While there are non-autistic reasons to hate Johto's level curve, I think the worst thing about it is that being low leveled detracts from the satisfaction of beating the main game. Becoming champion with a team of mons in their late 30s/early 40s just doesn't feel cool.
>>45989126Games typically start you off with the worst stuff because they expect you to replace your stuff by the end. Pokemon isn't like that, it would be pretty weird if the games encouraged you to throw your first partner away like some trash when the games' narratives discourage treating pokemon like that. They could at least make them worse at the beginning though.
>>45989935I don't go quite that far, but I do think that box legends should only be available in their home regions. I also think they shouldn't be catchable until postgame, unless they're properly built up to like in BW and USM
