I think early on I fielded them that way? But that was when the only high-level pokemon that I had were eeveelutions and hypnos. Now that I'm level 25, I've had enough time in (and eggs hatched) that I've gotten a wider range. I just evolved my first wigglytuff and clefable this weekend, though!

I think electric is a highly underappreciated type, given that it works pretty well against both water and grass (I think grass also?). Jolteon is very much underappreciated and I don't really understand why. It's very frustrating.

I also finally evolved my high-IV pikachu! But I don't have enough candy to power it up properly. I hatched it when I was something like level 10, but I'm walking it assiduously in an attempt to get the candy together to get it to the power level it deserves to be. Pikachu are so rare on the ground here that catching three for just the first level pikachu medal was very difficult.

I'm very glad you have some wild-caught eeveelutions! I love using them and it's nice to see you have them in an area where eevees are rarer.

Thanks for posting about the game. It's fun to hear about your experiences and comparing/contrasting them to mine.