Concerned about how I play,

[Malashi]

This may sound stupid, but Im worried about how I play, I have 6 Gym Badges, and havnt lost a match yet, however my highest level Pokemon is lvl 31 (Luxray). All of them around the 30ish mark, but still, that last gym had a lvl 39 - I used my Gyrados for the entire thing, he was 28 got to 30 in the Gym, but thats ALL I used for that whole gym....

Now by this point my friend who started the same time as me has about 2 or 3 lvl 40+ Pokemon....

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Hubologist]

This may sound stupid, but Im worried about how I play, I have 6 Gym Badges, and havnt lost a match yet, however my highest level Pokemon is lvl 31 (Luxray). All of them around the 30ish mark, but still, that last gym had a lvl 39 - I used my Gyrados for the entire thing, he was 28 got to 30 in the Gym, but thats ALL I used for that whole gym....

Now by this point my friend who started the same time as me has about 2 or 3 lvl 40+ Pokemon....

What am I doing wrong?

You're not doing anything wrong. It's possible to beat a team of six, levels 61-67 with a team of five, levels 47-52 (I should know, I beat the Champion with a team like that).

You're just not going out and leveling them up as much as your friend, or else you're skipping a few trainers. Also, if you're training six Pokes, you won't get them leveled as fast as you would just training four or five.

If you can win, no matter how, you're not doing anything wrong. At some point, though, you should probably go out and level them up a bit for the challenges ahead.

 

[Malashi]

Ironic that I read "the challanges ahead" as Commander Saturn begins to beat me down *cries*

 

[Tim Young]

You're not doing anything wrong. It's possible to beat a team of six, levels 61-67 with a team of five, levels 47-52 (I should know, I beat the Champion with a team like that).

I did the same thing.
Personally I never grind (Battle wild pokemon for exp.) during the game. Do make sure you battle every trainer though.

When I got to the E4 I had a Staraptor, Torterra, Luxray, Kadabra and Octillery all below level 50 (And a Bibarrel at 19). I swept the E4 easily. EVs will make up for the lower levels.

 

[Malashi]

Whats an EV?

 

[Skantid]

It's explained on this other topic.

 

[Dreadsilver]

I just used XAttacks and XSpecials when I had to, though I had trouble with Shirona's Garchomp. I like to have lower levels when I go against the E4; that way, there's more tension (which, for me, is more fun.)

 

[Typhlosion In Repose]

I think my is much, much worse: only train my starter throughout the whole game, and by the time I get to the elite 4, only use that pokemon (and a lot of restorative items), and later trade in my good pokes from other games, and then creat my region themed team.

 

[Haseo]

It's a typcal strategy. by the timeyou start to fight the elite four, you alredy have a LV.75-85 pokemon capable of beating even the champion's pokemon in one to two hits. Then, you train everything else afterward.

 

[Habunake]

In the old days, I'd blow through them with my Rayquaza or Zapdos.

Now I try to stick with a team throughout the game and get them all even to fight the E4 (after that they usually are used at different variables).

Seems more rewarding, imo, then using just Palkia.

 

[Tim Young]

I think my is much, much worse: only train my starter throughout the whole game, and by the time I get to the elite 4, only use that pokemon (and a lot of restorative items), and later trade in my good pokes from other games, and then creat my region themed team.

I did that, way back when in R/B/Y and G/S/C. It's much more entertaining doing it with a full team, though (Or so I believe).

 

[The Outrage]

My pokemon were "Under leveled" upon reaching the E4, but I still beat them. Some people just stay back and train their Pokemon.

 

[Mukubird]

I beat the DP with a team of Lv 5X. I still miss the time when I was a newb and swept the Johto E4 with a Typlosion using Rollout.