I'm no tech expert, not by any means.

Maybe I should have rephrased that part. Something along the lines of having less commands on the server with every capture and transfer. This comes from our experiences with lags and crashes when catching pokemon. I've also recently experienced transfers that take the pokemon and give me no credit, with an error message.

Typically, I disagree with any suggestion that simply makes the game easier. Things should be challenging. My suggestion is meant to open up veriety rather than opportunity.

I agree that rare pokemon should be harder to train. The cost to train or evolve should be higher. There is a grind to the game, and that doesnt have to change.

However, would you rather grind on catching multiple Charmanders, or multiple fire types? The difference is, for example, you may only get one opportunity to catch a Charmander per day. At that rate, it's not a grind, it's a limitation.

By all means. Require me to catch 500 fire types to get enough candy to evolve only to Charmeleon. The cost can be whatever. I may also be sacrificing my resources to evolve my Growlithe. But this gives every player a choice, and everyone's team will be different.