5 Impossible Video Game Difficulty Spikes No-One Saw Coming

5. Pokémon Gold/Silver - Whitney Gym Battle

The Pokémon games aren’t usually known for their difficulty - they’ tend to be of a more relaxed, broken up by occasionally bashing the everloving s**t out of a friend's most adored pets.

But then came Whitney.

Probably the most unassuming of all the gym leaders in Pokémon Silver, this turned out to be a woman who drinks only p*ss and vinegar and eats only your despair. Her battle was hard - sh*t hard.

First off, let’s talk Normal type pokemon. At this point in the game - unless you bagged yourself a cheeky fighting type , not exactly in strong supply - there was nothing super effective against her lineup. So out the window goes the usual rock-paper-scissors tactic.

Then there's her Miltank. To put it bluntly, I couldn’t sit down for a week. As if the Rollout attack - which increases in power every time - isn't bad enough, the stupid cow drinks its own milk to recover. Tough beef.