>>56056429Only because the older games were so easy. Why do you think japanese children struggled with DP so much? Fantina, Bertha, Lucian, and Cynthia feasted on overleveled starter teams.
You fix exp by encouraging the player to train multiple pokemon earlier in the game. Doubles were on the right track, but the battles were too easy. This is why people love XD so much. The entire game consists of double battles, but unlike the cart games the double battles get harder and force you to train more pokemon.