>>58270573>except for the huge jump from Blue to the Elite Four Rematches to RedThis, and the only reason it even affected me was because I was doing my first nuzlocke with HG. I'd actually done pretty well and then I forgot about the improved E4 teams and that killed my run. If i'd not forgotten (because usually, I wouldn't even bother rematching the E4, I'd just stock up on items and fight red) I probably would have managed it.
>>5827061699% of Kanto is shitmons.
>Ratatta>Ekans>Pidgey>Oddish>Tangela>Ponyta>Geodude>Onix>Pinsir>Both bug lines in viridian>PIkachu, the fucking mascot, is a dogshit pokemon>Rhyhorn>Ditto>Koffing>Growlithe>Vulpix>MeowthThe best gen 1 mons are the nidos, the starters (and even then Charizard sucks massive cock), Lapras, and the psychic types. Otherwise, the region's full of hot garbage.
Johto has Larvitar (which you CAN get in the safari zone before the E4 in HGSS, which OP is discussing), it's got Quagsire which is a great pokemon, skamory which has a track record in gen 3 competitive to back it up (It's a gen 2 pokemon), and while golbat is a shitmon, crobat is a monster... introduced in Johto. At worst, they have the same percentage of shitmons.