>>48301510>For the sake of game design and smooth game progression.The game is designed so gym leaders aren't stronger than the league champion, which would make no sense in-universe.
>When Kanto gym leaders are averaging low-mid 40s, followed by Blue who uses mid-high 50's, followed by Red who uses low to high 70's, you end up with a level curve that is complete shit and is improperly balanced, being skewed towards the high end at the very end when there's <5% of the content left. It's absolutely terrible and should have been smoother throughout.No you really just need to git gud. Blue and Red are supposed to be challenging if you play the game normally without grinding. Just because boss battles in Pokemon are typically cakewalks that you can brute-force with your overleveled starter doesn't mean that the couple of times they are actually difficult and require balanced teams, strategy, and items is poor game design. Maybe it's not the design philosophy you prefer, but that doesn't mean it's bad. The game even gives you a level 70 Lugia or Ho-oh before you even finish Kanto if it's really that difficult for you to beat.
