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Now that I have your attention, let me be more specific. The gist of this is that I want you to imagine yourself in the Pokemon worlds, and think about what your team of 6 would be. But this isn't your dream team. This is your more realistic team. When I say this, a lot of people think I mean based on geography - and this should be the case, to an extent. If you live in Missouri, you probably won't have a Sharpedo unless you got it on vacation. But more than just geography, I want you to consider why you would have a pokemon based on your childhood interests, experiences, trips, etc. Why do you think you would specifically seek out a certain Pokemon, or why do you think you would run into it by chance? Rules:
- Think Anime rules: Having an OP Pokemon doesn't necessarily mean you win all the time. You could just as easily get rekt by Delcatty or Smeargle. I think this will help with the diversity of teams.
- You do not get a starter: This one is again kind of for the sake of diversity. I get so sick of people putting Charizard on every freaking hypothetical team. Sure, you can still find a starter, but they're decently rare, so only have one if you can think of a good reason. For example, I know a guy who decided he would catch a Totodile on a trip to Florida. So whatever your first Pokemon is will have to be given to you by someone you know, or a Pokemon you befriended.
- The official age to become a trainer is 10, so anything you get before that age you will have to befriend.
- Consider geography at least a bit. Look, if you want a god dam Butterfree, you can probably get one just about anywhere. It's a bug. As long as you're not getting too unrealistic (especially in terms of weather), it's fine. As far as I'm concerned, just about any fire type would probably be at least somewhat present in, say, Arizona. But not in New Hampshire.
- No legendaries: A lot of people don't even believe these exist, so you've probably never seen one, let alone caught one.
- No pseudo-legendaries: These are exceptionally rare. A lot of people still consider Dragonite to be a legendary because they've never seen one. So you probably don't have one unless you're in your mid thirties and spent your whole life searching for one.
