If you ever get the chance to play the 2 games you should, they're extremly well done and fun. I'm the same with pokemon too, i just like to go crazy with my team and do little tricks and stuff, but everyone else trains and stuff which is really boring and pointless.
I wanted to replay awakening but i never got to doing that. I love replaying Okami and Xeniblade though, they're my more favorite games. I also reallllllyyy love Pokemon!