>>46954087Liquid dimethylmercury can seep into your skin and just a couple of drops on a glove can cause brain damage.
So my proposal is to coat the game cartridge in liquid dimethylmercury. Since you have to touch the cartridge to play the game, you'll need to receive severe brain damage.
This severe brain damage will make Pokemon almost as difficult as a normal game is for a normal person.
And before you say that this brain damage will impair the player's ability to play other games, we all know Pokemon fans don't play other games.