you got to diss people. And the post-game gameplay was fun too.
>Just like Jacze I actually want to be friends with my Pokemon-- it pisses me off when my Pokemon get beaten cause they faint, for one thing, and if someone in-game's like "u n00b my team bettur than urs" I can't help feeling the obligation to kick his/her ass, burn it over fire, shove it onto a stick and serve it to them on a platter with a side of bitch please.
>Contrarily to the above, I'd probably be a total scrub in an actual competition or competitive play. Just looking at all the item combinations, EV stats, IV levels makes my head spin. Life Orb, what? Can you eat one?
>Although I've got my favorite types to work with, I tend to balance out my team, like, here's one to beat electric types, here's the one to back that guy up, here's my critical sweepers, my awesome dragon, and here's my mascot! ... Okay, maybe it's not too balanced, but...
>I will always nickname my Pokemon; some Pokemon will always have a certain name. For example, my starter's nickname will always be "Ignition" if it's a fire-type, and I always name my Trapinch "Pancake".
>In tandem with berry planting I usually make patches and fields of Leppa Berry, in case I can't find any more Elixirs or PP restoration items.
>I'll tend to check out Walkthroughs just to make sure I don't miss anything.
>I can't do a Nuzlocke; I don't like losing Pokemon.
>Giratina is probably the only Legendary that I would use in-game. Okay fine, maybe Lugia or Suicune. But as much as possible I avoid using legendaries.
>I'll hang around places with the best BGMs for a while just to listen to the music.
Well, that's all I can think of for now, maybe I'll add some more if I remember any