Been a while since I updated but I haven't had much time to play. Had little problems in the mid game after reaching Cinnabar, except being stupid against Ariana in the rocket hideout. I got cocky and left a damaged Swirling out against her gloom thinking Lance would take care of it, but then he used fly and Swirling was killed.
The final gym ended up being a bit of a nightmare. A gym trainer's Seadra used agility while Hoodlum was using fly, but their damage was pretty low until they suddenly showed it had brine. So now I've lost the last of my original bird trio. Clair herself wasn't much better. I started the fight by missing two thunders with Weightless, so she got my Gengar bitten to death. I also lucked out against Kingdra with Mildew, only managing to beat it because it stayed asleep for a long time with spore, and we got a vital crit against it. I honestly should've prepared myself much better.
I added Magmar for some coverage (and it's kind of a bird, right?), but I'm not sure who to add as my final member. Is grinding a Dragonair/Dragonite worth it or is it underwhelming for how annoying it is to grind? I intend to continue into Kanto so it not evolving until after the E4 isn't the end of the world.
>>54283985>>54284017Man that's brutal. Congrats on the win though.
>>54286330>>54286330Love the art! I'd personally switch out Dux for Lapras, as it's always done well for me in gen 1. Nidoking is also great, but you have more opportunities to use them in later games than Lapras.
>>54288699Switching out a rivalry for an intimidate Shynks sounds worth it to me. Onix is a nice find too, though it's a bit weak in the mid game before you get the metal coat.
>>54288908Nice early game team too. Nice job getting an Abra too.