Level (レベル, Reberu), commonly abbreviated as Lv. and Lvl., is the measure of how far a character has progressed in their personal growth potential in the Suikoden series.
Gaining levels is is the way for the player characters to advance throughout most of the games. The characters advance in levels by gaining Experience Points. Both enemies and player characters have a level, but most times the opponents' level is fixed.
Gaining a level is called a "Level Up". Gaining levels may augment stats, unlock new magic and skills, and enable the use of new items. The party's level may also influence the enemy's stats. The typical highest level is 99 for players.