The problem is that I think their pokemon will be to high leveled the second time around, I and don't want to spend 2 hours fighting wild pokemon to level up.
By the time you get to this stage you may have enough to money solve their lack of EV problems with Protein, Iron and the like. There still for sale in the huge Poke Mart right?
I think these games have a plot too close to R/B to make an interesting new run, unless you do the Sevii Islands bit. So I guess it is necessary to catch 60 pokemon before hitting the islands.
Do you need the 60 pokemon when you beat elite four, or can you catch them later?
Would it ever be quicker to catch pokemon and use stones or rare candy to evolve them?
If I lose the starting battle, does my pokemon still gain the EV point?
Without testing, I'd think it would be leveling it up as the fastest way, but I'm not sure, as the evolution movie thingy takes a while.
However, if catching every single pokemon along the way still isn't enough, rare candies will be necessary. Probably for pokemon like Wurmple, because they can be caught early near evolution.
Of course, there are probably 60 pokemon along the route. Let me explain. Say you have 59 pokemon caught, and you're on a route with some pokemon you haven't caught. If you have an evolution stone, and a pokemon it evolves, it would still be quicker to simply catch the pokemon rather than evolving it. However, if catching every single pokemon along the way still isn't enough, rare candies will be necessary. Probably for pokemon like Wurmple, because they can be caught early near evolution.
