The rule exists mostly so that characters can't borrow or inherit a level 100 Dragonite and then immediately steamroll all the early gyms when their own self-caught Pokemon aren't strong enough yet to win for themselves!
We're going to tweak this rule a little bit to be more flexible and less confusing-- either way, Angel raised Skagbait herself and she isn't notably stronger than her other team-members, so there's no issue!
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The rule exists mostly so that characters can't borrow or inherit a level 100 Dragonite and then immediately steamroll all the early gyms when their own self-caught Pokemon aren't strong enough yet to win for themselves!
We're going to tweak this rule a little bit to be more flexible and less confusing-- either way, Angel raised Skagbait herself and she isn't notably stronger than her other team-members, so there's no issue!