3rd Gen The Giant Gap Between Levels?

[Kanto_Johto]

I've been playing through Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen again (yes, both versions) and have noticed that the level gap from the Viridian City Gym Leader to the Elite 4 is huge. I have a habit of overleveling my Pokemon for each game. All of my Pokemon (see below) were at level 55 when I beat the Saffron Gym. All of a sudden, all my Pokemon are at level 59, and I'm underleveled! It is indeed very frustrating. I can't figure out how I managed to beat the league first time on Pokemon Yellow without using any healing items. Especially since you can't rematch trainers on it.

Anyone else find this?

 

[Sweet Candace]

Well, they're remakes of R/B/Y, but I see you're point. The level gap seems unnatural. 10-15 levels isn't right and causes for a lot of unneeded training.

 

[~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~]

I never knew that, and probably they do that so you can train more and take longer to finish the game


:t354:TG

 

[Sydian]

In Emerald, all the wild Pokemon are horrendously underlevel compared to mine. It makes training take a while. Incidentally, in GSC, the wild Pokemon are extremely underleveled. There's always some kind of level problem in the games, but for the FRLG one, rebattled a buttload of trainers and uber trained in Victory Road. They don't call it the Pokemon League for nothing.

 

[skeddles]

Yeah, I found all the Gym leaders easy, but when I got to the elite 4, I had to train a ton, And try over and over again. But I guess that's how it's supposed to be: hard to do.

 

[Wings Don't Cry]

Lvl 59 is really high for me, when I get up to Fushcia City, my starter is lvl 48 and my others are in their 30s, then I'm up to the Elite 4 with a lvl 53 Starter and early 40s for my other pokemon and I only have 1 HM slave

 

[Musician of Literature]

In Emerald, all the wild Pokemon are horrendously underlevel compared to mine. It makes training take a while. Incidentally, in GSC, the wild Pokemon are extremely underleveled. There's always some kind of level problem in the games, but for the FRLG one, rebattled a buttload of trainers and uber trained in Victory Road. They don't call it the Pokemon League for nothing.

Yeah, I kindof noticed that in emerald. Lets see, Steven has top Level 60, which is the strongest Pokemon, besides Rayquaza, because he's a legendary. Cynthia has a Level 66 Garchomp, a 6 level gap...

 

[Greene1516]

I've never had the level problem, my guys are usually the same level as the first E4's Pokemon and I do fine.

 

[Lycaeus]

Like stated above, it's so you'll play the game longer. They had to have something for you to do while waiting for D/P lol.

 

[Ayselipera]

Happened to me too. It was a huge pain.

 

[TheDolph]

I refuse to go in to the league without 60s across the board so the E4 and Champion are no problem and Ice beam does miracles against G-Chomp.

 

[Pokehead]

Yeah, I noticed the same thing when I originally reached the R/B/Y E4. Thankfully though, way back then, I had 3 super-leveled pokemon (because I didn't know where to get HM 05 Flash, so it took me HOURS to get through rock tunnel, so my Ivysaur and Clefairy went from their 20s, I believe, to their mid 50s, so yeah, the gyms where a breeze for me. Then I trained a Lapras. You figure out the rest :P

 

[Skystrike]

Yeah....... the Firered's E4 was a pain in the *** for me.
Gary, actually.

 

[Theonewhoisodd]

I never really noticed this usually I have some legendaries and my starter is near level seventy or eighty but your right their is a huge gap.

 

[The Corrupt Plague]

Pokemon Leafgreen was too easy. If you want a real challenge, try colosseum.

 

[Wanderer]

Leafgreen was too easy. Colosseums just hard because...
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All of the Shadow Pokemon can use moves which your Shadows can't, and towards the end of the game, it takes into consideration the decision you make, i.e. you have a Fighting Pokemon out against Gardevoir so you switch out to Umbreon and the Gardevoir uses Thunderbolt. Bloody annoying in my opinion.

 

[Dark-Soul]

I've noticed the same problem, but I beat the Elite Four while all my Pokémon were at levels 50 to 55. I used some type advantages and alot of healing items.

 

[SmashBro]

i just buy loads of Full Restores and Revives, and alot of luck

 

[Static Pichu]

When I fought the Elite four in red, All my pokemon were between 40 and 45, except My starter and Jolteon, And I did fine, using no legendaries and alot of full restores. :)

 

[Divine~Deoxys]

When i played LeafGreen, i thought, "wow!!bluddy strong!!", but now i know how to play through them easier (overlevelling, etc.), i think lg/fr are better than the others in that you don't feel like all the fuss after you beat the champ is for nothing, as it was actually a challenge to win.