>>37099060I took the Pallet Town route too because I couldn't figure out the rock puzzle right away. I got tired of it, used an Escape Rope, prepared to Fly back to Fuchsia to heal, and noticed that there was literally a better, shorter route on the map.
Like, yeah, if Fly didn't exist you might be kinda smart if you could remember the water in Pallet Town as a five year old. But it does, and you literally see the dotted line connecting Pallet Town to Cinnabar every time you use Fly.