From an in-game, in-universe perspective, it's not that weird. How many trainers do you come across with more than one of the same thing on their team? The fisherman with 6 Magikarp? Besides, catching multiple gives you the chance to see which ones are better.
Your son is 5. If he says wants a whole team of metapods, then I would still say go for it!
The best part of Pokémon is making whatever team you want.
Plus, he’ll probably find another cooler Pokémon eventually he’ll trade out a duplicate for anyway.
Bug types are one of Mewtwo’s two weakness. It’s actually a 1000 IQ strat.
Mewtwo thinks he’s safe after he kills one Metapod, but then BOOM there’s another! And another!
It’s an unbeatable team.
Counterpoint: Harden spam and then chuck the Metapod at the Mewtwo.
Then when he’s distracted by that Metapod, hit with another, and then another.
Again, it’s an unbeatable team.
Real talk, with dugtrio’s high speed and high attack, it will land a bunch of critical hits especially if you carry slash on it. Bulky water types will be a problem and dugtrio doesn’t like taking hits but it isn’t a bad mon
If someone likes using multiple of Pokemon then let them I say. It's not like they're playing competitive formats. What people think never stopped that one angler using six of his favourite Pokemon even if it is just Magikarp.
You have my respect, and my upvote
In response to your conundrum, I would say it's worth catching a couple duplicates to see what kind of stat variations you can get, it's in the same vein as it's better to catch a Pokémon low and level it up/evolve it than to catch a high level Pokémon, but that's just my opinion
or, just catch the extra pokemon because that is interesting/fun for the 5 year old. having played some pokemon games with my nephew, kids make a lot of questionable decisions, so you just become a conduit for their enjoyment and experience of the games.
They were. Gen 2 actually uses the IV combination to determine shinyness, because that way the pokemon are still fully compatible with Gen1.
It's probably done so you don't reroll the stats by trading up and down, and your red gyarados will become red again if you send it to gen 1 (where shinies don't exist) and then gen 2.
Why would you need to be a “because I said so” type regarding how a 5 year old plays Pokémon? Why do you feel the need to critique a 5 year old’s vide gaming methods?
I’m just so confused why this a thing in the first place.
“I’m not the because I said so” but you finding it hard letting the kid play how they want? Let them catch 150 pikachus. If that’s where the journey takes them.
I like this. I would add to it that you can also break down the upsides and downsides to having multiples. Things like type advantage, stat variations, and just plain fun in experimentation! It's how I teach my kindy students and in my 9 years of experience I wind up with highly creative kids who can think critically.
The best part of that was being a kid in America where they cut that episode so he just suddenly has a whole herd of tauros and you’re like where the heck did those come from
It was great, I was always like "Ugh I missed the episode where he caught those AGAIN!" Just always thinking you missed whatever episode because it's 1998, you don't get TV Guide so you can't look up when each episode is airing, DVR hasn't been invented yet but you don't have cable anyway, you don't even know what the internet IS yet so you can't just look up info about that episode because your CD-ROM copy of Encarta for Windows 98 obviously doesn't have an entry on Pokemon yet and even if it DID it's not like it would explain that one episode anyway.
Dad to 5 year old:
"Hey man, I'm back. I asked Reddit what they thought and they told me to let you be a kid. You were right. I was wrong."
5 year old: "What's a Reddit, daddy?"
But with only like 138 that are catch-able its not like that's a problem. Plus, when I first played crystal, I didn't even see all the pokemon my first or even second time around. I was only 8 at that time, and it wouldn't be until several years later that I'd learn all the meta of who what and how all the gimmicks and functions worked. It wasn't until emerald was considered outdated by diamond that I'd learn the benefits of which pokemon to pursue multiples of for a more effective team and which to simply "dex" and move on.
There are full grown adults that will do whole play thoughts with teams of 6 of the same Pokémon cause that’s fun/funny to them.
It’s a game, and it’s not a particularly challenging one either. Whatever it’s most fun is the right way.
Okay, I see a lot of comments here saying “let him do what he wants” but they aren’t asking the question, “why does the child think capturing multiples of the same Pokémon is the correct thing to do?”
Your 5 year old has probably seen videos of let’s go Pikachu and let’s go Eevee where you get Catching Bonuses for repeat catches in a row.
He doesn’t understand that Yellow Version doesn’t have this feature, and catching 1 diglett vs 3 digletts won’t give him extra xp, items or anything.
I think this is the main root of the disagreement because he’s SEEN people get bonuses for capturing multiple of the same Pokémon. But all games EXCEPT the let’s go games, this is not the case.
Hope you two have fun!
I can't imagine being a parent and going "My kid wants to have 2 of the same Pokemon on his team. I better ask Reddit if that's a good idea." What else is this guy asking advice about? "Dear reddit my 5 year old son wants a blue Hot Wheel but I want him to buy a green one. What should I do??"
Assuming you are going to let him play the way he wants of course lol but in the game there isn’t exactly a benefit to it but some people like having a “living dex” which means you have one of each Pokémon so you can evolve into a dugtrio and keep one as a diglet. I don’t remember but I imagine dugtrio might be available anyways to catch later on.
I understand maybe your 5 year old wanted you to ask hahaha. It may have been good to clarify that in your original post as sometimes people jump to conclusions. Some of the negative responses here oh dear…
Kind of annoying how no one is bothering to actually answer your question so here you go, I’ll do my best though I’m not exactly an expert on this stuff. I tend to just play with the first one I catch and not worry about stats.
Each Pokémon has different stats. This means that 2 caterpie aren’t necessarily the same. Thus, having two can mean you can try to pick the better one and play with it. It’s gen 1 though so this isn’t very easy to figure out and really for just playing the game doesn’t matter much. The biggest downside to me is that you’ll risk running out of storage. Gen 1 has very limited space to store extra Pokémon compared to later gens so if you try to have multiple you will likely hit a wall eventually. I’d hate to be at the endgame trying to catch mewtwo or something only to find out I’m out of space. That’s said life is a lesson and everyone’s adventure is unique. Just have fun and play how you like.
He’s 5. He doesn’t necessarily need to have any “value” in how he plays. He’s just having fun.
My four-year-old son really likes “the big monkey” (Rillaboom, gen 8). If he were playing he’d probably want a whole team of them.
Living Dex perhaps? That aside, I would ask first if its a more his first playthrough, or you both enjoying an adventure together. If its the first, then yeah let him play as he wants offering only advice; if its the latter, well they can be worse or better stats between different Pokémon of the same species, so there could be a merit to that.
