Shin Pokémon Green - Elite Four & Champion (Hard Mode + Stadium Rules)

Hard Mode (CPU has Stat EXP and high DVs) Set Battle Mode Smart AI Swaps Sleep Clause Freeze Clause Items Clause Trapping Move Clause timestamps: 0:00 Lorelei 3:12 Bruno 5:12 Agatha 9:36 Lance 14:00 Champion In the original games, it's more than possible to beat the Elite Four and Champion under-leveled. In fact, most Pokemon games kind of expect you to be under the levels of late-game trainers and put in many safety cushions to help the player. Badges give an invisible 12.5% boost to your stats. AI opponents typically don't have any Stat EXP (or EVs in Gen 3 onward), and their DVs are average all around. Doing this on Hard mode while under-leveled made this exceptionally more challenging, as all those accommodations are gone. The jump in levels actually becomes a difficulty spike here. In addition, I had other clauses in place to have battles play more like Pokemon Stadium. The first three battles are manageable enough, but Lance is where things can go south. With Smart AI Swaps ON, Lance goes from being pathetic to the most deserving of having the 4th spot in the E4. Those 2 Dragonair with their many resistances make for good switch-ins, and Aerodactly has ended runs for me, despite its lack of Rock type moves. The champion stumped me so many times and is the sole reason I had to grind to Lv55+ to even get the LUCKY win that I got here. Realistically, I probably would've needed to go up to 60 for a more consistent win. I had to turn off Alt Trainer Movesets just for this battle. E4 + Champ Movesets for reference (Copied from the Shin Pokemon Trainer Guide Doc): Lorelei L54 dewgong - bubblebeam, aurora beam, rest, takedown L54 cloyster - clamp, supersonic, aurora beam, spike cannon L55 slowbro - surf, ice beam, amnesia, psychic L56 jynx - psychic, ice punch, lovely kiss, thrash L56 lapras - body slam, confuse ray, blizzard, hydro pump Bruno L53 onix - rock slide, screech, slam, dig L55 hitmonchan - ice punch, thunder punch, mega punch, submission L55 hitmonlee - rolling kick, focus energy, hi jump kick, mega kick L56 onix - bind, body slam, explosion, earthquake L58 machamp - earthquake, focus energy, seismic toss, submission Agatha L55 haunter - confuse ray, mimic, hypnosis, dream eater L56 gengar - confuse ray, substitute, thunderbolt, mega drain L56 golbat - screech, confuse ray, double edge, mega drain L58 arbok - earthquake, glare, screech, acid L60 gengar - confuse ray, psychic, hypnosis, dream eater Lance L58 gyarados - dragon rage, bite, hydro pump, hyperbeam L56 dragonair - thunder wave, reflect, thunderbolt, hyperbeam L56 dragonair - surf, body slam, ice beam, hyperbeam L60 aerodactyl - supersonic, fire blast, fly, hyperbeam L62 dragonite - blizzard, fire blast, thunder, hyperbeam Champion Rival (Pidgeot and Alakazam's levels are switched, I've corrected this) L59 pidgeot - sky attack, tri-attack, mimic, double team L61 alakazam - thunderwave, recover, psychic, reflect L61 rhydon - thunderbolt, earthquake, rock slide, takedown variant 1 L61 exeggutor - leech seed, stomp, solar beam, hypnosis L63 gyarados - ice beam, body slam, hydro pump, hyperbeam L65 charizard - fly, slash, fire blast, fire spin variant 2 L61 arcanine - reflect, rest, double edge, flamethrower L63 exeggutor - leech seed, stomp, solar beam, hypnosis L65 blastoise - blizzard, reflect, skull bash, hydro pump variant 3 L61 gyarados - ice beam, body slam, hydro pump, hyperbeam L63 arcanine - reflect, rest, double edge, flamethrower L65 venusaur - razor leaf, toxic, sleep powder, solar beam Shin Pokémon Green - Elite Four & Champion (Hard Mode + Stadium Rules)