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BitterS pokemon journey
(discuss.tchncs.de)
I’ve never watched pokemon nor played the games, so I chose now is better then ever to start.
I’m gonna post weekly or so about my progress through the games, starting with blue. No cheats.
So far I just defeated Brock and gave my Rattata Bide. I’m hunting for pokemon to replace my sucky Catterly with.
My starter was bulbasuar. I would like to post my saves but idk if mods will allow me
You are in for a treat. I got hooked early and have been playing for 20 years or so now.
Thanks for posting about how you're doing—it's fun!
Bulbasaur is a good starter. Good luck with your next gym!
I keep being told bulbasuar was the right choice but many respond with “because he’s cute” and I would like to know if there’s an actual advantage to choosing bulbasuar.
Bulbasaur has type advantage against the first few gyms but has disadvantage against later gyms. By later gyms you’ll have other Pokémon with various types.
Bulbasaur has a strong type advantage against the first two gyms, making your start easier, and you'll have a type advantage for a chunk of the first two members of the Elite 4. It can also be a pretty scary 'mon to face with Razor Leaf, because Gen 1 is held together with prayer and those frequent crits can hurt.
It's also cute.
I've seen some people who like it because it gets the Powder line of moves(Poison, Stun, and Sleep) so it's easier to set-up a catch, but I personally prefer a Paras with Spore for that.
I usually chose Charmander and let me tell you; the early game is NOT fun with a fire-type as your main. Ember might be a cool move while you're still roasting bug-types along the way to the first gym, but Brock will kick your butt unless you grossly over-level or get a different Pokémon as your main damage dealer, as fire-types suck against rock-types. And guess what the super long next tunnel section is filled with ...
Seriously, as much as I love Charmander and its evolutions, Bulbasaur is the better choice for a first experience.
I’m in the tunnel right now just grinding for levels and leech life from Zubat is a pain. And when I try to get my Zubat as my starter to give it some XP, it just becomes the longest game ever.
Right now I go with Jigglypuff with Sing and then switch to whatever I want to level up. If Sing fails to put Zubat to sleep I got to Rattata and have it do Tail Whip to lower DEF. then Hyper Fang to one shot then
I also already did team rocket down further in the tunnel but they seriously beat up my Ivysuar and Rattata
The 54,876 Zubats in that tunnel suck either way (pun intended) regardless of who you chose as your starter. It gets better eventually once you have access to more different types (especially electro and/or ice) or get to your first Pokémart that sells Repels (keeps weak Pokémon away for a while).
You got this ;)