>>22779678now that i think about it, all gens have some sort of pre gym 1 bullshit.
>gen 1>walk into grass>taken to lab>walk through route 1>get blocked by old man>go to shop in viridian city>take parcel back to lab>leave lab and go back to viridian>"HEY LEMME TEACH YOU HOW TO CATCH POKEMON">(insert optional rival battle here)>reach virdian forest>arrive at pewter city>gen 2>wake up>"YOU SLEPT IN!">here's the pokegear>rival kicks you in the balls>go to lab>leave lab to first route>"HEY LEMME TEACH YOU HOW TO CATCHPOKEMON"
>get to cherrygrove >"HEY LEMME SHOW YOU THE CITY">town map get>go to 2nd route>CAN'T PASS. WE FIGHTIN'>go to mr pokemon's house>pokedex get>egg get>"MUH LAB POKEMON WAS STOLEN">run back to cherrygrove>fight ???>return to lab>leave lab and continue to violet city.you could argue that you'd need to grind through the sprout tower too here unless you're a faggot who doesn't pick chikorita. DO YOU LIKE DICK, SON? WELL DO YA?
