
Grinding out levels for hours on end has never been a beloved part of the franchise, and auto-battling works to mitigate that traditionally boring aspect of Pokémon games while still retaining the eccentric and fun trainer, boss, and high-level Pokémon battles. RELATED: New Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Mechanic Will Make You Hate Mankey There is also an interesting decision players can make between manually battling high-level wild Pokémon or auto-battling lots of weak Pokémon in order to grind, as long as the two styles are somewhat balanced from an experience-gain efficiency perspective.


Additionally, there are still strategic elements involved in auto-battling, like choosing an ideal location that has Pokémon that can be easily beaten but still give lots of experience.
