How Do You Play Pokemon?

[DekuNut]

Actually, Cross brings up a good question. Do you guys prefer to fight trainers or take your chance in the tall grass?
Personally, I prefer the trainers. It makes later-game travelling easier.

 

[Zonda]

Generally I do absolutely everything I possibly can before moving on to the next area, and spend ages leveling up the Pokemon I expect to need to battle in the long term future. As such, I'll normally put upwards of 100 hours into a game, lose the save file somehow, and then leave Pokemon for 3-6 months before starting again.