>>53330801of course. you can also look up info on the area and select the first Pokémon in your party so the repel will... repel all wild Pokémon underneath the desired Pokémon's level. you can also catch shitty Pokémon in the beginning, so you don't have to catch them later on again.
a better question is: is it fair to trade a gen 2 Pokémon to gen 1 to evolve it with a stone, and then trade back, because elemental stones are locked behind the post-game and only if you catch very specific Pokémon. and what about TMs? Thunderbolt and Ice Beam don't exist in gen 2 unless you're playing Crystal, and that's only if you want to grind 3000 coins.
