In games with resources that can more easily be directly paralleled with money, youll see this principle all the time
Venusaur, Gyarados, Dragonite, and more are all actively launching differing attacks or using protective abilities and moves, while some of the Pokemon are seen fleeing instead
64 Mario Stadium Snap Articuno One of a number of entries on this list from the Pokmon Snap contest run in 1999, this card was made thanks to a competition run by the Nintendo-focused Japanese TV show 64 Mario Stadium
Some Pokmon have attacks that make the opponent's Pokmon unable to retreat, and this is incredibly useful for slowing down the game
At least Nightmare Moon has friends with Syr Cadian, Knight Owl, and Old-Fashioned Vampire