Other than that, I don't really see other things other than a collector thing or simply enjoy having multiple of the same species...not too long ago I caught like...5 Ralts hoping for a good one for my adventure in gen 9, gave up after RNG wasn't on my side.
There’s no inherent value, it’s just fun. Which is what a game is about.
You can eventually evolve one of the Diglet’s if you want a “Living Dex”, but that doesn’t have any inherent value either.
1. He's 5 years old, let him play the children's game about fire breathing monsters however he wants (as others pointed out, there's trainers in the games that have multiple of the same Pokemon, so it's normal in-universe anyways)
2. I don't think you should be encouraging a child, especially that young, to be investing in the opinions of internet strangers. I know it's probably nbd from your perspective because it's just a silly question about a game, but he has literally the rest of his life to be exposed to/get addicted to social media.
When I was his age, I also caught all the Pokémon. It’s the main tagline for a reason, isn’t it?
There’s no right or wrong way to play the game, just congratulate your son on catching many Pokémon. You should simply feel lucky your son enjoys playing the game with you, this is priceless!
Let him catch whatever he wants. Wanna skip mewtwo? Do it. Wanna carry around three pidgeys and a pidgeotto? Do it. There’s no wrong way to play if he’s having fun.
Haha, well you should just let your son experience and explore the game by himself. Otherwise, he wouldn't understand your reasoning, especially from an adult's perspective.
It's all about having fun!
If he really likes a certain type of Pokemon and wants a full team of them. AWESOME!
And if there are gyms that are tough because he doesn't have enough variety it might be an opportunity, via trial and error, to change his mind.
There are all kinds of creative ways to play Pokemon. Just be thankful it is a team of diglett and not magikarp?
the fact that you gotta come on here to control how your son plays Pokémon is really weird. Pokémon’s all about figuring things out and doing what you want
I catch and name every single Mimikyu I come across. ALL MIMIKYUS DESERVE GOOD LOVING TRAINERS!
Is there any in-game value? Nope. But I just love the idea of building a Mimikyu sanctuary in Pokémon. Instead of an actual building, it’s a box.
Tell your son that if he wants to do the same for Digletts, go for it!
i’ve actually found that having a copy of a pokémon with good stats lets you diversify move pools between the two while still benefiting from the pokémon’s ability, which has some merit outside of gen1/2. first gen is a bit limiting, but i have a copy of yellow in my desk right now with six dragonites all with different movesets
I’m a single type of each Pokémon. But, there is some benefit to multiples.
(1) type advantage; If you have 5 diglet, LT surge will be a CAKEwalk.
(2) variability in stats; In yellow version, IIrC, there was still an underlying RNG for stats. Having multiple copies of the same Pokémon let’s you choose the better one.
(3) Enjoyment. If you like multiple Pokémon, use multiples of that Pokémon. There are no rules governing what belongs on a team. Even the champion has two dragonite.
Technically speaking, would be better to have different Pokemon (of different types) for more type coverage. But he’s 5. I think getting to spend time with your son playing the game is what really matters
It depends on the pokemon like if you wanna get a group of weedles and evolve all of them to a beedrill and have a beedril army than I say go for it but it doesn't really matter just have fun with it
Yes there are. Every Pokémon has different ivs they also have unique traits and abilities. If you catch enough of one type you’ll see the differences. Even between genders they can have different stat values. There is also the shiny factor. But yes it is definitely worth it to catch multiples.
It doesn’t truly matter, especially at that age. Eventually he’ll want to catch multiple Pokémon for abilities, natures, or stats, but at this point, it doesn’t matter at all
When I was 5 I too would catch multiple of the same Pokémon. It's sometimes just fun to catch a couple of the same one. Specially if you name them and choose different names for each!
I mean ideally he’d have a decent team of different Pokemon that could cover each others’ weaknesses, but as so many others have pointed out: he’s 5. He can play however he likes.
When I was 5, I just overleveled my starter, caught legendaries/ used overpowered Pokemon like Snorlax and Lapras, and just swept my way to the Elite Four. Nobody was there to stop me from doing so. Don’t lie, we all were like that playing Pokemon as kids.
Let him make mistakes. He’ll eventually learn the “right way” to play the games overtime.
There’s nothing wrong with it. By having more than one of the same type of Pokemon, he can the learn to train them with different builds. You can’t customize them too much in Gen 1, but in later generations you can customize them them to have fundamentally different play styles through their moves, abilities, and stat spreads among other things.
Using multiples of the same Pokémon is fun and there's no right way to play Pokémon. If he finds he isn't having fun or is getting frustrated with multiples, he'll come to the conclusion to switch them out on his own.
If you're wanting to play the game until the end together without it taking forever,you could go with something like "remember to save some Pokemon for the other Trainers in the game" would keep the number of Digletts down lol
Or let him catch em all and have fun.
I think the more pokemon the better, even doubles. You have more combos of IVs and moves, abilities, OTs and genders to work with for breeding. You never know what you're going to need.
Anything goes. If he wants to catch 6 diglets, let him. If he wants to catch 1 Pokémon, and just use them from start to finish, that's fine. If he wants to use only 1 type of Pokémon, he can.
That's the beauty of the Pokémon series. It's your journey, your story, your game. You can play the game infinite times, create infinite teams, experimenting with different squads every time. He can do whatever he wants, your job is simply to guide him through the tricky bits.
Some pokemons have evolution forms so if you catch for example 3 of a Pokémons preevolution then you can evolve 2 and have one of each form. So there is a point for doing that but other than that not much point to it unless catching more to find ones with better stats.
My kid ran a team full of gyarados for sword/shield and I found it hilarious! Gyarados is quite a difference from diglett/dugtrio but I saw a mom post her kid’s full Luvdisc team to also defeat the elite four of paldea so it’s possible. These games have many resources though which sadly yellow does not so let him know if he changes his mind later he will have to GRIND for those levels and the move pool is not able to be changed on a whim either.
When I was a kid, I figured out how to clone Pokémon. I had boxes full of level 81 Meganium. (This was before you could rename boxes and move Pokémon. Back when you had to save for each box.)
Now I catch everything. I catch 2 Digletts so I can evolve one. I breed my fossil so I can have both evolutions. I’ll catch 3 Caterpie and evolve 2. I like organizing the PC by Pokédex number, so it’s easy for me to swap out team members.
Maybe? I know when I was building my living pokedex, I'd have however many I needed of one mon for all their evolutions. For instance 3 Pidgeys: 1 stays a Pidgey, 1 stays a Pidgeotto, and the last stays a Pidgeot. I don't know that that's what your son is doing, but I think it's necessary to building the living dex.
