>>58997556I used an Escape Rope to get out of Mt. Moon and boxed Knuckles. After healing, I made my way back through the cave. Luckily, Flop outspeeds even the fastest wild Zubat in Mt. Moon, so getting through it wasn’t too dangerous.
I emerged from Mt. Moon with Flop in hand, and once I hopped the ledge into Cerulean, there was no turning back. My first stop was to receive Bulbasaur, which I named Sprout. It ended up being the most important Pokémon for the next two battles.
I also grabbed the Rare Candy hidden behind the house in the northwest part of town, then stocked up on Potions and Repels at the Poké Mart.
Sprout was only level 10, so I trained it against wild Pokémon on Route 4 to level it up. Soon, both of my Pokémon were level 14, and I entered Cerulean Gym. Cerulean Gym has one Swimmer blocking the way to Misty, so I took her on first. She has only a Goldeen, but it's level 19 and knows Peck, which is super effective against Sprout.
I led with Sprout. Goldeen outsped and used Peck, taking over half of Sprout's HP, while Sprout answered with Leech Seed. On the next turn, Goldeen used Supersonic and missed, and Sprout landed Vine Whip for a big chunk. After that, I switched to Flop, who stalled long enough for Leech Seed and Struggle to finish the job.
Next was Misty, and with only two Pokémon, this was a fight I expected to lose.
I opened with Sprout again, and Misty opened with Staryu. I got lucky with Misty using an X Defend instead of Tackle on one of its turns, allowing Sprout to KO Staryu with Vine Whip with more than half of its HP remaining.
Misty sent out the powerful Starmie. Sprout used Growl twice, then Leech Seed, and then Vine Whip for the remainder of the fight. Starmie mostly just used Harden instead of attacking, handing me the win. I didn't even have to send out Flop.
Here’s the Misty fight:
https://files.catbox.moe/gz4ilu.mp4Now Blue is next, and after that it’s Bill, the S.S. Anne, and Vermilion City.
