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[Pokemon] Why don't other trainers level up?

I'm talking about the games here. We know that some trainers, such as Agatha, have been training their entire lives. So then why aren't all their Pokemon at level 100? How is it that Red's Pokemon can gain more experience than them in just a few months?
gpt
It's never explicitly stated (unless you count everyone telling you you have a "bond" with your pokemon as explicit), but Red, Ethan, Brendan, Calem, etc. are all just plain fucking *better* at this than most everyone else.  The walk from Pallet to Vermillion is enough time to train their pokemon to beat a gym leader whose pokemon saw actual combat, while other trainers spend months training their team and never earn more than a few badges.  If becoming the champion was as simple as knocking out wild pokemon on Victory Road for an hour or two, everyone would do it, but it isn't.  Only someone like Red can, because when he works alongside a pokemon something amazing happens.