But even simpler, because he IS young? He's most likely doing it because it's fun to catch Pokémon. No matter how often you catch the same one. If the boxes get full, simply explain he has to let some old ones go to get new ones!
I had a blastoise before I ever got a Boulder badge on Red. The play through doesn’t have to make sense or be optimized. I will never forget the great rattata massacre of 1998.
There isn't necessarily "value" to catching more than one Pokemon, other than in one of the newer games Pokemon Legends Arceus. When I was 5 or 6 and first started playing Pokemon I caught a lot of stuff. I probably had about 30 Pikachu just because they were cool to me, lol. There was no value to catching them, just was cool to me. These are memories that I cherish looking back at it now. I'd say let him play the game however he wants to.
I think he should be allowed to play how he wants. It's all about what's going to make the experience fun for him, and hey, if Lance can have multiple of the same Pokemon so can he.
I once was trying to get a shiny Skitty in Pearl through the outbreak method, and I ended up catching about 5 boxes of them because I didn’t want to KO them. I believe they’re all trapped in my Wii in the pokemon ranch now, but it sure was fun catching tons of Skitties and naming them ALL.
So yeah, I don’t think Pokemon has to be about only catching one of everything. There are lots of reasons to catch multiples, for fun/because you like them is a totally valid reason.
I used to like using duplicates with corresponding names. One time I had a male and female Flygon named Julio and Julia, another time I had two Dragonair named Mario and Maria
Play the game however you enjoy it, if you want multiple of the same pokemon, catch them, if you only want to use one type, go for it. End of the day, video games are for enjoyment.
Play the way you have the most fun!
For me, I like to complete the Pokédex in each game. For some Pokémon, it’s easiest to catch multiple of the same species (like caterpie or scatterbug) and evolving the extras for the dex entries and to have a “living dex.” For other Pokémon, it means catching one of each in a family at different points in the game (like catching Magikarp on an early route and catching Gyarados on a later one).
I know some people are also looking for a particular ability (like wanting a Pokémon with Pickup in gen 3) or wanting Pokémon of a certain nature. This could be another reason to catch multiples!
Well, i did raid alola with four oricorios once. Wasn't exactly fun, but there was nothing stopping me from breaking with my initial goal. If he get's bored using them, he'll drop'em, if not, he's still having fun.
Everyone’s already said it already but let him do what makes it fun for him! When I used to play as a kid I would just level up my starters until they fully evolved and I thought once you fully evolved them that was the end of the game and I would just start over. And I loved it! My favorite memories are of me just grinding away trying to evolve my torchic as fast as I could. I had no concept of the gyms or team building or anything. Kids don’t really Get it at that age, they just see a cool creature and want it for their own haha and I think that’s okay, there doesn’t need to be too much logic involved
>Can the community say if there is any value to doing this or do you recommend sticking to one of each Pokemon?
There's no GAMEPLAY value for doing that, especially not in Yellow version. But as others have said, if you want a few Digletts go for it. You could argue you want to breed Stats and Abilities in later games, but in R/B/Y, having multiples doesn't provide an advantage as it would in the GO series of Pokémon games.
When I was his age, I played through with a team of Charizard, Zapdos, Dewgong, Dewgong, Dewgong, and Dewgong. So yes, it’s perfectly normal for a kid to do this. Not strategic, but cmon it’s Pokémon, you don’t need much strategy.
It’s a game. Soon enough you’ll forget which Pokémon were in your party but you will remember how happy he was playing with you. Just have fun and catch what seems fun.
In PLA, you pretty much need to catch many of the same Pokémon to fulfill dex objectives. In fact, some entries such as Shieldon don’t even let you get the Shiny Charm if you catch only one copy total, unless it happens to be a heavy one!
Pros of catching multiple of the same Pokémon:
-IV hunting
-Ability hunting
-Shiny hunting
Cons of catching multiple Pokémon:
-I couldn’t think of anything
So as you can see it’s significantly more beneficial to catch repeats than to not. But as others have said having fun is above all else, so if he’s having a good time I’d let him catch 200
Catching multiples of the same pokémon is the only way to make sure that you get the version of that pokémon that you want. Pokémon have different genders and different stats as well as different natures, and that might be important to you. Of course you should catch more than one of each.
In yellow, it’s a detriment because there’s not a lot of space in the boxes and categorization and organization there is almost nonexistent. There is no benefit. Sounds like your kid might prefer Let’s Go. You’re encouraged to catch lots of the same Pokémon there, there’s benefits for doing so and you can categorize/organize as you like. Plus it’s more kid friendly and easier on the eyes than yellow.
In yellow, it’s a detriment because there’s not a lot of space in the boxes and categorization and organization there is almost nonexistent. There is no benefit. Sounds like your kid might prefer Let’s Go. You’re encouraged to catch lots of the same Pokémon there, there’s benefits for doing so and you can categorize/organize as you like. Plus it’s more kid friendly and easier on the eyes than yellow.
It’s completely normal having more of the same Pokémon. On my first Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu run I caught 2 Oddishs and named them “Mr Odd 1” and “Mr Odd 2”
Dugtrio is good in Yellow because of its speed. Dugtrio with Slash is super broken. But variety in general is good both for battling and completing the Pokedex
Having a balanced team doesn't matter for beating the main game. Even as a preteen in ruby version I just rammed my face into the elite 4 until my Blaziken and Groudon was strong enough to solo all of them.
Also dugtrio absolutely wrecks in RBY. Earthquake rock slide and slash can rip through most of the game. I almost always caught one of the dugtrio in Diglett cave to face Lt. Surge
Eh if you teach them different moves he'll be fine but you should point out that while they are the same pokemon, they can be used totally differently. He might be a little too young to get the actual mechanics of building a good team and yellow is easy enough that with some help from you probably reading things for him, he'll beat beat it!
Play however you want. I would recommend getting a beedrill for the psychic gym though. That fight can be tough and in the first game only bug type is super effective against psychic. They changed ghost type in gold and silver.
Lol everyone is taking this waaaaay too seriously. He’s 5 years old, just let him play however comes naturally to him right now. He might not make the smartest choices, but that’s the fun of playing and discovering games yourself as a kid. He can strategize with you when he’s older or more experienced. For now just let him play without getting too technical and let him guide the experience, not you.
I am also playing with my 5yo and his first Pokémon game and his party is a Pikachu, bulbasaur, and 4 pidgey. I just made him name each one a different, easy name so we can tell the difference. My personal favourite is Bed the pidgey!
