I took a break before the first trial. So far, my permanent teams members are Dartix and Slowpoke, and I've currently also got Magnemite, Gastly, Cutiefly, and Crabrawler. I'm definitely going to catch a Growlithe before I give it a go, and I might backtrack to get a Grubbin, both of which might end up being permanent party members.
The only real team building concern I have so far in this playthrough is how
slow so many things that I want to use are. With one of the potential teams I put together, the average base speed was in the 60s.
That aside, I'e enjoyed the game so far. It starts slow, and it holds your hand a bit more than I'd like, but I'm already enjoying the story more than X and Y's.
The framerate issues from the demo don't
seem to have carried over, but I haven't participated in anything other than standard battles so far. Also, some of the battle menu options are way too small for my fingers, so I guess I'm back to using the D-pad if I want to use an item.
So I just realised, Alolan Meowth is a special attacker now. Yet its moveset is the same except one special move learnt at level 55 and a tiny smattering of TMs. Nintendo why??
Eh, it's like a 5 BST difference. As long as you have a decent nature or EV train it for what you want, I don't think it matters. Personally, I'd go with a physical set if it has Technician, and a special set if it has Pickup, but that's just me.
Never mind, it's a 15 BST difference, and it's still kind of low. I kind of wish that its defense had been boosted instead. Still, at least for use in-game, it's not terrible. Slap Thunderbolt/Dark Pulse/Nasty Plot/maybe Power Gem on it and it could do some damage.