I've caught a female Kecleon in PMD2 after shoplifting in Mystifying forest. YIPEE!!! And I have never used any kind of cheat device on any game, before anyone asks. She's level 44 and has Attack 255, Sp Atk 255, Defence 255, Sp. Def 255, and HP 284. She's great, every move she has is like a OHKO move. She needs 63,538 exp pts to go up to the next level, so I used two joy seeds and a golden seed. Each time she gains a level, she gains 1HP but the other stats don't go up, I assume they are already maxed out. And she needs 65,000 points to go up each level. The question I have is, is her strength set purely by the 255 values, or does her actual level make her stronger even though these stats don't alter? Her HP and recruitment chances will increase as her level goes up, and she'll be able to learn new moves, but is that all that will alter?
First the double post is uneeded, the edit button is there for a reason.
The answer to your question is when you use joy seeds or golden seeds the level raises but the stats don't. Your attack power and defense ability rely on these stats so if you wish to have the same power as your level then I suggest leveling up because you get more experience in your stats and your attack power and defense ability increase making it eaier to win battles where as if you just level up the only thing changing is the number and nothing in terms of stats and ability get nothing when using the level-up seeds. The HP will increase but the recruitment chance will decrease because the levels are rising and it is easier to get a lower level Pokemon than a higher one.