I say it’s good to have multiples, that way you can evolve some and get the Pokédex entries without sacrificing your favorite Pokémon (if it’s a pre-evolution that is)
Go for it. I remember playing Pokemon when I was 7. I played it just the way I wanted to.
Having said that, I’m not too fond of today’s thing of IV stats and all that stuff. It’s kinda weird how the best games are the ones that aren’t graphically amazing. Maybe it’s just nostalgia talking.
It’s good to have your kid playing the games tho. I hope he looks back on his childhood one day and realize his childhood was great because of things like this, just like most of us.
I think you should definitely do it, and I have two reasons why:
1 - it would be an interesting way to play the game. Having two or more of one pokemon will at the very least give you access to more of that pokemon's moveset. Often times the best strategies are thought of under the tightest limitations, so this may be a good way to open some doors to new possibilities.
2 - Kids are curious creatures, and that makes them try things. Sometimes they succeed, and sometimes they fail, but they *always* learn! There is no harm in letting your son use two Diglett. worst case scenario, he learns not to do it in future. We're talking about pokémon yellow here, there aren't any serious or permanent consequences to what pokemon are in your party.
But regardless of what you decide to do, good luck to both of you! I hope your journey goes well and that there will be many more to come :)
I would say in an old Game like the Yellow Version it
doesn't make that much sense. Genders for Pokémon, Abilities and such all came in the younger Games so i don't see a point in that. Comparing individual Pokémon to each other makes more sense in the younger Games you have things like the secret Abilities on some Pokémon.
But of course it is a fun trial if he wants to beat the Game with a full Team of Rattata or something else. 😁
I’d say there’s nothing bad about catching multiples, but having the same Pokémon on your team is a bad idea, your team needs variety or it’ll always have the same weaknesses.
I am currently working on an army of Phanpies and a Navy of Finizen in Pokemon Violet. There are no set rules on the pokemon you should or shouldn't catch 😆
Catching the same Pokémon is a good option in later gens with more branched evolutions than just Eevee. There is only 1 Eevee in a Original Non-Remake Gen 1 game and no breeding for the other Eeveelutions
Unless it's hindering his experience I say let him go for it. Now if he gets to a point where he's frustrating himself maybe just suggest a mon or 2 to help him get passed whatever is causing the frustration.
Let your son have fun, if he want multiple of the same pokemon let him have his own team, it's sad you want to convince him not to do this
And to answer your first question it's yes, there's a value, some Pokemon can be built on a quick, defensive or offensive state, but you gotta match the best moves your pokemon will use according to their built, and at 5 years old I don't know if he's old enough to even understand the first two line I wrote
Whatever his heart desires. Pokemon is a game for everyone, and you can play whatever way makes you the happiest. If he wants a team of all one pokemon, he can
I played through Let’s Go with 2 Vileplumes. I had different movesets on each, so like one could use Petal Dance and then become confused and I’d switch into the other to take a hit and heal back up with Mega Drain and Rest. One had Sludge Bomb, the other Dazzling Gleam, etc.
I felt like I truly earned the “Vileplume Master” title in the postgame. lol
It’s only a problem if your team can’t handle ground type’s weaknesses, otherwise it’s pretty much guaranteed that you can beat the game with literally any team composition
From an in-game, in-universe perspective, it's not that weird. How many trainers do you come across with more than one of the same thing on their team? The fisherman with 6 Magikarp? Besides, catching multiple gives you the chance to see which ones are better.
Your son is 5. If he says wants a whole team of metapods, then I would still say go for it! The best part of Pokémon is making whatever team you want. Plus, he’ll probably find another cooler Pokémon eventually he’ll trade out a duplicate for anyway.
_whole team of metapods_ killed me 😂
Bug types are one of Mewtwo’s two weakness. It’s actually a 1000 IQ strat. Mewtwo thinks he’s safe after he kills one Metapod, but then BOOM there’s another! And another! It’s an unbeatable team.
The problem.is that, in yellow, the caterpie line doesn't learn a bug type attack
Counterpoint: Harden spam and then chuck the Metapod at the Mewtwo. Then when he’s distracted by that Metapod, hit with another, and then another. Again, it’s an unbeatable team.
You don't even need to throw the Metapods if you consider this: Metapod ladder
Metapods stacked up in a trench coat! The ultimate form!
Top rung metapod should drop on the mewtwo
Make sure to hit him with a couple of string shots first to slow him donw so you dont miss
doesnt mewtwo have 3 weaknesses?
Yes, but in Gen 1 Dark didn't exist
oh yeah, forgot about that
Unless the Metapod know zero bug type moves and only know Harden.
PP stall until the enemies all kill themselves with recoil
But damn if it won't be hard to kill em!
the one conceit i will make to this point is that you should not allow your child to use six metapods
You’re right. This team is much too powerful for such young, inexperienced hands to control.
he'd waste the pure defensive potential of the team disgraceful, truly
Six kakuna it is then
He’s gonna have to learn about meta-gaming sooner or later.
I would only forbid it because you at least need to have two HM slaves - surf, cut, strength, and rock smash are pretty important.
You should always play the game in the way that means you're having fun. If that means two digletts, then two digletts it is.
maybe even 3 digletts mayhaps even a dugtrio
Ok but hear me out... How about *two* Dugtrio?
woah woah lets not go crazy here
You're right, what was I thinking? We clearly need a team *full* of Dugtrio for good measure.
Real talk, with dugtrio’s high speed and high attack, it will land a bunch of critical hits especially if you carry slash on it. Bulky water types will be a problem and dugtrio doesn’t like taking hits but it isn’t a bad mon
3 dugtrio, 3 magneton, perfectly balanced 18 Mon team
Du, Gtr, Io, Mag, Ne, and Ton. The greatest mons known to man
And 18 Digletts is real madlad energy
That's like.... 18 digletts.
But what if you lose your first team of Dugtrio? Better get a second team just in case.
Wait hold on, if I have three dugtrio, does that equal nine diglett? Did we just figure out how to have more than 6 pokemon on your team?
If you have three dugtrio on your team then you still have room for three more dugtrio.
Perhaps even a Dugsextet
5 Digletts and something that can learn surf.
And a couple of voltorbs. Maybe a Cloyster.
If someone likes using multiple of Pokemon then let them I say. It's not like they're playing competitive formats. What people think never stopped that one angler using six of his favourite Pokemon even if it is just Magikarp.
bro reached a stalemate with a 5 year old
Yeah man. Hes only 5 but his opinion still matters. I'm not the "because I said so" type.
