>>33962077I thought I might have been a bit underlevelled for Red, but he acted like a complete retard for half the fight (e.g. Blastoise spammed Whirlpool on my Qwilfish for 4 turns) so it went alright. I didn't need to use any items either.
"Rocky" is a Steelix that evolved from the Onix you can trade for in Violet City.