>>27216996Honestly, there's no reason not to fight gyms. I'm in an area dominated by Valor and Mystics, as an Instinct. I also just turned level eight today. There's no real repercussion for losing to gyms and it's not hard to beat a gym with a pokemon with less than 1K cp.
Sure, you might waste time but half the fun is the social interaction. You can talk shit to or with the enemy fighting against you if you're not sperging out. Go make friends.
