So I finished my first serious Pokémon Blue run.

Dux is not you · 06-30-2011, 11:43 PM

My team:

Charizard Lv47
-Slash
-Rage
-Flamethrower
-Leer
Always my starter of choice. It looks cool at every stage, but it's hardly useful for most of the game. It did finish my rival's Exeggutor in just a pair of hits, which I believed the level difference would make impossible. Sadly, being part Flying made it completely useless when it was most needed, against Lorelei.

Graveler Lv48
-Strength
-Explosion
-Rock Slide
-Earthquake
Caught at Mt. Moon so I had something to throw at random Zubats without wasting down my team too much. I taught it Dig to defeat Lt. Surge, unaware that Graveler learns the more useful Earthquake by itself. It was always one of the stars in my team, using Rock Slide (from a TM, as this guy can't learn it for some reason) and Earthquake to defeat a variety of foes.

Victreebel Lv48
-Razor Leaf
-Growth
-Cut
-Sleep Powder
I had initially passed on getting a Pikachu, considering it a waste of time, and preferring to get a Bellsprout later for the battle against Misty. Vine Whip is a terrible move, though, and I evolved it as soon as it learned the stronger Razor Leaf. Growth is like a lesser Amnesia, hindered by the fact that Razor Leaf will be landing criticals most of the time. However, Victreebel's decent speed coupled with Sleep Powder let me set up multiple Growths against the rival's Blastoise and survive Blizzard.

Hypno Lv48
-Headbutt
-Hypnosis
-Meditate
-Psychic
I always choose Drowzee over Abra, given that it's easier to catch and train. This guy came in as an improvement over the Butterfree I had used to bust random Geodudes up through the Cerulean Gym battle. And what an improvement it was. The move Psychic is just insane in this game, and Hypnosis let me set up painful Headbutts against other random Psychics such as the rival's Alakazam.

Snorlax Lv45
-Surf
-Amnesia
-Rest
-Body Slam
Amnesia is incredible in this game. Snorlax itself is incredible in this game, actually. It isn't precisely rare, just somewhat tough to catch. Anyway, this guy didn't do much against the Elite Four, mostly because neutral attacks don't do much against dudes 10-15 levels above you. I did need a surfing body, and passed on Lapras mostly because Victreebel was already around, which was an awful decision.

In my box were the aforementioned Butterfree, the Clefairy I always catch because it's so damn rare, and the Spearow that carried me around.

Observations:
-Grass sucks. Don't pick Bulbasaur, don't catch Oddish/Bellsprout. Get a Pikachu instead.
-Charizard is awful. Flamethrower is a move way below Elite Four standards, and the part-Flying type makes you weak against the very things you're supposed to kill. So don't pick Charmander. Get a Spearow instead as a random weedkiller.
-Choose Squirtle. Get a Pikachu. Beat the game.

***Marilink*** · 07-01-2011, 06:31 AM

Electrode is another option instead of Raichu. The speed, man, the speed.

It's not so much that grass is bad in the first game, it's that poison was really bad. Both of them get a lot better eventually though...though Poison doesn't really hit its stride until Gen 4.

Dux is not you · 07-01-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Subrosian Smithy

It's not so much that grass is bad in the first game, it's that poison was really bad.

Grass isn't bad, it's terrible... It can hit Ground, Rock and Water-types, but Water itself can take care of those Ground and Rock-types, and when it comes to fighting Water, Electric is insanely more effective. The Water-types you're supposed to kill are actually part-Ice (Lorelei's lineup) and will hit you for lethal damage, or part-Flying (Gyarados) and thus not vulnerable to Grass.

Having a Poison type tacked in on most of the game's Grass types only makes me think twice before facing Slowpokes. Besides that, it isn't much of a worry.

Maximum Spider · 07-03-2011, 07:48 PM

I always use Bulbasaur, because he has the best advantages over Brock & Misty, and he can weaken the Diglett's in Diglett's cave to make catching them easier, making Surge easier to fight. By that time, I have better Pokemon to use to fight the others.

Granted, more often than not I use the lvl 100 Mew in Cerulean trick, but I do know more than enough about playing fairly.

06-30-2011, 11:43 PM	#1
Dux is not you Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Not Columbia Gender: Posts: 1,976 Thanks: 92 Thanked 113 Times in 74 Posts Blog Entries: 1	So I finished my first serious Pokémon Blue run. My team: Charizard Lv47 -Slash -Rage -Flamethrower -Leer Always my starter of choice. It looks cool at every stage, but it's hardly useful for most of the game. It did finish my rival's Exeggutor in just a pair of hits, which I believed the level difference would make impossible. Sadly, being part Flying made it completely useless when it was most needed, against Lorelei. Graveler Lv48 -Strength -Explosion -Rock Slide -Earthquake Caught at Mt. Moon so I had something to throw at random Zubats without wasting down my team too much. I taught it Dig to defeat Lt. Surge, unaware that Graveler learns the more useful Earthquake by itself. It was always one of the stars in my team, using Rock Slide (from a TM, as this guy can't learn it for some reason) and Earthquake to defeat a variety of foes. Victreebel Lv48 -Razor Leaf -Growth -Cut -Sleep Powder I had initially passed on getting a Pikachu, considering it a waste of time, and preferring to get a Bellsprout later for the battle against Misty. Vine Whip is a terrible move, though, and I evolved it as soon as it learned the stronger Razor Leaf. Growth is like a lesser Amnesia, hindered by the fact that Razor Leaf will be landing criticals most of the time. However, Victreebel's decent speed coupled with Sleep Powder let me set up multiple Growths against the rival's Blastoise and survive Blizzard. Hypno Lv48 -Headbutt -Hypnosis -Meditate -Psychic I always choose Drowzee over Abra, given that it's easier to catch and train. This guy came in as an improvement over the Butterfree I had used to bust random Geodudes up through the Cerulean Gym battle. And what an improvement it was. The move Psychic is just insane in this game, and Hypnosis let me set up painful Headbutts against other random Psychics such as the rival's Alakazam. Snorlax Lv45 -Surf -Amnesia -Rest -Body Slam Amnesia is incredible in this game. Snorlax itself is incredible in this game, actually. It isn't precisely rare, just somewhat tough to catch. Anyway, this guy didn't do much against the Elite Four, mostly because neutral attacks don't do much against dudes 10-15 levels above you. I did need a surfing body, and passed on Lapras mostly because Victreebel was already around, which was an awful decision. In my box were the aforementioned Butterfree, the Clefairy I always catch because it's so damn rare, and the Spearow that carried me around. Observations: -Grass sucks. Don't pick Bulbasaur, don't catch Oddish/Bellsprout. Get a Pikachu instead. -Charizard is awful. Flamethrower is a move way below Elite Four standards, and the part-Flying type makes you weak against the very things you're supposed to kill. So don't pick Charmander. Get a Spearow instead as a random weedkiller. -Choose Squirtle. Get a Pikachu. Beat the game.

07-01-2011, 06:31 AM	#2
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	Electrode is another option instead of Raichu. The speed, man, the speed. It's not so much that grass is bad in the first game, it's that poison was really bad. Both of them get a lot better eventually though...though Poison doesn't really hit its stride until Gen 4.

07-03-2011, 07:48 PM	#4
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	I always use Bulbasaur, because he has the best advantages over Brock & Misty, and he can weaken the Diglett's in Diglett's cave to make catching them easier, making Surge easier to fight. By that time, I have better Pokemon to use to fight the others. Granted, more often than not I use the lvl 100 Mew in Cerulean trick, but I do know more than enough about playing fairly.