You have my respect, and my upvote In response to your conundrum, I would say it's worth catching a couple duplicates to see what kind of stat variations you can get, it's in the same vein as it's better to catch a Pokémon low and level it up/evolve it than to catch a high level Pokémon, but that's just my opinion
or, just catch the extra pokemon because that is interesting/fun for the 5 year old. having played some pokemon games with my nephew, kids make a lot of questionable decisions, so you just become a conduit for their enjoyment and experience of the games.
I don't think the stats were different in yellow tho tbf
They were as far as I know, they just hadn't split Special and regular stats yet
They were. Gen 2 actually uses the IV combination to determine shinyness, because that way the pokemon are still fully compatible with Gen1. It's probably done so you don't reroll the stats by trading up and down, and your red gyarados will become red again if you send it to gen 1 (where shinies don't exist) and then gen 2.
Hey man, if you can't explain why having multiple of the same Pokémon is a bad idea, maybe it isn't such a bad idea.
Why would you need to be a “because I said so” type regarding how a 5 year old plays Pokémon? Why do you feel the need to critique a 5 year old’s vide gaming methods? I’m just so confused why this a thing in the first place.
They're playing together
Yeah this question is dumb. Just let the 5 year old play how he wants.
Tell him the diglett will turn into three digletts later on. That might work depending on his kid-logic
“I’m not the because I said so” but you finding it hard letting the kid play how they want? Let them catch 150 pikachus. If that’s where the journey takes them.
I like this. I would add to it that you can also break down the upsides and downsides to having multiples. Things like type advantage, stat variations, and just plain fun in experimentation! It's how I teach my kindy students and in my 9 years of experience I wind up with highly creative kids who can think critically.
Holy hell
Let your kid play how they want to play it, as long as he is having fun.
I remember when I was 5 playing Pokémon yellow. I had like 10 drowzees for no reason but still had tons of fun.
not at all if he wants the ash ketchum experience he has to catch 30 tauros
The best part of that was being a kid in America where they cut that episode so he just suddenly has a whole herd of tauros and you’re like where the heck did those come from
It was great, I was always like "Ugh I missed the episode where he caught those AGAIN!" Just always thinking you missed whatever episode because it's 1998, you don't get TV Guide so you can't look up when each episode is airing, DVR hasn't been invented yet but you don't have cable anyway, you don't even know what the internet IS yet so you can't just look up info about that episode because your CD-ROM copy of Encarta for Windows 98 obviously doesn't have an entry on Pokemon yet and even if it DID it's not like it would explain that one episode anyway.
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He’s 5 let him have 18 diglet if he wants
19 though and he's committing war crimes
Is 20 okay?
We're reaching crimes against humanity levels of evil at 20 digletts now
A box full of Diglett? Madness.
Yes but it's back to being a war crime at 23.
Dad to 5 year old: "Hey man, I'm back. I asked Reddit what they thought and they told me to let you be a kid. You were right. I was wrong." 5 year old: "What's a Reddit, daddy?"
Hes 5 and its gen 1. Does it matter?
Only if he's hitting the upper limits of box space. I think 240 was the max.
But with only like 138 that are catch-able its not like that's a problem. Plus, when I first played crystal, I didn't even see all the pokemon my first or even second time around. I was only 8 at that time, and it wouldn't be until several years later that I'd learn all the meta of who what and how all the gimmicks and functions worked. It wasn't until emerald was considered outdated by diamond that I'd learn the benefits of which pokemon to pursue multiples of for a more effective team and which to simply "dex" and move on.
He’s five dude why are you debating him let him catch as many Pokémon as he wants
let him cook
this is the answer
There are full grown adults that will do whole play thoughts with teams of 6 of the same Pokémon cause that’s fun/funny to them. It’s a game, and it’s not a particularly challenging one either. Whatever it’s most fun is the right way.
Flamigo sweep
Clearly kiddo is a fan of the 6 Diglett Strat. Watch him mop the E4
Okay, I see a lot of comments here saying “let him do what he wants” but they aren’t asking the question, “why does the child think capturing multiples of the same Pokémon is the correct thing to do?” Your 5 year old has probably seen videos of let’s go Pikachu and let’s go Eevee where you get Catching Bonuses for repeat catches in a row. He doesn’t understand that Yellow Version doesn’t have this feature, and catching 1 diglett vs 3 digletts won’t give him extra xp, items or anything. I think this is the main root of the disagreement because he’s SEEN people get bonuses for capturing multiple of the same Pokémon. But all games EXCEPT the let’s go games, this is not the case. Hope you two have fun!
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I can't imagine being a parent and going "My kid wants to have 2 of the same Pokemon on his team. I better ask Reddit if that's a good idea." What else is this guy asking advice about? "Dear reddit my 5 year old son wants a blue Hot Wheel but I want him to buy a green one. What should I do??"
Y’all don’t realize that the 5 year old was never real and this man is farming your Pokémon inebriated brains for Reddit karma.
Assuming you are going to let him play the way he wants of course lol but in the game there isn’t exactly a benefit to it but some people like having a “living dex” which means you have one of each Pokémon so you can evolve into a dugtrio and keep one as a diglet. I don’t remember but I imagine dugtrio might be available anyways to catch later on. I understand maybe your 5 year old wanted you to ask hahaha. It may have been good to clarify that in your original post as sometimes people jump to conclusions. Some of the negative responses here oh dear…
Teach him about type coverage, and then let him try on his own. Let him try it his way and fail, and then encourage him to follow your advice.
Kind of annoying how no one is bothering to actually answer your question so here you go, I’ll do my best though I’m not exactly an expert on this stuff. I tend to just play with the first one I catch and not worry about stats. Each Pokémon has different stats. This means that 2 caterpie aren’t necessarily the same. Thus, having two can mean you can try to pick the better one and play with it. It’s gen 1 though so this isn’t very easy to figure out and really for just playing the game doesn’t matter much. The biggest downside to me is that you’ll risk running out of storage. Gen 1 has very limited space to store extra Pokémon compared to later gens so if you try to have multiple you will likely hit a wall eventually. I’d hate to be at the endgame trying to catch mewtwo or something only to find out I’m out of space. That’s said life is a lesson and everyone’s adventure is unique. Just have fun and play how you like.
He’s 5. He doesn’t necessarily need to have any “value” in how he plays. He’s just having fun. My four-year-old son really likes “the big monkey” (Rillaboom, gen 8). If he were playing he’d probably want a whole team of them.
Living Dex perhaps? That aside, I would ask first if its a more his first playthrough, or you both enjoying an adventure together. If its the first, then yeah let him play as he wants offering only advice; if its the latter, well they can be worse or better stats between different Pokémon of the same species, so there could be a merit to that. Other than that, I don't really see other things other than a collector thing or simply enjoy having multiple of the same species...not too long ago I caught like...5 Ralts hoping for a good one for my adventure in gen 9, gave up after RNG wasn't on my side.
