4th Gen Tradition before the 1st Gym.

[The CriminaL]

I train my Pokemon to level 15 then stop...Platinum was different however and I was really lazy so my team was unbalanced.
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[Mimikyu402]

I usually train 2 pokes before the first gym but no grinding I just beat all trainers I can find and then enter the gym the average lv for me is around 14- 16 then, I dont like to use a full part of pokes so I usually train around 3-4 through the game with 2 slots for the hm slaves at the bottom

 

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

I overlevel. I had two Pokemon around Lv. 22 when I faced Roark in Platinum. I started with Piplup so all that extra leveling wasn't even needed. Oh well, I'm currently 49-50 and still leveling up for Byron XD

 

[mStar]

Mine is always on level 24/26. Thats so I can trian more, and be tougher for the next gym

 

[Kayin]

Level 10.
Call me weird, but my Pokemon are always way behind in levels.
They're usually lower levelled than wild Pokemon.
IN fact, all of my pokemon except for 1 were below level 50 when I beat the Elite 4. o.O

That's not surprising. With Pearl my pokemon were all level 40 when I entered to fight the Elite 4 and Cynthia. Of course, two of them were Palkia and Groudon. Those two were what I mostly used againist Cynthia.

As for the first gym, I don't really have a certian level that I fight them at. I just be sure that I fought all of the trainers before I fight the first gym leader.

 

[CrazyCubone]

For me, it depends on the gym leader's type and my own types. If I have the advantage, I'd normally go just below their level.

 

[*FireEagle DeWitt Jr*]

In tradition, I usually start out with Piplup or Turtwig and catch Pokemon to fill my party and train them to level 15 or level 16.

 

[Yukiiye]

I will always evolve my pokemon, which I always start with a Starly and a Shinx (Along with my starter of course) before going to the first gym. So usually starting in the twenties I will hit the gym.

 

[Amaranth]

I like to evolve my starter before the first gym, and have at least one other Pokemon around level 15.

 

[PHC]

I dont realy train them, just from fighthing trainers i get to levels 14~16
thats enough if you have a water or leaf type [first gym is always rock type]

 

[kingofjokers]

i train around lvl 15 and find a water type and a fighting

 

[solaris knight]

I always catch a flying type and evolve my starter. I also usually have 3 to 4 pokemon trained, but thats more of a habit, since I usually get by with only the first or second.

 

[~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~]

my starter Pokemon in level 15 and the others at level 12-13, i dont know why I've always done it like that for


:t354:TG

 

[Nitrous Oxide]

I never train, I just go along in the game, so maybe around level 14 for the first gym. Beat the E4 with my highest leveled Pokemon (Garchomp) at level 53, my Porygon-Z at level 52, three others at level 49, and my Staraptor at level 44. :paranoid:

Revives are your friends.

 

[ISa56]

Meh. Normally I'll use my starter (Fire) and level it to 25.

 

[.Eevee-Chan]

I usually train them to when my starter is already evolved or a few levels from evolving.Then I have a back-up leveled to 10 or 12 just in case ^.~

 

[mystery913]

when i started platinum i had my turtwig and caught another pokemon just to get through the first rival battle. by the time i get to roark my turtwig is on lvl. 15... i think... its pretty easy in the beginning

 

[TFN]

I usually Train my starter to lvl 16+ (Its always piplup) and dont train any others because I always want a different team until I find some I'm Happy with

 

[abarai]

Depends on the starter, but usually have atleast 2 between 14-18.

 

[Milke]

I usually evolve my starter before entering if it has a type disadvantage, and then beat the gym with only him, but if not, then I try to beat the gym with some other pokemon and use my starter to help it out.