General Pokemon Discussion

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people just didnt know how to do it because the serebii page was confusing as shit for most folks.

<<<< still doesn't

This.
Never bothered looking into it at all or anything though.
It's an aspect of the game I couldn't care less about.

You mean aside from how it's unavoidable and is a factor in how (unless intentionally optimised) the Pokémon you have is different from other pokémon of the same species?

Exactly, of course there's the obvious it happns without you doing it, but I don't nknow anythign abotu and therefore couldn't possibly try to control it even if I wanted to.
Haven't played Pokémon competatively since G/S/C.

I don't think collecting items on Zelda was a very good analogy for this a'cause you collect items and Pokémon in Pokémon.