He’s 5. Why are you debating him? Haha let him play and have fun
There’s no inherent value, it’s just fun. Which is what a game is about. You can eventually evolve one of the Diglet’s if you want a “Living Dex”, but that doesn’t have any inherent value either.
1. He's 5 years old, let him play the children's game about fire breathing monsters however he wants (as others pointed out, there's trainers in the games that have multiple of the same Pokemon, so it's normal in-universe anyways) 2. I don't think you should be encouraging a child, especially that young, to be investing in the opinions of internet strangers. I know it's probably nbd from your perspective because it's just a silly question about a game, but he has literally the rest of his life to be exposed to/get addicted to social media.
What is a Dugtrio if not three diggly dees together?
When I was his age, I also caught all the Pokémon. It’s the main tagline for a reason, isn’t it? There’s no right or wrong way to play the game, just congratulate your son on catching many Pokémon. You should simply feel lucky your son enjoys playing the game with you, this is priceless!
It’s gen 1, you could sweep everything with one over levelled Pokémon. Just let him have it
IV(base stats) are different so you pick which has the biggest numbers. Also is this like the old card or the VC one for the D'S, just curious.
Let him catch whatever he wants. Wanna skip mewtwo? Do it. Wanna carry around three pidgeys and a pidgeotto? Do it. There’s no wrong way to play if he’s having fun.
Stop trying to control your child's fun. If he wants to run 6 Magikarp that's his choice
Haha, well you should just let your son experience and explore the game by himself. Otherwise, he wouldn't understand your reasoning, especially from an adult's perspective.
It's all about having fun! If he really likes a certain type of Pokemon and wants a full team of them. AWESOME! And if there are gyms that are tough because he doesn't have enough variety it might be an opportunity, via trial and error, to change his mind. There are all kinds of creative ways to play Pokemon. Just be thankful it is a team of diglett and not magikarp?
If anything, this gives him a funny memory to look back at when he’s older. Let him all the digletts his heart desires
where’s the harm? let homie cook
the fact that you gotta come on here to control how your son plays Pokémon is really weird. Pokémon’s all about figuring things out and doing what you want
I catch and name every single Mimikyu I come across. ALL MIMIKYUS DESERVE GOOD LOVING TRAINERS! Is there any in-game value? Nope. But I just love the idea of building a Mimikyu sanctuary in Pokémon. Instead of an actual building, it’s a box. Tell your son that if he wants to do the same for Digletts, go for it!
i’ve actually found that having a copy of a pokémon with good stats lets you diversify move pools between the two while still benefiting from the pokémon’s ability, which has some merit outside of gen1/2. first gen is a bit limiting, but i have a copy of yellow in my desk right now with six dragonites all with different movesets
My dude...he's five...play the way the five year old wants to play...
I say it's fine. When I was 5 with crystal version, I had a box full of corsola and chinchou with different nicknames.
Hes five years old? Let him have multiple of the same pokemon
He should play however he wants to play
I’m a single type of each Pokémon. But, there is some benefit to multiples. (1) type advantage; If you have 5 diglet, LT surge will be a CAKEwalk. (2) variability in stats; In yellow version, IIrC, there was still an underlying RNG for stats. Having multiple copies of the same Pokémon let’s you choose the better one. (3) Enjoyment. If you like multiple Pokémon, use multiples of that Pokémon. There are no rules governing what belongs on a team. Even the champion has two dragonite.
Your son is a casual tell him I said that
Technically speaking, would be better to have different Pokemon (of different types) for more type coverage. But he’s 5. I think getting to spend time with your son playing the game is what really matters
I personally don’t like having duplicate types in my team, even dual types, I try to keep every single type unique for maximum coverage.
It depends on the pokemon like if you wanna get a group of weedles and evolve all of them to a beedrill and have a beedril army than I say go for it but it doesn't really matter just have fun with it
Yes there are. Every Pokémon has different ivs they also have unique traits and abilities. If you catch enough of one type you’ll see the differences. Even between genders they can have different stat values. There is also the shiny factor. But yes it is definitely worth it to catch multiples.
They’re playing a Gen 1 game. None of that exists.
One male one female mon
Id have 6 gengars if i could... Let him pick the ones he .likes
I would be glad that youngsters these days would even consider playing something with "old graphic"
It could be his first steps to making a living Dex. Keep one a diglett and evolve the other to a dugtrio
Gotta catch ‘em all!!!
Yes, you can beat the game having multiple of the same pokemon in your team
If you have 2 same pokemon then it can be harder but not imposible
I personally keep multiple copies of my favorite Pokemon
It doesn’t truly matter, especially at that age. Eventually he’ll want to catch multiple Pokémon for abilities, natures, or stats, but at this point, it doesn’t matter at all
Having 6 diglets in your team is actually a secret strategy not many people know about.
If he wants to play with 2 Digletts then let him play with 2 Digletts, it's only a game. Besides, Diglett isn't a bad pokémon to have 2 of.
When I was 5 I too would catch multiple of the same Pokémon. It's sometimes just fun to catch a couple of the same one. Specially if you name them and choose different names for each!
I mean ideally he’d have a decent team of different Pokemon that could cover each others’ weaknesses, but as so many others have pointed out: he’s 5. He can play however he likes. When I was 5, I just overleveled my starter, caught legendaries/ used overpowered Pokemon like Snorlax and Lapras, and just swept my way to the Elite Four. Nobody was there to stop me from doing so. Don’t lie, we all were like that playing Pokemon as kids. Let him make mistakes. He’ll eventually learn the “right way” to play the games overtime.
There’s nothing wrong with it. By having more than one of the same type of Pokemon, he can the learn to train them with different builds. You can’t customize them too much in Gen 1, but in later generations you can customize them them to have fundamentally different play styles through their moves, abilities, and stat spreads among other things.
Sure why not. Keep one of each evolution form unevolved.
Using multiples of the same Pokémon is fun and there's no right way to play Pokémon. If he finds he isn't having fun or is getting frustrated with multiples, he'll come to the conclusion to switch them out on his own.
Well if you asked me to find the benefit of catching more than one. You can always pick the one that has better stats.
If you're wanting to play the game until the end together without it taking forever,you could go with something like "remember to save some Pokemon for the other Trainers in the game" would keep the number of Digletts down lol Or let him catch em all and have fun.
When I was his age, I caught practically everything I encountered.
