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awsomedude30 March 18th, 2010 8:25 PM

Do you enjoy playing the game under leveled?
 
The title says all. When i first beat the elite four my highest lvl was a 37. When i beat red, highest lvl was 51.

Imperator161 March 18th, 2010 8:29 PM

In general, I prefer not to be underleveled. It does add a bit of a challenge to an otherwise easy game, but I generally spend so much time training/catching and leveling up new Pokemon/breeding before beating these games that I don't end up being underleveled.

MegaSlowBro. March 18th, 2010 8:40 PM

I usually prefer to be above the level of the gym leaders. I like to have quick, strong battles, instead of stuggling to win.

Yusshin March 18th, 2010 8:45 PM

I like to be over-leveled.

For example, in Leaf Green, I was level 65 on 50 Pokemon before battling the Elite Four.

PiPVoda March 18th, 2010 8:46 PM

I prefer to be overleveled. I raise my pokemon for hours till I think they're high enough. When battling Morty my lowest leveled pkmn was 6 levels higher than his gengar.

FinalMaster March 18th, 2010 8:58 PM

... I would'a thought this'd go in Pokemon General, but anyway...

Yes. Am I the only one who likes a challenge? As in a BIG challenge?
I'm in Australia, but I damn well can't wait to lose against Falkner's evil Pidgeotto!
Level 12 Chikorita? BRING. IT. ON.

shanecdavis March 18th, 2010 11:08 PM

I insist on being underleveled because that is the only way to make the game interesting. Overleveling makes the game incredibly dull. Game Freak seriously needs to add a difficulty switch on the next gen game.

Katie_Q March 19th, 2010 2:08 AM

no I like my pokemon just average leveled. If I want a challenge I'll use a difficult pokemon, or for gyms, a pokemon thats not good against the type

Panique March 19th, 2010 2:16 AM

If my Pokemon are underleveled, I hate it. ;-; But I'm also really lazy. So I guess we'll see what happens when I get HG!

TheAppleFreak March 19th, 2010 3:19 AM

Nah. I prefer fast, painfulless deaths for my opponents.

bobandbill March 19th, 2010 3:39 AM

Moved to General Pokemon Gaming as this can apply to other games (and people have posted about them already as well) than just HGSS.

Alternative March 19th, 2010 3:55 AM

Being underlevelled is great! It adds lots of challenge to the game.
Just try to be a couple levels above Whitney though. :P

BHwolfgang March 19th, 2010 3:56 AM

Eh, I prefer being around the same levels as the Gym Leaders I am facing. It provides some sort of challenge, but it won't be too much that I would always have to struggle throughout the whole match. Sometimes, though, I tend to over-level my Pokemons to a point where I only need one Pokemon to dominate the whole match. :<

Code March 19th, 2010 4:04 AM

I prefer over leveled. My strongest pokemon should be atleast 10 levels above the average pkmn found in the area.
Quote:

Originally Posted by shanecdavis (Post 5633863)
I insist on being underleveled because that is the only way to make the game interesting. Overleveling makes the game incredibly dull. Game Freak seriously needs to add a difficulty switch on the next gen game.

Think of what this will do to EV training. It will take away all the effort of getting the evs, cause your level 5 Larvitar can easily destroy your opponents lv 15 Mankey to get the attack EVs. I think this will ruin the satisfaction of EV training, and the finished result of your super pokemon won't look so fantastic as you originally thought.

awsomedude30 March 19th, 2010 6:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alternative (Post 5634145)
Being underlevelled is great! It adds lots of challenge to the game.
Just try to be a couple levels above Whitney though. :P

lol whitney was hell i had to restart 5 times to get some burn hax even then i had to potion stall

.Gamer March 19th, 2010 6:48 AM

I hate it, since currently, I'm getting walled by Pryce whose Blizzards hit every time w/o Hail. In RSE I got walled by Winnona or Tate and Liza. In GSC, well it was alot easier since I didn't know what to do after I got the egg so I had a Quilava before I got to Falkner, same as RBY. In DPP I was walled by Fantina in DP and Gardenia in Plat (I had Prinplup).

awsomedude30 March 19th, 2010 8:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .Gamer (Post 5634391)
I hate it, since currently, I'm getting walled by Pryce whose Blizzards hit every time w/o Hail. In RSE I got walled by Winnona or Tate and Liza. In GSC, well it was alot easier since I didn't know what to do after I got the egg so I had a Quilava before I got to Falkner, same as RBY. In DPP I was walled by Fantina in DP and Gardenia in Plat (I had Prinplup).

yea but you gotta admit it makes the game alot more challenging and remnant of the anime. imagine if ash plowed through all the gyms and all the elite 4 with no challenges whatsoever it'd be boring

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ March 19th, 2010 8:33 AM

No, I always level grind and play through overleveled. I don't like fainting. I like marching into a gym with my Pokemon 7-10 levels ahead of the Leader's and completely annihilating their team. That brings me joy.

Charmageddon March 19th, 2010 8:41 AM

Yes, I enjoy being underlevelled. Partially because I enjoy the challenge, just walking over opponents can be very dull, and partly because I just hate grinding. I run from most wild opponents and just beat the NPCs for experience.

LightOfTruth March 19th, 2010 11:46 AM

Has to be overleveled for me :)

Moltres111 March 19th, 2010 1:36 PM

"No"?

I hate being underleveled. I just want to beat the damn game faster instead of losing to some stupid gym leaders or Elite Four trainers.

This ALWAYS happens to me though. Especially in Emerald. T_T

*prays I will overlevel in SS*

Tree_x March 19th, 2010 1:41 PM

I like to have the advantage the real game for me is after over wifi and with breeding not really the story line so i like to be 10 lvls higher makes things quick and painless :D!

Amore March 19th, 2010 1:57 PM

I like being overlevelled.

For example, me and my Monferno beat Roark with Metronome-boosted Ember 2HKOing Geodude and OHKOing Onix, then Mach Punch OHKOing Cranidos.

Monferno's now lv.30, and Bronzor's lv.22

And my PCPichu and Shaymin are lv.30

Legobricks March 19th, 2010 2:24 PM

As per average team level, I always have played underleveled. I always just train one Pokemon and the rest are for HMs.

I think I should play underleveled with a balanced team though, so it takes me longer, since after I've completed a Pokemon game in the sense of Elite Four (and Red if applicable) I tend to get bored quickly.

Timbjerr March 19th, 2010 3:51 PM

The one thing I'm really anal about in Pokemon games is the fact that I have to have my team evenly levelled, and my pokemon's levels have to be on par with a gym leader's before attempting to beat them. >.<


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