>>57110659>>57111025Instead of rigidly scaling everything's level, getting badges should unlock more wild encounter tables alongside the base encounter tablr.
An NPC can say something like
>"Wow anon, you look stronger just from having that badge! I bet more powerful wild pokemon will even notice your strength and challenge you now!"Ripping apart a random Youngster's lv15 unevolved ratbirdbugs with your lategame team should still be a thing, but gym leaders are meant to be a milestone and they should absolutely have teams that scale based on your badge count.
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