>>22378244What about having multiple options for difficulty then?
Exp level: normal, fast or slow
difficulty: beginner, normal, expert
Exp level can be changed later. just adjusts the tediousness of raising pokemon
Beginner has maximum hand holding, gym leaders have few pokemon, horde encounters are only four pokemon.. basically baby mode
Normal would be the same as ORAS is, moderate handholding, some encounters are meant for you to win..
Expert: revamp the gym teams, add a few more mons to your average trainer, rival tries harder, scale up the level of the trainers on route while you're at it.
This wouldn't be that difficult, other games do this as well.