"My Zygarde didn't use cheats!"
"We possess this level of strength through nothing but hard work and sweat!"
Not only Xiao Ruan, but even Z2, who was in the midst of battle, spoke righteously through telepathy.
Why were they putting on this act right in front of me, their Trainer?
Bai Mu instinctively rolled his eyes.
"Wait! So that's it!"
Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed his mind.
"Right! Exactly!"
"Pokemon players are simply superior to Spirit Masters!"
Bai Mu's expression brightened as he belatedly realized where the issue lay—
The level systems of Pokemon and Douluo were fundamentally different!
Setting aside the effects of "external" factors such as effort values, individual values, Spirit Bones, and Spirit Rings, and discussing only the effects of levels on strength—
The growth curve of Spirit Masters leaned more toward an exponential curve.
In other words, the higher the level, the greater the gap between each level.
Take Title Douluo, for instance. Every additional level made them far more powerful, not just by a little.
Or take a level 80 quasi-Spirit Douluo and a level 81 Spirit Douluo. Their strength could be worlds apart simply due to breaking through a realm.
But Pokemon were different!
If only the influence of levels was considered, a Pokemon's growth curve was nearly a straight line!
In other words, the difference in abilities between every level was the same.
The gap between Zygarde at level 80 and level 81 was roughly the same as the gap between level 99 and level 100!
What problem did that create?
Even if Pokemon and Spirit Masters had identical stats at level 100, Pokemon of the same level would always be stronger than Spirit Masters before level 100!
And the lower the level, the more obvious the gap!
If a level 40