Not sure how much interest there is on this board, but Im playing, so why not?
Took a couple of hours for things to start to open up, once you get assigned to do some Side Missions, you can finally start exploring. Found a level 37 Talonflame when the highest level in my party was a level 20 Pidgeotto did not go well. Even tried sneaking up on it and using an Ultra Ball, no dice. Though I wouldnt be able to use it effectively anyway. Not sure exactly what lets you use higher level Pokemon freely, havent gotten that far.