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Boss Giovanni was clearly the only thing holding his reject lackeys together. No wonder their main plan amounted to hijacking a radio tower to beg him to save them. 
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Just a warning for the elite 4 but the level creep is so bad. It took me a few tries to get through them because the game leading up does not prepare you.
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The leveling is awkward because you're allowed to challenge the 7th gym before the 5th and 6th. In fact that's usually how I play the game these days, I just book it to Lake of Rage right after gym 4. In my opinion they should've just made east of Ecruteak much higher leveled while still keeping it accessible should the player choose to go that way for a challenge. This would also allow the levels of wild Pokemon around Blackthorn to be much higher than they are currently. Arguably the biggest flaw of the Johto games.
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I think they tried too hard to stick to the feeling of the original Gen 2 in many ways (even though out of all the remakes they've done it's still the most improved overall).
The major bosses should at least outlevel you, although it's balanced out by them usually having 3 pokemon. Kanto is a bit better since the gym leaders are luckily stronger here than they were in GSC.
The major bosses should at least outlevel you, although it's balanced out by them usually having 3 pokemon. Kanto is a bit better since the gym leaders are luckily stronger here than they were in GSC.
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Beat Team Rocket at the Radio tower. More questionable shit going on here. The final admin Archer had a decently leveled team with each Pokemon being 35. That being said, his team was Houndour, Houndoom and Koffing. Why wouldn't the team be Houndoom, Houndoom, Weezing? Both of those Pokemon evolve at or before level 35. Dumb.
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His team is a copy-paste of one of the generic Rocket Executives from the original G/S/C, where Houndour and Koffing were Level 33 instead of 35 where Koffing evolves. At least it's not as bad as FRLG swapping out Giovanni's Level 50 Rhydon from the originals for a Level 50 Rhyhorn. 
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Super Saiyan said:
Take a guess at who you think will give you the most exp here, change your clock to the appropriate time, and then spam them for rematches. Usually the ones with more pokemon will yield better returns even if they're a bit lower level. At this point in the story they'll all be at "Second Battle" levels I think. You have to either be on a different route or inside a building when you call to get the rematch (basically can't be in the exact same area as them), but it'll be quicker than grinding wild pokemon at Victory Road or whatever. Although I'd recommend clearing Victory Road first and getting to the Pokemon League.
You'll probably be fine if you just get to ~45 or so.
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I ended up getting it with a Heavy Ball. :twisted:
Just cleared the Victory Road. Pretty disappointing that there were no trainers within, but now have my team from 42-44. Gonna raise them each a bit more and then take on the league.
Just cleared the Victory Road. Pretty disappointing that there were no trainers within, but now have my team from 42-44. Gonna raise them each a bit more and then take on the league.
