>>43199764> easy to stompIf it's your first Pokemon game and your the intended audience (a child) then this isn't true. If you're an adult and you're not playing on easy mode (shift style, using strong pokemon, buying as many items as possible and using them in battle, overlevelling) then this is also true.
>they're just random literal whosThe games have consistently had NPC's who will talk about the overwhelming strength of the elite 4, and in Sinnoh you literally get to meet one of the members before you challenge the 8th gym.
