So i just got past the 8th gym, and will be challenging the elite 4 soon, but seeing as this game is vastly different too all other Pokemon games I've played, I've noticed im going to need a party of 6 around level 80? is that a must need? and it just feels like it takes soooo many hours to get that amount of exp at this point im just really eager to get to johto and catch some of my favorites :/ any advice on the elite 4?

Indeed you'll need your poke to be around lvl 80-85 for kanto's e4.

 

However, some pokemons like gengar can almost solo It if they are lvl 90-95. You can still buy one to another player if you're not patient enough to train it yourself, that will save you a lot of time.

 

And don't forget to buy a bunch of potions and revives, you'll need it :Grin: .