How do you play Pokemon?

Everyone has they're own style of how they become Pokemon Masters, so how do you do it? Everyone here at the Nintendo Blog will have to make a post in response to this.

I usually pick the water starter Pokemon, but not as a rule, and make sure he is the highest level of any Pokemon I have because the starter Pokemon have very high stats. I normally do water so I can teach him surf. I then catch the basic flying Pokemon (Pidgey, Starly, Taillow whatever) so he can learn fly. I will catch either one or two more Pokemon that balance out my starter and flying guy (I try to have a fire type and either a grass type, or electric type) I'll also catch some guys who I dump my HM's on so I don't have to give any of my better guys Rock Smash or Cut. I also catch the game's main legendary and the three that usually accompany it. But that's it. I find the less Pokemon you have, the better, because you then have to spread out you exp over each Pokemon. (It helps to get an exp share)


Example: I have, in my new game of fire red, gotten Blastoise, Pidgeot, Raichu, Meowth (as my HM) guy and Snorlax. I also have a Hitmonlee in Day Care.


That's how I do it, what about you?