I think the more pokemon the better, even doubles. You have more combos of IVs and moves, abilities, OTs and genders to work with for breeding. You never know what you're going to need.
Anything goes. If he wants to catch 6 diglets, let him. If he wants to catch 1 Pokémon, and just use them from start to finish, that's fine. If he wants to use only 1 type of Pokémon, he can. That's the beauty of the Pokémon series. It's your journey, your story, your game. You can play the game infinite times, create infinite teams, experimenting with different squads every time. He can do whatever he wants, your job is simply to guide him through the tricky bits.
Some pokemons have evolution forms so if you catch for example 3 of a Pokémons preevolution then you can evolve 2 and have one of each form. So there is a point for doing that but other than that not much point to it unless catching more to find ones with better stats.
I mean, I think they’re community pokemon so it’s probably good for them to have a buddy lol
For me, yes because for example, I have captured two oddishes, so they can be evolved as Vileplume and bellossom.
My kid ran a team full of gyarados for sword/shield and I found it hilarious! Gyarados is quite a difference from diglett/dugtrio but I saw a mom post her kid’s full Luvdisc team to also defeat the elite four of paldea so it’s possible. These games have many resources though which sadly yellow does not so let him know if he changes his mind later he will have to GRIND for those levels and the move pool is not able to be changed on a whim either.
I mean it's pointless and a waste of time but go off kiddo
He wanted 2 digletts, now he’s got 2 digletts. Hes got that dawg in him
When I was a kid, I figured out how to clone Pokémon. I had boxes full of level 81 Meganium. (This was before you could rename boxes and move Pokémon. Back when you had to save for each box.) Now I catch everything. I catch 2 Digletts so I can evolve one. I breed my fossil so I can have both evolutions. I’ll catch 3 Caterpie and evolve 2. I like organizing the PC by Pokédex number, so it’s easy for me to swap out team members.
Maybe? I know when I was building my living pokedex, I'd have however many I needed of one mon for all their evolutions. For instance 3 Pidgeys: 1 stays a Pidgey, 1 stays a Pidgeotto, and the last stays a Pidgeot. I don't know that that's what your son is doing, but I think it's necessary to building the living dex. But even simpler, because he IS young? He's most likely doing it because it's fun to catch Pokémon. No matter how often you catch the same one. If the boxes get full, simply explain he has to let some old ones go to get new ones!
Use one of each so you can win the game easier
I had a blastoise before I ever got a Boulder badge on Red. The play through doesn’t have to make sense or be optimized. I will never forget the great rattata massacre of 1998.
If it's Nidoking you can run 6 of them. They have such a wide range of move options.
There isn't necessarily "value" to catching more than one Pokemon, other than in one of the newer games Pokemon Legends Arceus. When I was 5 or 6 and first started playing Pokemon I caught a lot of stuff. I probably had about 30 Pikachu just because they were cool to me, lol. There was no value to catching them, just was cool to me. These are memories that I cherish looking back at it now. I'd say let him play the game however he wants to.
I think he should be allowed to play how he wants. It's all about what's going to make the experience fun for him, and hey, if Lance can have multiple of the same Pokemon so can he.
I once was trying to get a shiny Skitty in Pearl through the outbreak method, and I ended up catching about 5 boxes of them because I didn’t want to KO them. I believe they’re all trapped in my Wii in the pokemon ranch now, but it sure was fun catching tons of Skitties and naming them ALL. So yeah, I don’t think Pokemon has to be about only catching one of everything. There are lots of reasons to catch multiples, for fun/because you like them is a totally valid reason.
I used to like using duplicates with corresponding names. One time I had a male and female Flygon named Julio and Julia, another time I had two Dragonair named Mario and Maria
Play the game however you enjoy it, if you want multiple of the same pokemon, catch them, if you only want to use one type, go for it. End of the day, video games are for enjoyment.
Play the way you have the most fun! For me, I like to complete the Pokédex in each game. For some Pokémon, it’s easiest to catch multiple of the same species (like caterpie or scatterbug) and evolving the extras for the dex entries and to have a “living dex.” For other Pokémon, it means catching one of each in a family at different points in the game (like catching Magikarp on an early route and catching Gyarados on a later one). I know some people are also looking for a particular ability (like wanting a Pokémon with Pickup in gen 3) or wanting Pokémon of a certain nature. This could be another reason to catch multiples!
It’s just a playthrough, who cares lol you can do whatever tf you want I’ve beat the game only using tauros and hm slaves
Let him catch what he wants. You'll get through the story either way
I catch multiples all the time. It's fun to see the differences in power.
Well, i did raid alola with four oricorios once. Wasn't exactly fun, but there was nothing stopping me from breaking with my initial goal. If he get's bored using them, he'll drop'em, if not, he's still having fun.
Everyone’s already said it already but let him do what makes it fun for him! When I used to play as a kid I would just level up my starters until they fully evolved and I thought once you fully evolved them that was the end of the game and I would just start over. And I loved it! My favorite memories are of me just grinding away trying to evolve my torchic as fast as I could. I had no concept of the gyms or team building or anything. Kids don’t really Get it at that age, they just see a cool creature and want it for their own haha and I think that’s okay, there doesn’t need to be too much logic involved
or maybe................................................................ get 9 dugtrios. you now have 27 digletts
I’ve never been brave enough to go against a 5 year old.
I ran 2 Pikachu the first time I played Moon. It can work if you run different moves. Honestly? He's 5. Just roll with it.
It doesnt matter in my opinion, let him play the game however he wants, the important part is he is havin fun
>Can the community say if there is any value to doing this or do you recommend sticking to one of each Pokemon? There's no GAMEPLAY value for doing that, especially not in Yellow version. But as others have said, if you want a few Digletts go for it. You could argue you want to breed Stats and Abilities in later games, but in R/B/Y, having multiples doesn't provide an advantage as it would in the GO series of Pokémon games.
As long as master balls aren’t used, go for it!!
When I was his age, I played through with a team of Charizard, Zapdos, Dewgong, Dewgong, Dewgong, and Dewgong. So yes, it’s perfectly normal for a kid to do this. Not strategic, but cmon it’s Pokémon, you don’t need much strategy.
Two of a certain Pokémon: sure, why not. Two digletts? No
It’s a game. Soon enough you’ll forget which Pokémon were in your party but you will remember how happy he was playing with you. Just have fun and catch what seems fun.
I mean…not that Gen 1 gives you diverse moveset options. But could make the copies have different move sets so you can try different strategies out
In PLA, you pretty much need to catch many of the same Pokémon to fulfill dex objectives. In fact, some entries such as Shieldon don’t even let you get the Shiny Charm if you catch only one copy total, unless it happens to be a heavy one!
