"Finished" the game. Did everything except beat the Elite/Elder 4. Tried one of them and my mons were so beat up by the time I got to the last one (Yveltel) that I stood no chance. I even followed the guide in the Discord thread and could not even begin to dent Yveltel as it went first no matter...
Phew. Beat Mai but was it was super close. I apparently completely overlooked the evolution vendors. Got a Mega Scizor and he was the MVP of that fight. Still took like 5 tries and I think I only won because she kept using non-attack abilities, but Mega Scizor got me there.
Thank you for the tip!
So, I know I suck, but battling in Pokemon has never really been my jam. I don't want hard trainer fights. I want to explore the world and catch mons. For example, I played both of the S/V DLC and didn't fight a single trainer that wasn't required by the story (and the coaching thingy in Indigo...