Beat Surge without taking any damage thanks to him using x-speed on Voltorb and Pikachu and Raichu only having electric attacks. Skipping route 9 since the only things you can find there are Spearow, Sandshrew, and Rattata.
>>33719639If your Geodude is female, Miltank really can't do anything to it outside of flinch it with stomp, so that strikes me as good backup.