>>57900819That is true, yes. They're given to you in the game. With that said, I do feel like what
>>57900621 said is true to an extent. If we absolutely have to judge the difficulty of a Pokémon game, it should be done in its purest form, relying only on pure teambuilding. "if you use items in battle, Whitney becomes easier than Clay is without using them" is disingenuous.
I dont necessarily think HGSS is the hardest Pokémon game in the world or anything, I would agree it's on the easier side (although that may be because I know it like the back of my hand) but I would absolutely say that BW is easier.