>>34476252instead of challenge mode, why not just straight up difficulty settings like easy medium and hard?
Easy: Maximum hand holding and teaching you everything about pokemon along with plenty of healing and free items passed your way. No trainer pokemon have items
Medium: Doesn't teach much, maybe a few refreshers here and there with the occasional heal from an ally. A few important pokemon trainers give items to some of their pokemon
Hard: No teaching at all, except for maybe brand new things to the generation. The only place you are given healing is pokemon centers and allys only give you items like the masterball and other items necessary for a complete game. All trainer pokemon have items of some kind (common trainers having common items, tougher trainers having better items)