Age 29
Female
Lake of Rage
Seen December 12th, 2015
Posted August 15th, 2012
1,931 posts
13.7 Years
Are you one of those over-achievers? Or just have a bad habit of over-leveling your pokemon for the first few gyms in every game?

xD I go crazy when Im leveling up my pokemon for the 1st gym. They'll be in the upper 20's before I go to the first gym. -sigh- yes it is time consuming battling wild pokemon but its all good. There has also been a time that my starter did not obey me in my FR version, and then I realized that I didnt have any badges :x
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My house
Seen February 11th, 2012
Posted January 7th, 2012
1,016 posts
13.7 Years
I horribly over-level for the in-game. My Pokemon are always atleast 5-7 levels higher than the Gym Leaders I fight.


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Age 97
Shimoda City
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Posted January 25th, 2022
9,705 posts
15.5 Years
I'm always overleveled, even if I have no reason to be. I like to stay 5 levels ahead of the local boss (whether it be Gym Leader or evil team). Force of habit, I guess.

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Age 30
Male
Ireland
Seen January 15th, 2023
Posted July 24th, 2018
573 posts
13.8 Years
Usually, I over-level at the beginning. My Pokémon could 6-8 levels higher than the first Gym Leader's. By the fifth and sixth gyms, my Pokémon's level could be 3-4 levels lower. I usually have my full team by the second gym though and I make sure they're all at the same level.

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Age 34
Female
ENGERLAND
Seen October 30th, 2011
Posted October 29th, 2011
1,189 posts
13.7 Years
I never used to, but now my Pokémon are always neurotically over-levelled...to the point where I forget where my Badge power ends and they end up not obeying me lmao. (This happened to me in LeafGreen with my Mister Mime). In Pokémon Emerald, my Torchic was a Combusken before I reached Oldale...for the first time. XD

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Australia
Seen June 1st, 2010
Posted June 1st, 2010
96 posts
13.8 Years
I generally over level before settling into a side of around 5 pokemon at the level 55-65ish. Probably with on runt at about level 50. It depends on the team But early on I end up heaps far ahead of the curve with a smaller team until all the types/Pokemon open up. Then as I raise them I come back to the pack a little.
Age 26
Male
Mahogany Town
Seen November 20th, 2010
Posted September 2nd, 2010
324 posts
13.5 Years
My team is alway at least 8 levels higher than the gym leaders.
I face every trainer possible in the game to train my Pokemon.
And another training method, I HAVE TO defeat every wild Pokemon in my way.
:)

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Age 26
Male
California B)
Seen January 22nd, 2017
Posted December 2nd, 2012
415 posts
13.8 Years
Nope. When I started playing, I used to only train 1 pokemon. But now I'm forcing to make myself train 4-6 pokemon -_____-
I'm not doing bad, but good either
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Age 28
Male
Seen April 11th, 2016
Posted February 23rd, 2012
791 posts
13.6 Years
When I first got Diamond, I had my Infernape as my team's strongest member. When I went to face the Elite Four, it was around Lv. 77, whereas all of my other Pokémon were Level 30-ish. Obviously, I tanked on Bertha and if I survived/spammed Revives, I died undoubtedly on Lucian. Eventually, my lack of success drove me to the point where I deleted my save file and started the game over, where I eventually built up my team that I still use today (my Swampert and Mantine are from trades, and I imported my Charizard from FireRed to aid me in Diamond).

Every now and then, I overtrain by ridiculous amounts, mainly for just-for-fun playthroughs of FireRed. A notable example would be the Tri-Species challenge that I'm doing right now; my only Pokémon right now is a Lv. 20-something Ivysaur, which will probably dominate the rest of the game until I get to Lavender Town to get a Growlithe or I catch something else.
Age 26
Female
Somewhere in Neo Arcadia.
Seen September 3rd, 2016
Posted October 23rd, 2010
1,118 posts
15 Years
I definitely have a tendency to over-level my Pokemon, especially in the beginning of a game. :x Before I reach the first gym leader, I always end up with my starter already evolved to its second stage and at least one other Pokemon at level 20+. I have too much time on my hands.
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Seen April 25th, 2016
Posted June 3rd, 2012
859 posts
14.4 Years
No, my Pokemon are always at a lower level than the gym leaders (barring Johto's underlevelled gyms).
"Strong Pokemon. Weak Pokemon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favourites."
- Karen, Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Female
Somewhere
Seen June 20th, 2015
Posted December 8th, 2010
242 posts
13.5 Years
My Pokemon were over leveled when we were facing Falkner.
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Seen April 27th, 2010
Posted April 2nd, 2010
17 posts
13.4 Years
Chronically, horribly underlevelled. I tend to plan out my team, then pick up members as I find them and never switch anyone out. I spend all my money on repels and super potions, though I do fight most trainers. On my silver game that I aborted halfway through to make room for my monotype challenge, I battled the elite four with pokemon ranging from levels I think 32-38. Of course, when I finished, it was a good bit higher. Plus a level 28 magmar that I booted soon after. I've never had a level 100, bar rare candy cheats, and in fact the highest leveled poke I've ever had is a level 78 Dragonite that I used absolutely exclusively in Yellow for my monotype challenge.