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Originally Posted by Fat TyranitarTerror
12 Gyms is an interesting idea, that would make the story four Gyms longer though. It would mandate the Elite Four be much much stronger to accommodate for the levels you gain in the four extra Gyms. We are talking like level 70-80's even. If they did not pump up the Elite Four, they would need to shorten and scrap many of the Trainers to fight to balance your level again.
Overall, I love it when the Elite Four is gloriously strong, so the first scenario would be ideal. It would most certainly add some challenge to the game.
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You know what else would add some challenge? If they imposed some sort of penalty for a single Pokemon having disproportionately high levels compared to the rest of your team.
My sister got Ruby for her birthday and completed the game in a week. She pretty much soloed the game with her Blaziken. Her Blaziken was level 72 when she finished the game. My team on LeadGreen was balanced, with levels in the high 50s. We like to battle each other but I always win, usually because of a type advantage on her Blaziken. I tell her to train more, but to her that just means "beat up the Elite Four a gazillion times until Blaziken levels up." It would be nice if there was something to discourage this. I realize Black and White had a "XP scaling" system where you get less XP the higher your levels are compared to your opponent's. IMO, that didn't really help. It is possible to have a level 40 Emboar at Elesa with little to no excess grinding. There needs to be something to discourage this. [/walloftext]