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Leon K. Fox May 27th, 2009 6:20 AM

Some people mentioned a higher difficulty in Platinum...
 
I got Platinum yesterday (various reasons as to why I couldn't get it at launch, blah blah blah...anyways.) and some people told me (not on the forums but still) that Platinum has a higher difficulty than Diamond and Pearl right from the get go.

I'm currently at Floroma (sp) town and have not yet noticed a difference in the difficulty at all, so to those of you that are quite far into or have completed Pokemon Platinum, does the difficulty increase from previous versions come later on, or is not there at all?

(from your own experience natrually)

I'm just really curious is all.

Thanks for your input in advance.

~Leon

Zelda May 27th, 2009 6:24 AM

A higher difficulty? Well it all depends on what level your pokemon is, how you play the game, which pokemon, etc. It doesn't matter about our experiences of difficulty because everyone's own is not the same. It could be hard for some, and it could be easy for the others. It all depends on what you experience.
Hope that helped.

Leon K. Fox May 27th, 2009 6:27 AM

I just assumed that it meant the Pokemon were higher levels (I mean, just as an hypothetical example, a Pokemon trainer in D/P who has level 7 Pokemon has level 10's in Platinum, in the exact same location) or some such.

Britney's Circus May 27th, 2009 7:03 AM

I find it trickier on the Gym Leaders.

Taemin May 27th, 2009 1:41 PM

Platinum has been fairly easy for me.. for some reason I found it easier than Pearl, that I never even finished. Still, yes it's difficulty level is raised.. but not by much. SLIGHTLY tricker Gyms, as well as having to beat one of them out of order, and the levels of the CPU's Pokemon are a but higher. If a Gym Leader's Pokemon were between level 25-30 in DP, then in Platinum they could be 32-38. Not a huuuge difference. There's also a bit of a change in the story line.

lorelli May 27th, 2009 2:10 PM

I'm finding it a little bit more Difficult that Pearl, but I think it's because of the Pokemon I have in my party. I transferred the Johto starters from my Pearl instead of using a Sinnoh starter.

kissing. raindrops May 27th, 2009 2:27 PM

Yeah I actually found Platinum way harder than D/P, it just seemed the Pokemon in Platinum were much harder than in D/P, higher levels too.

Meganium Ex May 27th, 2009 2:32 PM

Platinum mixes the rosters and levels a little bit, but the difficulty remains fairly the same as DP. The true challenge lies in the Battle Frontier, where you'll be getting your ass handed you all the time. :p

Mōnštȝr¿ May 27th, 2009 2:33 PM

Actually.
No.
I didn't think it was any less harder or any less easier.
It was the same in my opinion.

Pikadance14 May 27th, 2009 2:48 PM

It took me a little longer to get through but that was it. Wasn't harder at all.

Nnoitra Jiruga May 27th, 2009 5:58 PM

It was the same for me. It wasn't that challenging. But capturing Giratina is. > : C

LoversEnd May 27th, 2009 6:58 PM

mehh I thought it was pretty much the same except it was a little faster in platinum cause I knew where stuff was

Tulips And Clover May 27th, 2009 7:00 PM

I saw it a bit, instead of them spamming Screech on you (fail example), they used Screech and then an attacking move. Mostly at gyms though

joelogs May 27th, 2009 7:43 PM

as for me, as long as keep your team at high levels it would be that difficult. it's just a matter of leveling up.

.:Kanto:. May 27th, 2009 8:08 PM

the first Pokemon game I finished, was Diamond, so I'm up to the league in Platinum now.. so far It's been pretty easy :P

DannyPhantom May 28th, 2009 12:31 AM

For sure, I found the Gym's a tad more difficult, and as for the Gym leaders, yeah, they tend to be a little more difficult, but as for the rest of the game, I don't think the difficulty has increased at all..

Zelda May 28th, 2009 5:13 AM

It could be a bit harder than Diamond and Pearl, but only slightly. Platinum is probably just a bit higher leveled and I guess some of us are used to training our pokemon a bit lower than usual, and now that Platinum is here, it's a bit harder and stronger and the people who are still training low levels like in Diamond and Pearl, it's harder for them now.

Leon K. Fox May 28th, 2009 11:10 AM

Well, I've gotten a bit further now, I'm up to the cycle path and I've still not noticed a difference.

Ayano Hana May 28th, 2009 11:35 AM

To be honest, when I was playing, it only seemed slightly more difficult than Diamond and Pearl.

Vaskituh May 28th, 2009 2:41 PM

Yeah i mean, some Pokemons are a little higher level wise, but it's not that much really if you train hard : )

RYOUKI May 28th, 2009 10:33 PM

No. It's actually quite easy. I think D/P is much difficult since it doesn't have much Pokemon too choose from.

Zelda May 29th, 2009 9:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feint (Post 4690250)
No. It's actually quite easy. I think D/P is much difficult since it doesn't have much Pokemon too choose from.

That is true. Especially since now some of the pokemon you usually get from the pokéradar are now catchable without it. Although the Distortion World was a bit hard. Other than that, I think everything else was fine.

Banjora Marxvile May 29th, 2009 9:32 AM

I am finding hard myself, but unlike in D/P, I am training my whole team, not just 1 pokemon.

Zelda May 29th, 2009 9:35 AM

I'd like to mention it also depends on how much team members you have and what types are they. Those count as well.

Fantina is a harder gym leader this time in my opinion. She has gotten tougher.

Snerd May 29th, 2009 10:43 AM

It's not really any more 'difficult' however I have noticed that wild pokémon and in battles the levels tend to be a little higher than Diamond & Pearl.


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