Way back when, around when I was 8 years old, I had finally obtained access to Mt. Silver. After spending days and weeks on Pokemon Soul Silver, I was finally ready to take on the so-called, "final boss" of the game. I was unfamiliar of it would be, and the mystery of who it was made me march onward up the mountain. When I finally made it to the top, I found him. "Who is this guy?" I thought to myself, as I approached him. I wasn't given a name, but I was certainly interested in how tough this battle would be. I was hoping that he would be someone I had already fought before, like Lance, or perhaps even someone like Lyra or Silver. However, I found myself battling a mysterious man, almost of the likes of Eusine. However, this guy seemed dead and didn't have much of a purpose, other than to be there. He said nothing, creating an effect of fear.
The battle had begun, and I led with my own starter: Feraligatr, in his 70s. He led with a Pikachu. "A Pikachu?" I thought, "Pfft, this is going to be easy." Or so I thought at the time. As soon as I read the level, I began to panic. Level 88 was some I'd yet to see before, so I was frightened by the power I would face. And face it I did, as my team got quickly swept by a Pikachu. I was unsure how to beat him, other than to get all my Pokemon up to his level. At the time, I didn't know how to develop a strategy, so I struggled more than I should've.
I finally was on the level of that Pikachu, level 88. I ended up beating his Pikachu with something (I don't remember), but the rest of his team proceeded to give me trouble. I eventually lost that battle as well. There was only one thing left to do, and that was to get my best Pokemon Dragonite up to level 100. That's exactly what I did, and I eventually beat Red with my first level 100, Dragonite.
What's so stupid about this? Well, there are a few things. I reset my save file when I got bored of it, and never got back to that point. I also didn't have to grind just the Dragonite, and could've grinded up the rest of my team to a lower level, but still one that would be able to take on his team. All in all, I was a very dumb child back then. I couldn't really tell of what was important and what wasn't in the Pokemon world. Rest assured, I'm much more knowledgeable now than I was back then.