How do you feel about the difficulty in Pokémon games?

[hershel_layton]

spemanig said:

spurgeonryan said:
I think all or most games should have multiple difficulties or just add your own in. Want to make the game hard? Beat it with one pokeaman or something.

I think difficulty is an integral part of fleshing out a game, and some games don't gel well with certain difficulties. Dark Souls shouldn't be easy and Kirby shouldn't be hard.

I don't think the decision should always be left up to the player.

Pokemon seems to be a game that would work as either easy or hard. Unlike Dark Souls/Kirby, it seriously works regardless of whether the game is insanely hard or not.