Well, I thought it was stupid, because the Johto Gym Leaders are very, very easy(Except for maybe Whitney, with that D*** Miltank).

I think I know why G/S is easier or quicker to beat. Its because there are less "Mini Quests" that you HAVE to complete. There is only(to my knowlage):

Radio Tower(The Biggie one)
Slowpoke Well(Simple)

In R/B/Y:

Silph Co.
Game Corner
Ghost Tower
Seafoam Islands(okay, you don't have to beat this, but I did, before I found that you could Fly to Pallet then surf)
Victory Road

So you can see that that is why its easier. They prolly can't have all those Side Quests because they are more attacks, pokemon, and stuff like that.

Ideas? Comments?

*tests new siggy, hopes it fits "the requirements"*

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Jman, G/S Reasercher In-training

Other quests you can miss if you feel like it:
Dark Cave, Mt. Mortar, and the Alph Ruins.

If I missed any, feel free to add on.

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"Ahhh, my yin and yang are warming up nicely."
-Gimlet, after receiving his pants.

1. Our Pokémon knowledge is much more extensive. In R/B/Y we used crappier Pokémon, rather then decent ones with killer movesets.

2. The level of the opponents Pokémon never increase! They finally increase beyond level 30 in Celadon City! My team reached level 30 by Olivine City. It's sickening to fight Pokémon that are usually 15 levels lower then your team.

3. The Gym leaders only have two or three Pokémon, which makes the "bosses" of the game extremely easy.

4. All the trainers you encounter are using the lower evolutions of their Pokémon, which cripples their effectiveness.

5. There aren't any lengthy "caves" or large "Silph Co. Battle" squences. You're basically traveling along routes with maybe 4 trainers on them.

Anyway, the gym leaders have AI set to "quasi-Stadium" to cope with their bad Pokémon. Anyway, death be to the Trainer who actually BEATS me, I've only "whited out" twice. And that was against Bugsy (her !%#&*!% Scyther got my Quilava in one !^&* hit with that !^*&^% Fury Cutter). Oh, and I lost to Morty once, !&*%*&^ Gengar...

Anyway, the Gym Leaders are a bit harder, to cope with all the lack of subquests. Still, you only really need three Pokémon to fight, one "Swiss Army Krab" or two for HM's, and you've won, except against that ^!%# %!$# !%&% Elite Four... you need like 14 Revives... and then there's Lance... and Red's godforsaken Snorlax...

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"But, it was so artistically done."
--Grand Admiral Thrawn's final words,
Star Wars: The Last Command

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Originally posted by Marril:

Anyway, death be to the Trainer who actually BEATS me, I've only "whited out" twice. And that was against Bugsy (her !%#&*!% Scyther got my Quilava in one !^&* hit with that !^*&^% Fury Cutter

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Her? Bugsy is male (he looks like a young bishounen, actually).

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Whitney was a peice of cake for me. My Machop took out her Miltank in 2 hits.

By the way, don't buy Prima's strategy guide -- there isn't even a Pokedex! You've got to buy it in a separate book! (The only reason I chose to buy it is because it showed the base damage done by all the attacks; some rather valuable information that will eel its way online soon enough.)

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Land und Leute - Land and People

Ask not what you can do for your Pokemon, but what your Pokemon can do for you. =P

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By the way, don't buy Prima's strategy guide -- there isn't even a Pokedex! You've got to buy it in a separate book! (The only reason I chose to buy it is because it showed the base damage done by all the attacks; some rather valuable information that will eel its way online soon enough.)

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I find the prima book much better than the nintendo stuff, after a certin point, it doesn't tell you what you can catch in each area, and doesn't give you a pokedex(no seprate book even). And doesn't tell you what pokemon the origonal gym leaders have (i don't know if they have the same, i just beat the elite 4).

"Let's see, this person has a Wartortle... I'll just bring out Ampharos..."

Too bad it dosn't have a Pokédex. :\ Still, if it tells you what trainers have (and if they'll give you their phone numbers so I know who NOT to talk to), then it's good enough for me...

Kanto
S. S. Aqua
Power Plant/Bill/Misty
Copycat (for Magnet Train Ticket)