>>46202074It may not be as tough by today's standards given all the power creep, but between how much just didn't exist back then and how limited your options were in Colosseum without trading he was legitimately a challenge. Hell, even now he gives me a fair bit of trouble as someone who not only knows what to expect but understands all the hidden numbers and less obvious stuff like IVs, EVs, and which types are physical or special. Going up against him blind as a young teenager before I dug through all the technical pages on serebii my only hope was grinding until I was slightly overleveled and restructuring my team to counter his specifically.
