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>be playing Blue as a kid
>got stuck in Viridian City for a while because I didn't know to go all the way to the back of the forest to leave
>have a Charmeleon by the time I fight Brock
>get stuck in Cerulean City for like a week since I didn't know to go through the hole in the back of that house to get out
>just grinded up my mons in wild battles and had a Charizard by the time I found my way out
>then got stuck in Vermillion City for a another week because I didn't know you were supposed to go back and cut down the tree to get to Rock Tunnel
>Charizard is probably level 40-50 by the time I fight Erika
>see her Vileplume knows Petal Dance
>get jealous because Vileplume is unobtainable in Blue and Victreebel can't learn Petal Dance
>teach my Victreebel Swords Dance since I figure it must be about the same and it has swords in the name
>get mad when it doesn't do any damage
>get to Seafoam Islands and find Articuno
>think it's like a lost Pokémon fetch quest or something so I don't even save my game or stock up on ultra balls beforehand
>somehow catch it on my first try without accidentally killing it or running out of balls
Kids like me were why players guides existed.