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I'm sorry, but granite cave is really the best route in hoenn.
>abra
Your only other psychic choice is grumpig
>makuhita
Very bulky when it becomes hariyama
>zubat
Crobat is amazing
>aron
Aggron is a physical wall
>sableye
Bad, but brawly literally can't hit it
It has pretty 3 good pokemon (i don't count aggron), and is early. Really its hard to think of a route other than safari zone with more than 1 useable pokemon.