>>21843188This. The game is easy because the AI is dumb. They don't retreat, hardly use items other than full heal and potions, and their decisions are mostly stupid.
>last hit took 70% of my pokémon hit points? I better use Swords Dance! If you want harder battles you want the battle frontier/subway/maison. The faster you finish the game, the faster you get your challenge. And guess what item makes you finish the game faster...