>>19253030You're forgetting you had to go through Coronet too. It pretty much was the longest, unless you go to Sunnyshore afterwards entirely on foot.
>>19253042I'd rather a route that wasn't annoying as shit and had neat pokemon and trainers who aren't actively trying to piss me off. And less Oddish. And less Rain. Which means you can't take the Oddish out with Fire attacks. Which is what most people's brain defaults to thinking to use when they see a grass pokemon. Oh, and there's also all those bug guys.
I will admit the Weather Center was a neat little diversion. Should've been optional, though.
That way you think, man I'm not going in there, looks like it's swarming with enemies, I need to go to the next town and heal, hope nobody comes and challenges me at the end of this bri- 