Quote Originally Posted by Denmark View Post
playing Pokemon Sapphire. In recent years I've played Pokemon "the wrong way" as in pretty much just using one Pokemon for battling and only catching others as needed as HM slaves. but in preparation for X&Y which I am super excited for and want to play the right way, I've actually been like, training a TEAM. I just beat the Weather Institute this morning and my current traveling team consists of (I can't remember the levels exactly so these are guesses):

HerdULike, Marshtomp (F), Lv. 32
Denmark, Aron (M), Lv. 27 or 28
Sam, Kirlia (F), Lv. 28 (SASSY nature )
Phil, Ninjask (M), Lv. 26
Zig, Zigzagoon (M), Lv. 3, HM Slave (Cut, Rock Smash. best early game HM Slave in gen 3)

I'm not sure why I named my Nincada/Ninjask Phil. Other EoFFers are also Pokemon but they're all BOXED. I have a couple birds for Fly and a Tentacool for the non-useful Water HMs (Waterfall and Dive) but I don't think my battle team is gonna change all that much from the 4 I'm currently using. And I will catch but not battle with Kyogre when the time comes.
im pretty much against HM slaves :P
instead i make sure that i have different types of pokemon, each capable of 1 of those HM's (except for flash!) that way all pokemon are still usefull, and so are the HM moves you teach them.
i am not a collector at all, i only catch the 5 pokemon that i need to get through the poke-league (+ the starter) that way you wont waste precious battle-exp on pokemon that will eventually end up in the box anyway

i pretty much have my Pokemon team already set up in my mind before i start the game.