>>39658442Picking up where I left off yesterday, I took care of the S.S Anne rather easily, with Pet Shop sweeping Dicklip thanks to a combination of X items and Fury Attack.
With that out of the way, I made my way through the 3rd gym and fought Lt. Surge. While I thought Oasis would end up being the star of the show, his frailty combined with Surge's Pikachu and Raichu having priority meant that he wasn't a viable option, which forced me to use Green Day after Voltorb went down. Despite Surge spamming Double Team, I managed to push through and got my 3rd badge.
Next, I headed out towards Rock Tunnel, acquiring the Aerial Ace TM and teaching both it and Secret Power to Pet Shop, since it needed stronger STAB moves and I certainly wasn't going to hold out until it got Drill Peck.
Thanks to the new additions, both it and Green Day swept through Route 9 and the first half of Route 10, soon arriving at Rock Tunnel.
I should note at this point that because of the Pokemon I've caught up to this point plus the dupes clause, I was unable to get anything from Route 9 and was forced to catch a Voltorb on Route 10. Looking ahead, this is a problem that's going to repeat itself.
Anyways, I easily clear Rock Tunnel, wondering how I had so much trouble with it as a child and managing to evolve my Green Day in the process. Turns out having one Pokemon to deal with Rock, Ground, and Water types in areas full of trainers that use those types mean s that it'll get overleveled to shit.
Anyways, I clear out Rock Tunnel, clear out the rest of Route 10, and decide to head south past Lavender town to clear out the trainers I can there.
So far, Green Day and Pet Shop are easily the MVPs of my team, taking care of pretty much every battle at this point in the game. Harvest is still okay, though I feel like I've hit the point where he's starting to decline in viability. I know I get Gust soon and I'm close to getting Psychic so hopefully that will help.
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