Gaming Team training strategy

[Bremma]

I was curious if other people do this, but what I do it a pick an ideal set of Pokemon that I want on my final team and only collect the ones I need. Here is mine, for example.

I usually pick Bulbasaur for my starter Pokemon and pick up a Spearow in the feild west of Veridan. Then after Moon Cave, I will get a Sandshrew, and once I can fish, I get a Magikarp and shove him into the Daycare until he can evolve. Next (being I am playing Blue) I get a Vulpix outside of Cerulean and get the Eevee, turing it into Jolteon. I also hold an Fire stone to eventually evolve Vulpix. By now I have Bulbasaur (I don't evolve my Pokemon until they have all of their attacks.) Spearow, Gyrados, Sandshrew, Vulpix and Jolteon. Once I get to that island by Fuschia, (heh, mind is blank) I'll capture Articuno, letting go of Spearow/Fearow. Then the move preferences I have for my Pokemon is having 3 physical attacks and one move like Sleep Powder or Mist, as well as getting the TMs on all of them (only TM that I dont keep on my main pokemon is Flash.) I also strive to raise my Pokemon at least 5 to 10 levels between each gym, or at least a few levels higher than the next Gym Leader. To train, I order my POkemon in order form most EXP needed to least and wrok my way down. Hard at times, but very helpful.

Anyone else do this? Or do you have your own agenda?

[Desbreko]

[color=indigo]I do sort of the same thing, I suppose, though I don't really try and raise my Pokémon by so many levels in between gyms; I just go, and if my levels are a little low, it ends up being a little harder to win. (Vary rarely have I ended up having to actually go back and level up in order to win). ...But yes, I try to catch Pokémon that I'm going to use in my final team against the Elite Four early on, though I do end up replacing some about halfway through. (Such is the case with Butterfree; I usually pick up a Caterpie early in the game, raise it to a Butterfree, and then when I can catch an Abra/Gastly I'll catch one and train it up to a Kadabra/Haunter to replace Butterfree).[/color]

[Boo]

My bro allways trains one pokemon at the time. First he beats the game with only Typhlosion and then he trains the others. Bad strategy indeed.

[Kevin]

My basic strategy is get one of the basic types, usually doubles like geodude and them. Then I usually go up two levels, switch out the first pokemon, go up two levels, switch him out, and so on. That way my whole team stays around the same general area and I dont have to just stick with one boring pokemon all the time.