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We should cut the trainers on at least the very first route. GF has never done trainers that early and it's not like anyone will miss them.
Also, as people people pointed out we have the same wild encounter rate for pokemon but much longer routes. This might also be why some have asked if our shiny rate was higher. It's the same rate, just at a higher frequency.
I think we should at least experiment or discus changing the encounter rate to make it more comperable.
We want this game harder, but we should try not to just feed people with xp points everywhere they go. There needs to be a sense of balance.