I think it would be more productive of you to give him a counterpoint instead of just saying fuck you to him . <| sep |> My question is How can I make SunMoon harder for myself ? X and Y was already really easy , but ORAS completely alienated me with it ' s difficulty . I was able to mow through the first two gyms spamming a single move and I quite simply grew bored of the battle system so I dropped the game though I will get back to it some day . I barely even knew anything about the more complex game mechanics ~~ I couldn ' t differentiate Eevees from IVs and EVs ~~ and stats were a mystery for me yet by simply using the type chart I was able to mow down every single Pokmon in my path with no strategy or thinking required . I was invited to play Showdown recently and it ' s the most fun I ' ve had with Pokmon battles ever . They required actual strategy , wits and playing cleverly , reading your opponent , anticipating their moves , switching at the right time , rather than just using the chart to play a glorified rockpaperscissors . It forced me to learn what IVs and EVs were , what each stat meant and how I could use each to my advantage . I want to experience something similar with SunMoon . I have heard that SunMoon is much more balanced , but I want it to be genuinely tough , like a game of Fire Emblem . Not necessarily frustrating or being forced to grind a lot , but I want to be able to have a genuinely tough challenge that rewards clever thinking and strategizing . Not just a matter of grinding or the strength of my Pokmon , but part of my strategy , just like in showdown . I have already been recommended to remove experience share and to change my battle system to set rather than switch , but is there any way I can make it even more challenging ? Something that doesn ' t necessarily require grinding , but clever thinking . Another issue is that it ' s far too easy to max out at 6 Pokmon early on , so I was also thinking of imposing myself a Pokmon limit . Like maybe only 23 for the first island or something like that . Any recommendations ? Anyways , sorry for the long post . Thanks for any help