Why do you not use totem Pokemon in battle?

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I ask this because they help out in battle a lot for me. I haven't used them in a very long time, though.

[Fett One]

I just never had an interest in using them. I was fine sticking with my team.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

As for me, maybe I first tried to take everything out of Sun and Moon, but in the end, my familizariation was so superficial that I didn't use Totem Pokemon.