Extreme hearder or faerie cloud racers.

Idk I think 120 days of sodom was worse

Also post-game, the fact that the highest levels in Mt. Silver sre still only 40s is nuts to me.

I have never been overleveled in a regular playthrough personally. Feels like wild pokemon and trainers stop scaling up with you past a certain point and grinding becomes sooo tedious. Maybe around the 7th or 8th gym?

I feel like you just told me santa claus isn't real 😢