>>37131058neat!
Here's another Gen 1 tidbit.
In the Safari Zone, if you lightly tap left/right in grass you will look to the left and right while standing in place. This does not consume stepts, but it does trigger encounters with Pokemon. This technically allows you to hunt forever for that mon you really want. I tried doing this on the VC releases, but the 3DS Dpad is way too sensitive for it.