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I forgot to mention, if you choose chimchar but have the misfortune of not encountering Budew: your only option to do super-effective damage in the first gym is Psyduck's Water Gun or Rock Smash, unless you want to juggernaut with Chimchar for Monferno's Mach Punch (Lv. 14). in hindsight, it's not that hard to get but it is a physical move against rock-types who have more defense than special defense.
>captcha: GTS