Finally beat the Elite 4 in SuperGold97 and completed the main game. I was woefully underleveled, so my Miltank was completely useless. Thankfully, despite my other Pokemon being also underleveled, my good movesets made sure to give me a fighting chance. Gengar was the most useful one, not only was it powerful and able to put enemies to sleep but it was also faster than every single enemy I fought due to massive amounts of training and DVs I got from it, that included a pokemon nearly 20 levels higher than me at one point(and an enemy Gengar about 10 levels higher than me). Steelix was surprisingly useful as well, as thanks to it's neutrality to Ground type moves, it was actually PREFERABLE to switching into when moves like Dig or Bonemerang came flying. Tank hit, use Screech, tank hit again, use Iron Tail, next Pokemon.
The Elite 4 was pretty good in this one, but I think it was largely the same as in the retail game, aside from a few different trainers and Pokemon on the roster. Still, I'm proud I was able to beat it with an underleveled team.
Consulting the guide, it looks like the post game is comparable to retail game's Kanto expedition: There are Sevii Island equivalent which make up the meat of the post game, where one can find all the Kanto legendaries(2 cats and 3 birds) as well as fight Blue, who is the equivalent of a post-Elite 4 boss battle like Red is in retail. All the Gym Leaders and Elite 4 now have better teams I will have to face last due to ridiculous levels they're at now, so I'm not skipping out on 8 more badges either. I got my work cut out for me, I guess I will come back here with my final thoughts once I 100% the game. My advice if you're playing at home? Get a Gastly early on, and make sure to include at least one Steel type on your team(pay attention to the new chart and remember that some existing Pokemon had their typing switched around as well)
I don't know if I can explain it but does anyone here feel like Sinnoh is the most "generic" region? The newer regions are very themepark-y and I think the first three have a unique feeling to them with maybe the exception being Kanto.
Sinnoh was fine. It actually felt like a real place and had a nice charm to it, I also liked how it was colder than most other regions and had this rich history behind it. Team Galactic and the legendary Pokemon also made sure to give this place character that I think few other games do these days, for example it seems most of the legendary Pokemon don't fit the lore of the region anymore in newer games and are just there as marketing gimmicks. Plus, there is the entire Arceus game which I am sure explores the region even more, haven't played that one.
I think European based regions are the most boring. Kalos did a good job of making you feel like you're actually a Kalosian, but the region itself is boring and uninspired, nothing about it screams "France" aside from a few castles here and there and not-Paris that serves as the main hub. Galar isn't that bad, but the region is extremely linear and the game it's in is garbage, not to mention the extremely limited LOD that bothers me in open areas. Less said about Paldea the better, it is a bootleg mobile tier region and even Gamefreak are already tired of it themselves. Give me "boring" regions like Kanto or Sinnoh that are just modern day Japan any day of the week. Hell, give me Orre, that region was also great despite not being able to explore most of it.