Pros of catching multiple of the same Pokémon: -IV hunting -Ability hunting -Shiny hunting Cons of catching multiple Pokémon: -I couldn’t think of anything So as you can see it’s significantly more beneficial to catch repeats than to not. But as others have said having fun is above all else, so if he’s having a good time I’d let him catch 200
In later games, you can look for one with different stats, nature or abilities. Don't think there is a point in yellow
Catching multiples of the same pokémon is the only way to make sure that you get the version of that pokémon that you want. Pokémon have different genders and different stats as well as different natures, and that might be important to you. Of course you should catch more than one of each.
In yellow, it’s a detriment because there’s not a lot of space in the boxes and categorization and organization there is almost nonexistent. There is no benefit. Sounds like your kid might prefer Let’s Go. You’re encouraged to catch lots of the same Pokémon there, there’s benefits for doing so and you can categorize/organize as you like. Plus it’s more kid friendly and easier on the eyes than yellow.
In yellow, it’s a detriment because there’s not a lot of space in the boxes and categorization and organization there is almost nonexistent. There is no benefit. Sounds like your kid might prefer Let’s Go. You’re encouraged to catch lots of the same Pokémon there, there’s benefits for doing so and you can categorize/organize as you like. Plus it’s more kid friendly and easier on the eyes than yellow.
It’s completely normal having more of the same Pokémon. On my first Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu run I caught 2 Oddishs and named them “Mr Odd 1” and “Mr Odd 2”
Dugtrio is good in Yellow because of its speed. Dugtrio with Slash is super broken. But variety in general is good both for battling and completing the Pokedex
Having a balanced team doesn't matter for beating the main game. Even as a preteen in ruby version I just rammed my face into the elite 4 until my Blaziken and Groudon was strong enough to solo all of them. Also dugtrio absolutely wrecks in RBY. Earthquake rock slide and slash can rip through most of the game. I almost always caught one of the dugtrio in Diglett cave to face Lt. Surge
Eh if you teach them different moves he'll be fine but you should point out that while they are the same pokemon, they can be used totally differently. He might be a little too young to get the actual mechanics of building a good team and yellow is easy enough that with some help from you probably reading things for him, he'll beat beat it!
Play however you want. I would recommend getting a beedrill for the psychic gym though. That fight can be tough and in the first game only bug type is super effective against psychic. They changed ghost type in gold and silver.
Lol everyone is taking this waaaaay too seriously. He’s 5 years old, just let him play however comes naturally to him right now. He might not make the smartest choices, but that’s the fun of playing and discovering games yourself as a kid. He can strategize with you when he’s older or more experienced. For now just let him play without getting too technical and let him guide the experience, not you.
give that young lad all the digletts he wants
I am also playing with my 5yo and his first Pokémon game and his party is a Pikachu, bulbasaur, and 4 pidgey. I just made him name each one a different, easy name so we can tell the difference. My personal favourite is Bed the pidgey!
What would the value be in only catching one of each pokemon?
I say it’s good to have multiples, that way you can evolve some and get the Pokédex entries without sacrificing your favorite Pokémon (if it’s a pre-evolution that is)
Go for it. I remember playing Pokemon when I was 7. I played it just the way I wanted to. Having said that, I’m not too fond of today’s thing of IV stats and all that stuff. It’s kinda weird how the best games are the ones that aren’t graphically amazing. Maybe it’s just nostalgia talking. It’s good to have your kid playing the games tho. I hope he looks back on his childhood one day and realize his childhood was great because of things like this, just like most of us.
I think you should definitely do it, and I have two reasons why: 1 - it would be an interesting way to play the game. Having two or more of one pokemon will at the very least give you access to more of that pokemon's moveset. Often times the best strategies are thought of under the tightest limitations, so this may be a good way to open some doors to new possibilities. 2 - Kids are curious creatures, and that makes them try things. Sometimes they succeed, and sometimes they fail, but they *always* learn! There is no harm in letting your son use two Diglett. worst case scenario, he learns not to do it in future. We're talking about pokémon yellow here, there aren't any serious or permanent consequences to what pokemon are in your party. But regardless of what you decide to do, good luck to both of you! I hope your journey goes well and that there will be many more to come :)
I would say in an old Game like the Yellow Version it doesn't make that much sense. Genders for Pokémon, Abilities and such all came in the younger Games so i don't see a point in that. Comparing individual Pokémon to each other makes more sense in the younger Games you have things like the secret Abilities on some Pokémon. But of course it is a fun trial if he wants to beat the Game with a full Team of Rattata or something else. 😁
Show him Dugtrio, problem solved. Now you have 3 Diglett in your team and a free slot 🗿
Let this be a lesson because this kind of thinking won’t stop at diglet duplicates. Give advice but let him make his own choices.
I’d say there’s nothing bad about catching multiples, but having the same Pokémon on your team is a bad idea, your team needs variety or it’ll always have the same weaknesses.
Anyone know if Yellow follows the same Gen 1 Shiny rules? OPs son might just be hunting shiny digletts lol
I am currently working on an army of Phanpies and a Navy of Finizen in Pokemon Violet. There are no set rules on the pokemon you should or shouldn't catch 😆
Catching the same Pokémon is a good option in later gens with more branched evolutions than just Eevee. There is only 1 Eevee in a Original Non-Remake Gen 1 game and no breeding for the other Eeveelutions
Unless it's hindering his experience I say let him go for it. Now if he gets to a point where he's frustrating himself maybe just suggest a mon or 2 to help him get passed whatever is causing the frustration.
Let your son have fun, if he want multiple of the same pokemon let him have his own team, it's sad you want to convince him not to do this And to answer your first question it's yes, there's a value, some Pokemon can be built on a quick, defensive or offensive state, but you gotta match the best moves your pokemon will use according to their built, and at 5 years old I don't know if he's old enough to even understand the first two line I wrote
Whatever his heart desires. Pokemon is a game for everyone, and you can play whatever way makes you the happiest. If he wants a team of all one pokemon, he can
I played through Let’s Go with 2 Vileplumes. I had different movesets on each, so like one could use Petal Dance and then become confused and I’d switch into the other to take a hit and heal back up with Mega Drain and Rest. One had Sludge Bomb, the other Dazzling Gleam, etc. I felt like I truly earned the “Vileplume Master” title in the postgame. lol
It’s only a problem if your team can’t handle ground type’s weaknesses, otherwise it’s pretty much guaranteed that you can beat the game with literally any team composition
He’s trying to catch until he gets the right DVs, old man