>>16223880Not only do you not get any sort of healing abilities at all until lategame that matter (by the time you get synthesis, it's much, much easier to still just buy super potions, you don't get leech seed, your support options aren't worth it for in-game)
But the first two gym leaders are flying and bug type. You're only neutral against the third gym leader, the fourth may as well be poison type, and then you can't do shit against anyone from then on because it's steel, ice, dragon.