After I've discussed about keeping things real, now I'd like to discuss about keeping things simple - as always, with Pokémon. This is not intended to be a follow-up post to that, though it may have much of the same overtones as such. I got inspired to write this post by a quote that I heard recently: "simple life, simple problems" - the word "simple" could also be replaced with "simplify". I've decided to flesh out the quote and make it into a discussion regarding how it would work with Pokémon.
One way to interpret this quote is to make gameplay simple. That may be taken to mean knowing what to do and when to do it, which should apply well to Pokémon moves in different games (main series, Go, Unite). Of course, the moves themselves come from the Pokémon, so the principle extends to them for making things work as needed with just the right effort - and if it's something like Unite, making sure that others can do the same. Making preparations for the expected and solutions for the unexpected also comes naturally, though sometimes the simplicity in this is not so clear-cut. Still, there is room for the simplicity to be realized in all these ways.
The next effort for simplicity may be to trim down or shape the focus of what is to be played for Pokémon. It may be worth putting focus on certain games at certain times in lieu of or in addition to playing many games. It doesn't mean that playing many Pokémon games is bad - it just means they have to be managed to make them as simple as possible. For example, Pokémon Go could still work as a daily game even with limited length, and the main series games could benefit from weekend efforts or when something important happens. This simplifying effort may not be too simple either, but the simplicity might become evident in the results after the effort.
Regarding the situation above, it may be necessary to keep in mind that Pokémon may be as simple as one might perceive it to be (but no simpler, if the text of a certain but different quote from the above has something to say). It may be that the simplest solutions, even for certain Pokémon problems, might just be under one's nose without having to overexert things - which I happened to have discovered lately and will soon be made clear, simply. Anything more might just mean a greater departure from simplicity, which is not the point. The point is that things (like PvP battling, for instance) might already provide the simple solution one needs if one is willing to look.
While the person has stated that the inspiration of the quote at the beginning came from certain situations in life, I've taken inspiration from it for Pokémon situations in general. Yet that seems to be OK, as Pokémon remains a part of life and itself may be life, within which the quote may further apply. It's still a wonderful thing, especially given the circumstances of the previous post, of which the impressions may still be felt now. In doing so, it might just be worth looking into simplifying even Pokémon things.
One year ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 4/23/2022
Two years ago: The (Post-"General") Longest Journey
Three years ago: Touching and Caring for Pokémon
Four years ago: Pokémon for a Puzzle Professor
Five years ago: (A Late) Local Ex-Raid, 4/23/2018
Six years ago: Luffy and Infernape
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