>>54496300That explains why Kieran and Carmine are harder than the boss and rival trainers in the base game.
All of their individual strengths are at 25 compared to the majority of boss trainers which are only at 20 (except for the final Pokemon of each boss, which was at 25). Only the AI Professors share the 25 individual strengths. Every trainer also has Hardy on their team.
In the later fights, Kieran’s Pokémon also have maximum HP base points. They also have the best natures for most of their Pokémon (Adamant, Modest, Timid, Jolly, etc.) and some of the best moves.
This is even true for unscaled teams and they have the same natures. 25 individual strengths, and powerful moves for that point in the game.
And the Ogre Clan have literal min-maxed competitive Pokémon and held items. Even with Game Fteak holding back a bit by giving some of them awful moves of no items, they are hard for anyone who is using a fresh Kitakami team.
