>>44279595Or, maybe tie in Arceus post game plot (lol work) to provide an example for all the growth/shenanigans.
Not that they really ever tie together but didn't ashs pokemon evolve faster in winning for xyz reason?
I mean, it would be a easy and silly explanation, but It would be one
Also thinking if they wanted to be gimmicky they could make the area before the ice Town, and maybe a lot of the top of the mountain "wild area". Or just like an island off the cost hell I don't know