Did I miss an area or something?

General Discussion Questions
1

I’ve been doing a Hard Mode Nuzlocke Run of this game. I made it to Suntouched City, and the Level Cap for the Gym Leader is 25! Since it’s a Nuzlocke Run, I feel that most of my Pokemon should be at or close to the Level Cap in order to stand a chance against the Gym Leader. However, the Level Cap right before Cyan Cavern was 19. By the time I made it through Cyan Cavern and I fought the Gym Trainers my Pokemon were Level 20-21.

Is there an area somewhere that I missed where I can fight more stuff to level up? Or am I just expected to train against Wild Level 16/17 stuff for a few hours to raise my team’s levels?

2

Go to the Broadcast tower and do the first two missions – I’m not gonna spoil anything, but the second available mon will be very helpful

3

I already did that. Is the D.Grimer really that good right now though? It has Sand Tomb/Swallow/Spit Up/Minimize. Is Sand Tomb enough to carry me through the Gym in Hard Mode?

4

Lvling til you get to mechi town is difficult. You just really need to be patient in cyan cavern.

5

it learns bulldoze at level 26