Stratelier
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Given I've more or less just started, initially I am concerned about the ability to just grind levels outside of battle -- though I admit it is alleviated by being able to shuffle up your party while out in the field. It is also balanced by the fact that only catching Pokemon gives you EXP (i.e. your ability to grind levels is ultimately limited by your stock of Poke Balls) and every other source of EXP and/or money (i.e. trainer battles) is, just as in previous main games, limited.
Did I mention my starter Eevee is a female? Anyway, we found a few Pikachu (and a Bulbasaur!) in Viridian Forest and took on Brock with a team of:
Except for Bulbasaur being sub-Lv.5, everyone was Lv.10 or 11, an even level match for Brock. But we insisted on wearing down that Onix without using super-effective moves, and had a blast doing it. Even so, it's a good design choice that the only Grass moves you get this early are Physical, because Brock had several generations of being positively wiped by Special moves (heck, back in Gen 1 even Ember was notoriously effective).
Getting Premier Balls when buying 10 Poke Balls at a time YES!
Did I mention my starter Eevee is a female? Anyway, we found a few Pikachu (and a Bulbasaur!) in Viridian Forest and took on Brock with a team of:
Bulbasaur
Spearow
Both Nidorans (with Double Kick)
Pikachu (with Double Kick)
Eevee (with Double Kick)
Spearow
Both Nidorans (with Double Kick)
Pikachu (with Double Kick)
Eevee (with Double Kick)
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