@alyssa the switch games use the scaled experience gain formula where you earn more EXP if you battle pokémon that are a higher level than you, so you can ramp up your pokémon levels pretty fast if you take the path towards the final gym where all the pokémon are like level 30 or 40

of course then your pokémon are overlevelled for the entire rest of the game until you hit the end but like i’m not playing for the challenge of the gym circuit