I never remember getting a Pokemon past level 75 on the original games, but i have a whole team of level 100 Pokemon on my White. That should probably count for something.
Very true but in the Red/Blue, you don't see an exp bar so, it kind of makes itfeel like leveling up is faster. Its kind of like waiting for 10:00 to come by watching a clock.
The harder the fight, the better the prize...well, hopefully.