I've beat all 8 gyms, the 5 Titans and just beat the 4th star base and some musings on EXP:
-The game made the smart decision to not have Titans, Star Battles, or Star Bosses give any EXP. That's several high level bosses and a bunch of grunts that are giving you nothing.
-I'm still above the level curve by a few levels (ie like 53~55 ahead of Ortega's ~51)
-You can totally handle False Dragon titan in your 40s
-I've fought most trainers, but I found myself slowing down just since I'm eager to get to end game.
-I am however still catching a lot of Pokemon, which I think is taking the lion's share of my current EXP
It's relatively easy to miss trainers (or put them aside then forget to come back), so I think if your'e someone who doesnt like capturing a bunch of Pokemon it's not impossible that you wind up closer to on-par or maybe even a little lower leveled than intended. Kind of interesting; in SWSH i felt like I was bending over backward and really would have to do it more, but it all feels more natural here.
-The game made the smart decision to not have Titans, Star Battles, or Star Bosses give any EXP. That's several high level bosses and a bunch of grunts that are giving you nothing.
-I'm still above the level curve by a few levels (ie like 53~55 ahead of Ortega's ~51)
-You can totally handle False Dragon titan in your 40s
-I've fought most trainers, but I found myself slowing down just since I'm eager to get to end game.
-I am however still catching a lot of Pokemon, which I think is taking the lion's share of my current EXP
It's relatively easy to miss trainers (or put them aside then forget to come back), so I think if your'e someone who doesnt like capturing a bunch of Pokemon it's not impossible that you wind up closer to on-par or maybe even a little lower leveled than intended. Kind of interesting; in SWSH i felt like I was bending over backward and really would have to do it more, but it all feels more natural here.