>>38483538Regular NPCs in pokemon games aren't smart enough to actually be a challenge on relatively even ground. I'm actually sort of convinced that Red's levels are so ridiculously high compared to what the players' will be at that point because the devs intended to make up for the AI by having you fight him at a large level disparity, so it might actually be a challenge. When you grind to meet the level of his team it's just going to be another braindead fight against a Pokemon NPC because you'll always have the edge in strategic move usage.