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I'm not insanely proud of how I beat Bulbasaur but it's probably one of the best ways outside of critting Tackles.
Turns out the AI absolutely refuses to Vine Whip Spearow (even though it has no problem attacking Ekans) so a Level 6 Spearow mostly 1v1'd a Level 18 Bulbasaur. Vine Whip is a 3HKO on Wartortle so in theory I could spam Super Potions while whittling it down but Sleep Powder/Poison Powder and Leech Seed complicate things. I was hoping Ekans could Leer it down too but it got max sleep turns so Spearow was the hero we needed all along.
After this Nugget Bridge should be a cakewalk and Spearow can be a more reliable answer to Blue's frog-plant-thing.