oh gosh yes lol. it was my first Pokémon, Empoleon, in Pokémon diamond. See, the thing is that it was my first game and i was 7/8 and i had no idea on how to play, like, literally nothing. I ve never used the PC and i completed the game only with my Empoleon, that's how he went up to level 100 lmao. I did everything with only Empoleon, except the League. I have never used revivals or iperpotions, cuz it felt to me like cheating lol. so, every time i lost i went to fight again till my Empoleon was overlevelled and could destroy everyone lol. Unfortunately, I couldn't beat the Sinnoh League with just my Empoleon and with no items lol. I couldn't get past Lucian. he was sooooo strong and I couldn't expect Cynthia was even worse lol. In the end, my cousin traded me a level 100 meganium and a level 100 charizard and with my level 100 Empoleon I could beat the Legue lol. it was cool. Empoleon/Piplup are my fav pokemons lol. And my Empoleon was super strong. I do remember that when i was a child, i showed everyone my Empoleon saying it was super strong and indeed it was. Once a friend of mine decided to challenge my Empoleon against his level 70 Torterra and idk how that was possible, but Empoleon and I won lol. With Surf, that was the move i always spammed. I guess Arceus rooted for us lol