5th Gen Was the game too easy?

Started by Poke Mitchell May 7th, 2011 10:32 AM
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Have the games gotten too easy?

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Seen May 18th, 2011
Posted May 14th, 2011
35 posts
12.1 Years
I remember back in the day.. Yellow/Red/Blue trying to catch moltres in Victory Road with Ultra Balls. It took a long time to get him. Along with the Legendary Dogs/Cats of Gold/Silver/Crystal. They fled from you all the time and it was so fun running around trying to get them.

Do you think the games have gotten to easy? easier? harder? or stayed the same?

I just caught Zekrom when he had yellow health, i used a quick ball, he got out, then i threw one ultra and 'boom. Got em'...

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The weekly poll prefix is only for Kaori & I to use. :( Anyways, we already have a few specific "hardest ____", so as long as this one stays broad and doesn't go too specific into those areas it won't need merging. :3

As for me, I thought as a whole the games were average, not too hard and not too easy, then again I tend to grind like crazy. :D

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Zekrom was designed to have a high catch rate because you have to catch him for the plot of the game, otherwise he would have a low one like...Kyurem, Cobalion, Virizion, Terrakion, Victini, Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus. They all have the same catch rate as Moltres/Articuno/Zapdos, etc.

I believe the game worked like this: the plot part was fairly easy. A lot of experience, an easy-to-catch legendary, strategic locations before Gyms (desert before electric gym, electric cave before flying gym), stuff like that. Then, once you beat the main plot, the post-game material shoots up in difficulty. Tons of low catch rate legendaries, high level trainers, and grinding before you can defeat the Elite Four again.

Because of those two entirely different sides to the game, it's hard to say whether it's really easier or harder, so I went with about the same.


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Seen February 14th, 2013
Posted February 13th, 2013
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15.5 Years
When I got my copy of White version I beat the game within 4-5 days. I organize the time I had and played the game just as I did with Red and Blue when they came out. I took my time, tried to look for secret items, and... still filling up the pokedex. I was a young kid when Red and Blue came out so it wasn't very easy. Black and White was a little bit easy... lol
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Seen September 20th, 2011
Posted June 28th, 2011
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It was a little easier, especially in regards to finding Pokemon that can trump the gym. I also found the lower levels of the Elite 4 a bit underwhelming the first time through.

Then you get into post-game and it's ratcheted up pretty quickly. Trainers with Pokemon whose levels are in the mid to high 60's, the E4 gets a sizable level bump, and the legendaries go back to low catch rates; I think it was good.
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Well, When I first made my playthrough on my black, I noticed that you find wild pokemon at higher levels sooner. It all changes when they gives us the lucky egg (The Holy Grail lol) during the adventure. All and all, I got to say about the same.
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Posted May 14th, 2011
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12.1 Years
I really like the Lucky Egg! It helped so much when I was stuck with low level pokemon before the elite four.

Btw
I had to go back to a save point sense the Team Plasma Leader (Not "n") was crazy hard and i had wasted all of my money -.-
His dragon pokemon is nuts! It 1 Hit KO all my pokemon except my poliwhirl
But anyways, I caught zekrom with out touching him with a quick ball.. Fail.

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It really wasn't so difficult. Like I say, You find that everyone's pokemon level up way faster in this game. by the time you reatch the elite four (Level range in 30-38, correct me if i'm wrong) Then to N and the last fight. Their levels boost dramatically. No wonder we get the lucky egg so easily.
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Posted March 16th, 2018
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I thought it was the hardest game of the handheld Pokémon RPGs so far. I think it was the longer routes that did it, even if they have healers on them periodically. Some of the gym leaders, like the Normal type one, gave me hell too. =/
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For me the game was quite hard. :x At the beginning; I was given trouble by the first and second leader's, it got easier from then on, until I got to the 8th Gym and beyond, the Elite 4 was hard, well, if I wasn't prepared I would of been creamed, then Ghetis comes along with Hydreigon and is just like. "RAWR SWEEP." Then it get's hard.









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Age 28
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Seen February 18th, 2013
Posted July 5th, 2012
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12.1 Years
I don't this game was the easiest; nor was it the hardest. It falls somewhere in the sweet middle which proved to be a refreshing difference. Normally I find that a Pokemon game which is too easy or too hard ends up with me giving up on it after the main storyline. (I'm looking at you HeartGold and Emerald!)
Age 32
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Seen May 25th, 2011
Posted May 25th, 2011
54 posts
12.1 Years
I wasted my masterball on Zekrom T.T and I guess I don't know how to answer this. I don't think i'm finished with the game until my Trainer card is fully upgraded. Including filling out the national pokedex.

I'm done with the story, but not done with the game. the Story was easy enough, I just wish there were more strong daily trainers then Cheren everyday, Bianca on the weekends, and Cynthia in the spring. The Ones in the two domes in Nimbasa, just get mowed down too easily. I need like 5-10 rivals all like Cynthia to make me satisfied :(

I wish the Battle subway actually granted xp. -sigh-
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I think this game was impossibly easy, it almost felt like they were being condescending to me. I've mentioned this a few times before, but the whole having Gyms set in areas surrounded by Wild Pokemon that have a type advantage against the Gym just made it seem like they were holding my hand. I don't need them to do that.
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Seen December 23rd, 2021
Posted April 22nd, 2020
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Easy? Nah, I don't think so. It's more difficult than anything in the past - blame the rapid level progression of Trainers and Pokémon in this game. However, at least you don't have to level grind - you battle a lot more this time around.
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Seen May 20th, 2011
Posted May 8th, 2011
42 posts
12.1 Years
I havent played since Yellow, even then it was my cousin's so didnt have massive amounts of gameplay, but from what i can tell it's gotten a little easier, Gym Leaders were definitely alot easier, got through them all just using my emboar and annihilated them all XD
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The game was really quite easy during the main plot (with tons of experience, overpowered items, very convenient things appearing right before every gym, things like Cobalio, etc.), though the level boom was well present after the story's end, effing things up majorily.

I still have to say these were some of the easiest yet in the series.