u/linveilgames

I'm interested in the point where a monster stops being a slot on the team and becomes one you don't want to replace. Is it a close win, time spent raising it, a personality quirk, or just a design you love?

I'd like care outside battles to matter here too. A creature remembering a favourite food or behaving differently around its trainer could give two of the same species a different feel, without needing different stats. But I wouldn't want keeping a favourite to mean fighting the game's balance the whole way.

What has made you stick with a particular monster, and did the game let you keep it useful?